alexi gunner
@idlegaze
cultural strategist
writes idle gaze; a newsletter exploring the undercurrents of the modern zeitgeist.
founder @ idle gaze consulting
cultural futurist @ RADAR
alexi gunner
idlegaze.substack.com
Extrapolation Factory - Operator's Manual: Publication version 1.0 - includes 11 futures modeling tools (English and Chinese Edition)
amazon.com
And here we arrive, at ‘awe fatigue’, the final pathetic consequence of our rabid digital voyeurism. As destinations increase in popularity and algorithms flood with identical copies of content, visitors' genuine experiences become distorted, and the very concept of awe becomes an ever distant dream. Despite multiple studies showing that the... See more
Zac Baker • The death of awe: How digital voyeurism is changing travel
"There was exciting things happening, the year 2000 was looming, the turn of a century, and yet, it was comfortingly not-too-stimulating...We had fantastic TV, great music, enough technology to be making progress and feel quite chuffed with our internet savvy selves, yet we were not overwhelmed by tech."
Melissa Fleur Afshar • Gen Z Are Romanticizing One Old Gen X Trend
Give creative feedback like a pro.
With this simple framework.
There are three levels of creative feedback that we’re looking for; head, heart, and body feedback.
Head feedback
You want to question the goal, the problem we’re trying to solve, or... See more
Home - Cabane Tortin - Nendaz/Verbier, Switzerland
cabanetortin.com
New York in the summer is a noisy place, especially if you don’t have money. The rich run off to the Hamptons or Maine. The bourgeoisie are safely shielded by the hum of their central air, their petite cousins by the roar of their window units. But for the broke—the have-littles and have-nots—summer means an open window, through which the clatter... See more