Pitchfork news is devastating, and symbolic.
We don't have the career we do without the curiosity and context building of publications like Pitchfork. If they can fall, it all can, and it all may well be in the process of doing so.
I take no pleasure in feeling unsurprised… Show more
Pitchfork news is devastating, and symbolic. We don't have the career we do without the curiosity and context building of publications like Pitchfork. If they can fall, it all can, and it all may well be in the process of doing so. I take no pleasure in feeling unsurprised… Show more
All of this erodes the value of ‘traditional’ media companies and cultural institutions since individuals will be more able to provide proof of passion without branded legitimization and artists will be able to fund their creative endeavors by selling proof of passion to their engaged communities. There will also be major downsides to transforming ... See more
Jonathan Glick • Proof of Passion
Interestingly, the breakdown of mainstream culture shares its roots with much of the web3 movement: it’s a reaction to centralized authority. For the past century, a handful of studio executives, talent agents, and music producers—mostly in LA and New York—controlled American culture. Now, it’s anyone’s game. There are no rules. This is the same “d... See more