Obsessions: The Pervasive Now

DOPAMINE CULTURE The unstoppable speed of meme culture / language: Slang example, relatability fatigue, micro-nostalgias Reevesy dopamine culture map NIHILISTIC FUTURE Not planning ahead due to pessimism about the future Climate anxiety becoming climate despair in 2024 Not having kids FORGETTING

by Andrew Reeves · updated 3mo ago

My overarching thesis is that we are at the early stages of a multi-decade super-cycle of retail empowerment driven by the fact that “consumption, culture and community” are now tradeable assets. Consumption is no longer ephemeral, but persistent. No longer private, but communal. No longer limitless, but scarce. Consumption is, for the first time, ... See more
from Thoughts at the Intersection of Web3 and Creative Culture by Richard Kim
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