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
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
erin glasstwitter.com
Kairos
amazon.com.au
In The Substance , Demi Moore takes a drug to make one perfect copy of herself, but if she uses that copy to produce other duplicates, it creates a monster. When brands are built on vibes and vibes are built on other vibes things default to a ponzi dynamic where value is created by the production of the next thing. Everything is inspo but nothing
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Pyle calls out this tweet from Paul Skallas reacting to the launch of Sora, an OpenAI model for generating videos: “Video and the "image" is entering its Faustian stage and will burn out. I'm long on text.”
readwise.io • Busy Corner Text Media Report
A brand is a collection of perceptions. Marketing activates the perceptions