Crowded Comparing Fajar Sadboy and Children of Mathematics Champions, This Said a Lecturer at UM Surabaya

• 15 Jan
• 2023

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Crowded Comparing Fajar Sadboy and Children of Mathematics Champions, This Said a Lecturer at UM Surabaya

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UM Surabaya Visual Communication Design (DKV) Lecturer Radius Setiyawan also gave comments on netizens who compared the story of Fajar sadboy who was invited to a television station with Nono, an Elementary School (SD) student from NTT who won the world mathematics competition.

In the comments column in various media, netizens try to compare the two, because of Nono's amazing intelligence, no TV stations pay attention. He is considered inferior to the figure of Fajar Sadboy, a 15-year-old teenager who went viral because he shared his love experience.

Radius, a lecturer in the media studies course, explained that fame in the social media era is synonymous with what is viral, what is talked about and what is considered unique. In the midst of a flood of information, when something is different and strange, it can definitely go viral.

“The problem is that these different and unique things have no educational value. The phenomenon of Dillan Cepmek and Fajar Sadboys is an example of this condition," said Radius Wednesday (25/1/23)

He said the uproar on social media that occurred today was read by the entertainment industry, especially television as a lucrative opportunity, ratings being an important consideration rather than educational values.

“What appears on television is a reflection of the condition of most of our society. Something that certainly deserves attention, “he said again.

Radius emphasized that the consideration of the entertainment industry is market tastes, so when there is an event that has the opportunity to be trending, it will be produced in a certain packaging to make it attractive to the public.

"This dawn is part of the commodification of media, it is considered a commodity managed by the media so that it has a selling point for market tastes," he added.

Radius also said, The phenomenon of comparing Fajar Sadboy with elementary school children who won math championships is certainly not something wise. The two children are national assets. Let them grow up in their own way. There is no need to look down on one another. They are children whose psychology and development must be maintained.

“What we should be concerned about is the quality of our entertainment industry. Not everything that goes viral deserves to be picked up and reported on. Apart from paying attention to ratings, all parties need to pay attention to the quality of the content and the social impact for generations who like to watch these shows, "Radius concluded.