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MK
@mkay

Flattening and taste

Music NFTs and
Anybody can speak, but in an increasingly saturated cultural environment, nobody may be listening. Gatekeepers may no longer control what gets published, but algorithms control what gets circulated. Who sees what — in the domain of culture as well as news and commentary — is governed by opaque and proprietary software.
The flip side of that coin also shines. On social media, everyone believes that anyone to whom they have access owes them an audience...
music streaming and
This was what personal style was to me in 2008: a cipher for something much broader, a glimpse into the lives of others.