Agalia Tan

A performative reader treats books like accessories, lugging around canonical texts as a ploy to attract a romantic partner or as a way to revel in the pleasure of feeling superior to others. While everyone else is scrolling social media, the performative reader insists upon his intelligence with attention-seeking insincerity, begging to be noticed... See more

When did life become a landmine of possible performative gestures?

Algorithms anticipate what we want before we even know we want it. ALGORITHMS anticipate. We don’t

There are two types of people making stuff: content creators and artists .

Both are creative. But there is one distinct difference: Content creators are willing to trade control for speed. Artists are not.

• Content creators are willing to trade control for speed. Creators are trying to get a good-enough cut, a performant-enough ad, or an

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Culture just bends toward whoever shows up. This should empower and motivate us as much as terrify us.