alice smith
@alicesmith
alice smith
I’m curious about the way it’s impacting our inner monologues. The constant self-analysis, the picking-apart, the internal work . In collusion with capitalism and social media and the digital panopticon, seeing ourselves through a therapized lens means regarding the self as the ultimate project. It’s easy to forget there are other ways to live.
#180: Against Self-Analysis
performatism is being embedded within us
this is interesting bc with the abundance of info, we are now turning to each other and those who we aspire to to see what they’re consuming to get the 'best' and their personal curations. Additionally, as ppl become more comfortable with wanting to know every detail, it's only a matter of time before we start using the 'following' feature on IG
... See moreIn Curators are the new Creators, Gaby argues that this will create opportunities for curators — increasingly, we will pay people with good taste to help us sort through the ever-growing mass of information.
The business of good taste has been well documented. There are plenty of businesses that address the question “what should I read?”; The... See more
The business of good taste has been well documented. There are plenty of businesses that address the question “what should I read?”; The... See more
Sari Azout • The rise of community-curated knowledge networks
It’s long past time that we realized these systems are not benefitting culture. Creators and consumers alike are pushed into preset formats that we may ultimately have no organic interest in. By giving in to algorithmic feeds, we are letting tech companies determine our tastes.
Welcome to Filterworld｜Dirt
have we lost our sense of taste? which is why we need curators now
For thousands of years, Earth’s resources have been extracted by bodies, most of whom were not free. But now it’s our bodies and ourselves being extracted.
- Hans Ulrich Olbrist
- Hans Ulrich Olbrist
Fwd: HANDS OFF: A generational shift in purpose 🔮
“A post for the creatives who just need to hide
away. It is safe to hide away for a while darling. Momentum
won’t leave. You will make momentum. You won’t lose
opportunities, you will make them. Because in the quiet
you will find more and more art. In the silence ideas will... See more
instagram.comYou must choose your way forward. The data shouldn’t tell you how to live—you train the AI to paint a more beautiful future - SSENSE
Fwd: HANDS OFF: A generational shift in purpose 🔮
I don’t think the tools themselves are the problem; it’s how the entirety of human culture has been digested and regurgitated by them.
Are you feeding your algorithm or is it feeding you?
Curators slow down the unending scroll and provide their followers with a way of savoring culture, rather than just inhaling it, developing a sense of appreciation.