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Some commenters scoffed at the sight of celebrities carping about the work of being famous. But these artists have hardly been lazy or reluctant to play the music business’s games. Each of them is known for elaborate music videos, spectacular stage productions, and otherworldly fashion. They’ve hustled, for all of their careers, to seem larger than... See more
Spencer Kornhaber • TikTok Killed the Video Star
Thus the cycle of aesthetic optimization and homogenization continued.
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
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Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
The kind of culture that the algorithmic ecosystem ends up promoting is that widest possible average. It’s the stuff that avoids alienating people, keeps you engaged as much as possible, even if that engagement is very shallow. It’s fundamentally scalable, to use the horrible Silicon Valley word.
Whereas, I think, historically, the culture that we p
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Christopher Kai • Big Game Hunting
Taste is a fundamental part of the self; developing or indulging it means constructing a firmer sense of self. It…
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Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
Once you go viral, the temptation is to decipher the formula for how to do it again. Unfortunately, what’s interesting is not always popular. Furthermore, trying to manufacture virality is a surefire way to create saccharine writing and, eventually, cull your own creative vision. Too often, I think we sacrifice slow, chewy art for attention.
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