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
When we are deprived of green, of plants, of trees, most of us (though evidently not all of us) succumb to a demoralization of spirit which we usually blame on some psychological or neurochemical malady, until one day we find ourselves in a garden or park or countryside and feel the oppression vanish as if by magic.
â Robert Harrison: Gardens: An
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Newport Institute, a young adult mental health inpatient treatment center, has recently begun recruiting people suffering from âbrainrot.â On its website, the Institute encourages parents whose children suffer from âscreen dependencyâ and âdigital addictionâ to consider treatment plans at one of its locations across the country.
Jessica Roy ⢠If You Know What âBrainrotâ Means, You Might Already Have It
Pyle calls out this tweet from Paul Skallas reacting to the launch of Sora, an OpenAI model for generating videos: âVideo and the "image" is entering its Faustian stage and will burn out. I'm long on text.â
readwise.io ⢠Busy Corner Text Media Report
There are indeed few places for teenagers to hang out outside of the home. Skate parks are being turned into pickleball courts with âno loiteringâ signs, malls are shuttering and you can no longer spend $1 on a McChicken to justify hanging out in the McDonaldâs dining area for hours. But as the Atlantic piece explains, the dwindling of places to be... See more
Matter
people donât buy products when they understand them. they buy products when they feel understood.
As marketers, we love portmanteaus because they often convey concepts in a unique way. âAdvertorialsâ allow you to create advertising with editorial content to both educate your audience and sell your product. Or how about a âlisticle?â Is it an article or a list? Who caresâitâs simply a new, fun way to consume content that makes it easy for
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