Liv Fechner
@moonfaced
Liv Fechner
New Media is opinionated about the internet’s infinite scale . It chooses to reject or play with the internet’s scale, opting to be handmade, limited quantity, or geared towards small groups of people who actively choose to receive it. New Media is not something to be fished from a stream, but a sacred pilgrimage one may embark upon.
Yancey Strickler • Formulary for New Media
the positive side - curation and insulation into community. if you carve your own corner of the internet it can be a little chamber of growth. oppositely it can be an echo of yes men that lead to violence
This focus on delivery ignores the classic definition of media: “outlets or tools used to store and deliver information or data.”
Matthew Ball • How Technology Shapes Content and Business Models (Or Audio’s Opportunity and Who Will Capture It) — MatthewBall.co
The media landscape of today is oriented toward what is novel and public—
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organise Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Late 20th century media was a universe of legible, cohesive objects—films, books, shows, albums, people—which audiences largely experienced as complete entities, not necessarily due to anyone’s preference but because this was the most practical way to read them. Today’s media is a tangle of streams, flows, and feeds that mingle promiscuously and... See more
Drew Austin • Microdosing Life
rather than being inspired by these objects and ideas - early fandom, chat spaces to discuss other media - modern media consumes itself. it’s that snake going around and around. needing to go vomit something out but just remaking itself into a new shinier scarier version of itself. attention economy means thinking is discouraged
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.