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Yancey Stricklerx.comTaste has historically been reserved for conversation about things like fashion and art. Now, we look for it in our social media feeds, the technology we use, the company we keep, and the people we hire.
Brie Wolfson • Notes on “Taste”
influencer culture
being famous for a living, the influencer economy, and all that comes with
sari and • 144 cards
Perfume in the mail, she’d once said to Sam. Sent scent, he’d replied. Britney Spears is no longer working. Idle idol. A Goldman Sachs analyst discovers a cash flow model that predicts the future. Profit prophet.
Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
They talked about the newest places to eat and the newest places to become slender. They talked about the very newest people, and then talked about the very most fabulous oldest people.
Eve Babitz • Sex and Rage: A Novel
Insofar, and so long as, American politics is treated by politicians, journalists, and news consumers as an entertainment product, consumed and discussed online, it will grow fandoms like any other entertainment product.