J. Danielle
@jasminedanielle
strategist. writer. tinkerer. hobby hobbyist.
J. Danielle
lettersfromthebside.substack.com
I love how every room in the home evokes a different feeling, some more dramatic than others. It’s opulent but not overly so, even with multiple chandeliers!
Instead of unplugging, how may we become more mindful in embracing and strengthening our ability to
live with
these consequences?
live with
these consequences?
Matt Klein • Unplugging Is Not the Solution You Want
Historian Peter Turchin illuminates this possibility with his theory of “elite overproduction.” When societies generate more elite aspirants than there are roles to fill, competition for status intensifies. Ambitious but frustrated people grow disillusioned and radicalized. Rather than integrate into institutions, they seek to undermine them.... See more
Alienated Intellectuals become revolutionaries
TikTok plucks niche digital aesthetics out of obscurity and serves them up to an audience that might not have known or cared in the first place. While aesthetic components were once integral to the formation of traditional subcultures, they’ve lost all meaning in this algorithmically driven visual landscape. Instead, subcultural images and... See more
Terry Nguyen • Trends are dead
too many trends, not enought taste
Importantly we are seeing the divorcing of aesthetics once tied to subcultures made available to groups who are completely unaware of their origins. This in turn likely gives rise to the desire to gatekeep from the normies, to be more discerning.
Social media is designed to cycle through content rather than encouraging people to sit with it, to understand it at a deeper level. New content is the fuel on which these platforms run.