Today, culture is algorithmically optimised for mass appeal, serving up platters of pre-packaged cool – whether that’s a Deftones tee, a Fred Again mix, or a wavy mirror via your TikTok feed
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Sadly, we live in a society – or, more accurately, a mid-ocracy. As I write this, news of media layoffs at VICE and Buzzfeed News is sweeping across social media, Hollywood screenwriters are striking, fighting what they are saying is an ‘existential threat’, while persons are lazily churning out...
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