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Vigorously participatory curatorial subcultures certainly exist, but in practice, they require too much time and energy to have a broad appeal. People enjoy sharing their discoveries with friends, and they may at least occasionally rate and review items. But most people, most of the time, leave the hard work of curation to others — or to
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Yet, the final component of the streaming ecosystem — artists and their teams — are still pretty much where they were in 2010 regarding algorithmic optimization. Today, most algorithmic strategies follow a kind of "throw spaghetti at a wall and see what sticks" approach: make sure that the metadata you provide to DSPs is as complete and accurate as... See more
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good taste and curation are even more important in a world where artificial intelligence and technology lower the barrier of entry for the creative arts.
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A democratic cultural politics would be developmentalist — oriented to learning, growth and discovery — rather than presentist.
Rogers Brubaker • Hyperconnected Culture and Its Discontents
It’s that these reactions are so normalized online that they’re almost boring.
