glitch art response

 One thing that stood out to me about glitch art and the way Briz defines it is the political significance of glitch art and technology in general. Creators are biased, purposeful or not, so the product is a reflection of their bias. I had never heard of the WWF file (the one that can't be printed, in an effort to save trees) before viewing these videos, and knowing about it highlighted the extent to which technology is a reflection of one's perspective (the oil/turbine analogy did as well). Briz's copyright video also stood out to me because he's very educated in the history of technology and is using this knowledge paired with the passion he has for technology and free education to fight against those trying to suppress his efforts in exchange for effortless profit. His consistent call to practice glitch art every day for the sake of informal education on the technology that controls so much of our lives seems to be something that not every digital/social media user would want to participate in, but it has potential in future generations to become a daily practice as we become more reliant and, hopefully, comfortable/assertive with technology. I also think it was interesting that he shows/explains the blatant irony of Apple's commercials forcing a narrative of "this piece of technology can be anything you want it to be" meanwhile they manufacture their products to be so individualized and difficult to work with that it limits the user's ability and ultimately takes away from the technology' potential in order for Apple to pocket more money.