Saved by Keely Adler
#100: New idea trending
Now we’re overwriting the past ad nauseam, and at a greater speed. Take the goth-inclined subculture aesthetic known as Dark Academia. It could be seen as a 2022 version of a style from 2012 via 1992 via 1981 via 1964 via 1922 via 1880 via 1248. Dizzy, yet?
The Face • Our obsession with nostalgia is driving a trend revival spiral
Though she knew she was partially responsible for her recommendations, the algorithmic acceleration of content online outpaced her everyday experiences to an absurd degree. “Not every interaction I have in real life would shape my choices. Why should my tiniest interaction with an influencer wearing leg warmers? They fed it to me,” she said. There
... See moreKyle Chayka • Filterworld
an aspect of pop appreciation that latently informs everything else about it: the tyranny of the new.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
