Andrew McCluskey
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Creator / Contributor at musicto
Andrew McCluskey
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Hearing more resonance around this
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Cultural capital is the knowledge and proper performance of certain high-status conventions that identify an individual as a member of a high-status group.
What is Culture? Part Six: Defining cultural phenomena
number of collab lists made and published is an indicator of high cultural status within musicto - along with node membership and collection contribution and collective membership
Music was effort. It was physical. It was tangible. It was communal.
you don't need a record deal, you need a community.
music and communnity
Each new microgenre is basically just another way to find a path through music’s capitalism.
musicto - Surprising Playlists for Curious Listeners
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Quantified status also drives entire industries. Influencer marketing is a $24B market growing quickly. The industry is built on status associations. We see this clearly in the 2010s rise of “the lifestyle influencer”—lifestyles are the most obvious markers of status, and the influencer economy is built on aspiration .
Clicks & Clout: How We Seek Status In the Digital Age
referencing the blue model influencers / creators / TLs
We have seen creative collaboration lead to stronger and more meaningful connection… when you create something together it has meaning - it lasts longer than the interaction and creates a lasting connection
Rehumanization: Putting the ‘human’ in human rights
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