Why everything is very unserious

Related book: the image (Boorstin) Postman mentions it in amusing ourselves to death. One of the best books I’ve ever read so much of what he said and predicted ended up coming true re: pseudo events. Highly rec

awesome will check out ty

Read that book in 2023 and it blew my mind. I ended up making this because of it

Great through line on Postman. Well said

You should check out Nicholas Carr’s writing

the mistake is treating media as the cause and people as passive. even during lincoln/douglas, most consumed summaries (at best) for sure, tv and social optimize the surface layer for reach and signaling but depth is actually thriving on youtube, podcasts, and long-form lectures

Would also recommend Susan Sontag’s On Photography essays

thank you

life is fun btw

This is too right 🫡

Terrifying and true. Good analysis

Amazing analysis! Thanks, Ashwinn.

Kayfabe, signifiers and Metamodernism

also recommend Influence by Robert Cialdini

Some days the whole timeline just loses the plot Messaged you a little earlier. Just curious, did you take a look?