Vibes Are a Legitimate Economic Indicator
Amidst these many “candidates” to transcend modernity and postmodernity, what perhaps distinguishes metamodernism the most regardless of its different schools of thought within it, is its emphasis on an emerging or newly born collective sensibility or “feelings’’ pointing towards a new cultural milieu which reflects the current late stage of global
... See moreAlex Fergnani • Metamodern Futures: Prescriptions for Metamodern Foresight
Elon Musk recently told Tesla executives he has a “super bad feeling” about the economy, so he wants to pause hiring and cut the company’s workforce. This is perhaps not the best way to run a business, but it is indicative of the current mood — a lot of people have a sense that something’s just off in the economy, or it’s about to be. There’s this ... See more
Emily Stewart • The bad vibes economy
Clout is the values-free currency of the always-online age—both a substitute for hard cash as well as a conduit to it. Clout is a calculus not of what you do, but of how much bulk you-ness there is in the world.
Naomi Klein • Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
A lack of audience awareness isn’t rejection. Sometimes it really is as simple as no one has put enough coins in the machine to make it go. I know people in every creative industry: film, television, music, fashion, architecture, publishing, art, social media, nightlife and marketing (if you deign to include it). What unifies all of them at the mom
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