Mass Media Real World

MASS MEDIA REAL WORLD

A two-panel meme contrasts a sinister-looking man working with code-labeled computer screens under the caption “MASS MEDIA” with a smug, casually seated man under “REAL WORLD.” The joke suggests that mass media portrays hacking or cyber threats as dramatic and menacing, while reality is much more ordinary or self-satisfied. EN: A two-panel meme contrasts a sinister-looking man working with code-labeled computer screens under the caption “MASS MEDIA” with a smug, casually seated man under “REAL WORLD.” The joke suggests that mass media portrays hacking or cyber threats as dramatic and menacing, while reality is much more ordinary or self-satisfied.

• @infosecmemes / 16 2017-07-13