Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
space of flows,”
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
But whether Substack is good for writers is one question; another is whether a world in which subscription newsletters rival magazines and newspapers is a world that people want.
Anna Wiene • Is Substack the Media Future We Want?
Over time, the system will “provide less diverse recommendations,”
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
‘après-garde’
David Foster Wallace • Infinite Jest
As writer Jeffrey Kastner observed: “Attention to the world is the proper vocation not just of the artist but of anyone who imagines it as a place worthy of preservation.”
Rob Walker • The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday
But the more automated an algorithmic feed is, the more passive it makes us as consumers, and the less need we feel to build a collection, to preserve what matters to us.
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
Kabvina succeeded by aggressively catering to the feed, subordinating his own taste—his creative expression—to the limits of algorithmic promotion.