Miikka Korventausta

When I went offline for reasons of personal wellness and productivity, I stopped going to the bowling alleys altogether. But lately I’ve started to question that decision.

I’m reminded of what happened in the 1970s when the hippies — bruised and bloodied from the culture wars of the ‘60s — retreated into self-help, wellness, and personal... See more

Everything public feels like an ad. Everything private feels real. The gap widens every day. The dark forest is where decisions are made; public space is where they’re performed.

The issue between slop and aura is duration. Slop is organized around the principle of immediacy. It makes money fast. But over time, its earning potential declines. Objects with aura operate the opposite way. Their value builds with time. Aura is an investment.

I believe artists can use generative AI tools to create art. I call these creations visuals. But there is still a creative act, a human intervention, that separates a work of art from all the other slop that was birthed beside it: the artists choice, his ability to say this an not that, his ability to frame his choice for an audience.

The creative... See more

’ve determined that for content to receive the elite status of real and true brain rot, it must maximize the following three dimensions: Unseriousness, Repetition, and Low Effort. The holy trinity! I rated each meme on a 1-5 scale across those three traits. Items that max out all three (5-5-5) represent peak brain rot (See figures 1 through 3).With... See more