
Danica Swanson
@danicaswanson
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Slowcore Quote of the Day
"The slower, self-managed approach to culture is . . . more sustainable and more respectful of culture, treating it as something important rather than ephemeral, merely fodder for brief attention spans."
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"In his 1983 book The Gift, Lewis Hyde defines artwork as something freely given by the artist through her creative act, no matter where it ends up: āA work of art contains the spirit of the artistās gift.ā But in a way, taste can be a gift, too. It costs nothing to introduce someone to a new piece of culture that you think they might like, and the act might benefit all parties involved. Culture, after all, is not a one-to-many broadcast system but a peer-to-peer network, where we collectively determine what means the most to us by intentionally sharing it. As Hyde wrote, āThe spirit of a gift is kept alive by its constant donation.ā
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"What we gain with algorithmic feeds in terms of availabilityāhaving instant access to a broad range of material to be scanned at willāwe lose in connoisseurship, which requires depth and intention. Itās ultimately a form of deep appreciation, for what the artist has done as well as the capacities of our own tastes."
~ Kyle Chayka
https://behavioralscientist.org/how-to-cultivate-taste-in-the-age-of-algorithms/ 0 reply
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