J. Danielle
@jasminedanielle
strategist. writer. tinkerer. hobby hobbyist.
J. Danielle
lettersfromthebside.substack.com
Voltaire once wrote that, “in order to have taste, it is not enough to see and to know what is beautiful in a given work. One must feel beauty and be moved by it.”
In the Age of A.I., What Is Taste? And Do We Still Have It?
Digital activism tends to favor symbolic over violent resistance.
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.
I’m into ideas over trends, and twists and turns that feel individual and practical. I like things that feel a little trashy or tacky, and I’m embracing a new phase of my style that nods to that. I want to get dressed to feel (here it is again) horny, rich, and lazy. Not brat, not mob, not quiet.