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

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“Sludge” videos are characterized by the simultaneous playing of multiple clips at once — Family Guy, ASMR slime, and Subway Surfer are some of the most common.
It’s worth calling out the utility of this sludge. The purpose is to offer a more pleasing, dopamine-heavy augmentation to the original content. It’s a sugarcoat to make the “bland” go down.
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