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The Great Diminishment has several causes. (The internet, social media, apathy, etc., all play a role. I’ve written more about how “everyone is numbing out.”) But a big cause is what I’ll call the “venture capitalization” of culture, where as much cost is squeezed out of every nook and cranny as possible, while prices remain the same or higher. You... See more
Catherine Shannon • The Great Diminishment
As one-dimensional “girl power” rhetoric and corporate feminism have once again succeeded in leeching real meaning from the women’s movement, pop stars have also appropriated it for their own use, to charm greater allegiance from fans by embracing an extremely narrow idea of what it means to support women: supporting the beautiful women they’ve
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And that is not a reality-entangled point of view at all. The economics are just so absurdly attractive.
Every company has a number and few companies disclose it, but finger to the wind, it's probably like $15 per beneficiary per day of what it costs to provide those services.
And $15 next to the total compensation of an engineer, even at a place
... See moreEagle-eyed creators like Valois and Ashcraft believe the trend reflects a rejection of Minimalism and productivity culture, while signaling a desire for depth, humor and human messiness—the kind that resists optimization.
As Valois put it: "It's not just aesthetic fatigue; it's cultural realignment."
As Valois put it: "It's not just aesthetic fatigue; it's cultural realignment."
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