Claudiu
@claudiu
A sparking curious mind
Claudiu
@claudiu
A sparking curious mind

This is why optimization produces kitsch. The algorithm measures engagement, not meaning. It rewards what slides past without friction. A show that makes you uneasy gets abandoned. A song that requires three listens gets skipped. The algorithm selects for emotional payoff without cost. That’s the definition of kitsch. The tips are kitsch objects masquerading as premium. They use craft signifiers while performing the same emotional simplification as mass culture.
My thinking is simple. We want to look fresh, successful, and confident. More important than the type of attire is paying attention to the condition and contemporary nature of what you’re wearing.

“Long before I am near enough to talk to you on the street, in a meeting, or at a party, you announce your sex, age and class to me through what you are wearing—and very possibly give me important information (or misinformation) as to your occupation, origin, personality, opinions, tastes, sexual desires and current mood.
Silks, linens, wools, and cottons are available in colors and patterns galore, and yet most men dress like divinity students or undertakers, while women are slaves to the fashion game with its basic rule, “I have conformed sooner than you.”
First, you know it. Then, you understand it. Then, you can
explain it. Then, you can feel it. Finally, you are it.