If Algorithmic Modernism was focused on:

• Algorithmic success / max social marketing


• Templates


• Vibes


• Conspicuous provocation


• Optimization


• Attention


• Being online


• Conspicuous consumption


• Industry and consumerism

Then Post-Algo Design is focused on:

• Taste


• Humanism


• Romanticism


• Emotional depth


• Intimacy (see the Intimacy Economy)


• Going analog/Offline


• Nostalgia


• Privacy and

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Consumer demand for smaller scale and human-crafted versions of everything will grow in an AI world. While the future of work might lend itself to small business creation, let’s ****not forget the demand side of the equation. We are going to crave artisanal and story-driven sources and experiences. Why? As every big company floods the zone of our... See more

Clearly the cultural pressure to achieve a unique self is old, strong, and not unique to hipsters, so why did the authenticity drive spin out of control after CE 2000? One possible reason is that the hundreds of studies on authenticity in tourism and subcultures have also been read and in many cases sponsored by business thinkers who directly... See more