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I Am Going to Miss Pitchfork, but That’s Only Half the Problem
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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age
Sven Birkerts • 7 highlights
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My claim is that luxury goods are gradually becoming a noisier signal of one's position in society. This isn't to say that they don't still confer status — they clearly do. People still buy material items to signal their status. But because they've become a noisier signal over time, people are starting to signal their status with their beliefs and ... See more
The Profile Interview: Author Rob Henderson on Why We Hold ‘Luxury Beliefs’ and Develop ‘Status Anxiety’
The Times, Peretti allowed, has since refined a very good subscription business model, which has allowed it to make better journalism by hiring more and better talent. This is not a controversial opinion. But the next part may be: The New York Times, Peretti argued, can’t really be called “the paper of record” anymore — because of that same subscri... See more