digital media ecology
The immersive, turbulent, mediatized flow.
It’s the social system technology is embedded in that matters.
digital media ecology
The immersive, turbulent, mediatized flow.
It’s the social system technology is embedded in that matters.
The overall digital environment is dictated by tech companies with ruthlessly capitalist, expansionary motives, which do not provide the most fertile ground for culture. While the magazine fashion editor may periodically use their ability to pick out and promote a previously unheard voice, the algorithmic feed never will; it can only iterate on
... See more... See more…what we call content is not an end product. Online, content is more of a social token. It is something that people make, remake, and pass around to say something about themselves and their relationships. It might speak for them or illustrate an idea they share. It serves their conversations, and their conversations embody their relationships.
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Media are the hardware of society—the hardware has evolved from expressing ideas to centering on identities. The software—our culture—has followed suit. Identity politics mirrors the development of media, reflecting its cultural consequences.