Agalia Tan

knowledge-seeking becoming a social activity again. This includes lecture series, book clubs, poetry nights, libraries as hangout spots and bookstores

The irony, of course, is that the same platforms making knowledge feel newly accessible often boost content from conventionally “hot” people – meaning

If everyone is too busy churning out three thinkpieces or explainer videos a week, there will be no one left to practise the increasingly lost art of

The dupe fits remarkably well within this condition because it allows desire to be inhabited provisionally. Why spend years developing an eccentric ta

Perhaps resistance now lies in conviction: choosing too narrowly, committing too deeply, liking something long after everyone else has moved on. Even

Being certain also gives you something valuable in society: legibility to others. Pick a side and people know what to do with you. They can categorize