generational

#genz-er

Now— I’m not alone in this. We’re in the midst of a significant cultural shift among Gen Z and young Millennials especially, where digital dopamine culture is being examined under a microscope and we are growing reasonably tired of the current attention economy

the zeitgeist is going offline

we are not the problem, we are probably the solution. gen z is seeing the flaws and we are changing ourselves one by one to stop our brains from turning to mush. its the older generation who is giving in, letting it manipulate them, and passing it down to the now brain rotten younger generation of children

This difference is what the media theorist James Carey calls the ritual view versus transmission view of communication. In the ritual view, communication is an act of sharing or fellowship between people. This is reflected in how the word “communication” itself shares a root with “community” and “commonality”: the original reason for why we would t... See more

against content

so scary that we have literally convoluted the idea of community and relationship these days. now when someone follows me is it because they want a follow back? because they saw a reel of mine a bit ago and think they want me to influence them? do they want to be my friend? it feels like its never that last one. or I will maybe never know because that’s not what rlly happens. its transactional now. its brand deals and likes and followers and views. what will come of this?

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