this cause is lost,

is that humanist?

In terms of web art trends could we also talk about the treatment of the yin yang sign on tumblr/Facebook as art? I'm not sure if people find it profoundly cute and different, or if it's exotoc and trendy.

As someone who's grown up in Asia I feel like this sign is so religious/historical and anachronistic that it can't be reclaimed or used arbitrarily. (Imagine trying to use any other religious symbol to make a statement on capitalism.) I also feel like having multiple irl copies of them as sculptural art objects probably wouldn't reinforce their significance or talk about our encounter with technology...

I don't game and watching this gave me chills. I've always wished videogames could make me happy :/

I think he meant that Greek references were indeed prolific, and also:
1.) "a representation of man’s technologically mediated encounter with his environment"
2.) "a meme acquiring significance in its iterations.