I am most concerned that your logic 'might' be a little misfocused...
Such a huge portion of the population lives a "LCD" life that the prevalence of "LCD" content is self driven. As always, those outside the "LCD" style of living and thinking will have to continue pursuing greatness, filtering out the common for the treasures of wisdom.
In other words, I have experience with both systems, and the like-click system definitely makes it harder for me to find things I like in the giant trash fire.
Oh, there’s still an audience. But it has to be specifically looking for you. Indie culture used to take place in physical spaces you could stumble upon. Getting the current greats to peek over the rising tides of shit—which tend to intimidate them—is much harder than before. What do you search for? “Good new books”? Welcome to NYT slop written by nepo babies.
Oh, as far as finding a lump of coal amongst the cow patties, the fires are taking on a distinct odor but it has always been the Glory of kings to discover a thing and the greater the revelation the more intimidating it becomes.
On the other hand, in the 1990s, when people used to try to keep their favorite bands obscure in order to keep up the cool factor, while the bands thus starved in poverty? My first publisher did that to me.
These trends are terrible when you are the struggling artist, until you are the Poe, just remember all the little guys if you make it... before you go.
It is terribly what people will do in the name of money.
I would rather be poor and content than rich and miserable.
A 45 minute embedded music video? I couldn't listen to more than a few seconds, just like I couldn't read through the entire graphic novel detailing the actions of a woman who takes away the names of things: Lois Cahmin, De-nominator.
It's just an example of how we used to talk about the LCD in pop culture. I'm not nuts about that band myself. Now we don't talk about it, the way fish don't talk about water.
Bang on lady. I could go on ad infinitum as to why I agree with this but it isn't important.
Johnnyi Somali... oh no YOU DIDNT....
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I am most concerned that your logic 'might' be a little misfocused...
Such a huge portion of the population lives a "LCD" life that the prevalence of "LCD" content is self driven. As always, those outside the "LCD" style of living and thinking will have to continue pursuing greatness, filtering out the common for the treasures of wisdom.
In other words, I have experience with both systems, and the like-click system definitely makes it harder for me to find things I like in the giant trash fire.
Oh, there’s still an audience. But it has to be specifically looking for you. Indie culture used to take place in physical spaces you could stumble upon. Getting the current greats to peek over the rising tides of shit—which tend to intimidate them—is much harder than before. What do you search for? “Good new books”? Welcome to NYT slop written by nepo babies.
Oh, as far as finding a lump of coal amongst the cow patties, the fires are taking on a distinct odor but it has always been the Glory of kings to discover a thing and the greater the revelation the more intimidating it becomes.
This is true.
On the other hand, in the 1990s, when people used to try to keep their favorite bands obscure in order to keep up the cool factor, while the bands thus starved in poverty? My first publisher did that to me.
These trends are terrible when you are the struggling artist, until you are the Poe, just remember all the little guys if you make it... before you go.
It is terribly what people will do in the name of money.
I would rather be poor and content than rich and miserable.
Or sometimes just in the name of prestige or some other kind of weird, twisted money satisfaction.
A 45 minute embedded music video? I couldn't listen to more than a few seconds, just like I couldn't read through the entire graphic novel detailing the actions of a woman who takes away the names of things: Lois Cahmin, De-nominator.
Because she was writing to you and for you, specifically...
It's just an example of how we used to talk about the LCD in pop culture. I'm not nuts about that band myself. Now we don't talk about it, the way fish don't talk about water.
If you see them on a bicycle, you have wandered into a Dr. Seuss book 🤷🏽♂️