the platformization of culture and creativity makes it harder to imagine another way forward. The past plummets down a memory hole and the future is reduced to what a prediction market or recommendation algorithm anticipates. The present, meanwhile, becomes a fragmented slop bowl of takes and sensations that lead nowhere. We live in slop capitalism... See more

This shift towards a global sameness, driven by digital platforms' algorithms, challenges the very notion of personal taste. As these platforms prioritize content or products that resonate on a mass scale, they nudge us toward a homogenized cultural landscape. The result is a world where diversity of thought and creativity often gets drowned out by... See more