Mike Evans
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The fastest growing sector of the culture economy is distraction . Or call it scrolling or swiping or wasting time or whatever you want. But it’s not art or entertainment, just ceaseless activity.
The key is that each stimulus only lasts a few seconds, and must be repeated.
The key is that each stimulus only lasts a few seconds, and must be repeated.
Ted Gioia • The State of the Culture, 2024
Future Festivals then also becomes about finding better ways to advocate for the work that we as festival makers do and why it is important. One such way might be looking at festivals and culture more broadly through the lens of mental health and well-being rather than through a consumerist perspective looking for entertainment.
HOLO • Future Festivals Field Guide
the question of what’s good and evil isn’t a moral one anymore, nor a public discourse. It’s a question of power and what team you're on.
Nick Houde • Good Is Out, Evil Is in ♞
Going dark is one strategy of the savvy and privileged.
