Can an individual ever really exert power over others in society?
Peer pressure
Jules, Edna and Brianna in Fan Girls
How many / what types of people tend to imitate a celebrity's lifestyle?
How power can go both ways e.g. Celebrities have power of fans BUT fans can cancel celebrities
?!
Johnny Depp - how did he not get cancelled?
Is someone really exerting power over you if you're also exerting power over them?
Rich people
Where is the line between an individual and their company?
Capitalism or dictatorship
Rich get richer and poor get poorer
Amazon drivers not wearing seatbelts
Trump
Putin
The Queen / King Charles
Journalist - they choose what to print and how to express it
CEO: don't they have power over all decisions?
Companies that make shows/movies both censoring and allowing things
Systems of Government in general
Blackmail
The show Black Mirror - shows how society can go wrong with power dynamics
Scams, cat phishing
Tinder Swindler
Religious leaders / cult leader
When Jules blackmailed her mum to buy the tickets
Jules being in possession of the ticket gives her the power to decide who can go
Power of celebrity over fans
Governments vs People
Riots, protests, blacklisting, boycott
the Fan Girls vigil
Social media power - both individual and collective
Freedom to choose, however, consequences apply
The power of anonymity