culture

this article by @raynefq about the self being more consumable and how young women are susceptible to the tropes of a familiar identity as shown by 'complex female characters' https://t.co/lfCPMFhdBj
The homogeneity contrasted with the overall hipster philosophy of the 2010s, namely, that by consuming certain products and cultural artefacts you could proclaim your own uniqueness apart from the mainstream crowd – in this case a particular coffee shop rather than an obscure band or clothing brand. “The irony of it all is that these spaces are... See more
Kyle Chayka • The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same
Artificial intelligence is already killing off important parts of the human experience. But one of its most consequential murders—so far—is the demise of a longstanding rite of passage for students worldwide: an attempt to synthesize complex information and condense it into compelling analytical prose. It’s a training ground for the most... See more
Brian Klaas • The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows — ‘What a world you’ve got inside you.’ | The On Being Project
onbeing.orgI have occasionally been asked why I’m obsessed with brands. The answer is that brands are things made out of belief. They are amorphous *meanings* that structure our relationships; they are already the same sort of thing that a religion or a culture is. With the cultural production service economy, and now with cryptocurrencies, all of the... See more
Toby Shorin • Life After Lifestyle
Bad Feminist: Roxane Gay on the Complexities and Blind Spots of the Equality Movement
Maria Popovathemarginalian.org
The simulacrum is never what hides the truth-it is truth that hides the fact that there is none. The simulacrum is true.
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RIP Baudrillard. You would’ve loved Sabrina Carpenter and ChatGPT.