Sublime

Ross Douthat recently wrote (very dramatically too) about the evolutionary bottleneck forming that is “killing off” so many parts of our culture so fast, as only select items are allowed through. “Except,” he continued, “among people who are deliberate and self-conscious and a little bit fanatical about ensuring that the things they love are carrie... See more

resisting the rule of the algorithm takes energy and creativity and courage, and the risk for our culture is that our technological skill and our cultural exhaustion are working together, defending decadence and closing off escape.