Culture Drop - when is aesthetic a reflection of the times v...

Culture Drop - when is aesthetic a reflection of the times vs. opposite

basically, 2020 saw a flood of super colourful, vivid, happy go lucky aesthetics. now, we’re seeing muted tones, etc. both seem insufferable. but did the former still have a semblance of hope?

ruhi

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THE DARK MODE SHIFT I've written about the 'return of opulence,' but after watching the past few months unfold and reading Sean Monahan's (@8ghtb4ll) The Boom Boom Aesthetic, it feels more like a shift from 'light mode' to 'dark mode.' For the last 15 years, there’s been a cultural push to... See more

edmond

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Needing to believe in something is a recession indicator.

Copium of The Masses

was covid lockdown the last time we had hope? bc there HAD to be something better in the future. we were in boxes so there was always something to dream about. now that we’re outside, we see that there is no hope at all