Andrew McCluskey
@andrewmcc
Creator / Contributor at musicto
Andrew McCluskey
andrewmccluskey.com
anger mobilizes - it can provoke short-term action, like attending a protest or signing a petition. But hope organizes. If we want to build lasting movements that transform attitudes, behaviors, and culture (ABC strategy!), we need to organize around a shared goal.
Thomas Coombes • The science of communicating hope
There is so much freedom to play and experiment in these shared non-monetized spaces, but the music industry is deeply broken and it is making music matter less, not at its core, but the consequence of diminishing its monetary value while placing the burden of popularity on broke artists means the whole thing feels like a demoralizing shakedown.... See more
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Self-help and esoteric literature uses the term ‘empath’ to describe people who are sensitive to the emotions and energy of other people, animals and the environment. Although there is not one unified definition of an empath, they are usually described as individuals who have the ability to physically feel the energy field of others and their
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2.6.3 True artists produce works that are novel, complex, and ambiguous.
2.6.4 Novel, complex, and ambiguous artworks can always be simplified to make conventional art forms more stimulating for mainstream audiences.
2.6.4 Novel, complex, and ambiguous artworks can always be simplified to make conventional art forms more stimulating for mainstream audiences.
Culture is an Ecosystem: A Manifesto Towards a New Cultural Criticism (2)
it is called the thought leader journey as perhaps it is the act of helping people move from the simple understanding to the more nuanced implementation - a book - a talk - a podcast - an article - a video - these are all ways of simplifying a construct or an idea to make it grokkable and accessible. Seems that people will still need help in applying the construct to their unique environment - hence workshop - on site consulting model
New billboard in LA’s Valley - kinda feels like “USA 2025”
We have identified a convention — a pattern of behavior that a significant number of people repeatedly follow in an observable way.
What is Culture? Part Six: Defining cultural phenomena
A convention of musicto’s culture is the making of playlist - specifically the making of collaborative playlists
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