Could harmonize both these theories by concluding the cultural medium of our time is software
That conclusion is so abrasive to critical and institutional sensibilities so as to represent a genuine rift equivalent to the rift records and films created a century ago
Culture didn't stagnate,... See more
Mat Dryhurstx.comCould harmonize both these theories by concluding the cultural medium of our time is software That conclusion is so abrasive to critical and institutional sensibilities so as to represent a genuine rift equivalent to the rift records and films created a century ago Culture didn't stagnate, what we define as culture stagnated, and we will spin around in circles unless we look at what is right in front of our faces
Last night at dinner talking about subculture stuff and I bring up my standard boring/reductive Q about “how punk skate hip hop etc had monoculture to rebel against, so what now?,” and a brilliant friend answered straight up, “AI will be mainstream monoculture-esque, and is at its core boring and average and uncreative, and that is what people will... See more
Michael J. Miraflorx.comCulture Is an Ecosystem: A Manifesto Towards a New Cultural Criticism
Culture: An Owner's Manualculture.ghost.io
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.