The algorithm turned everything into a remix of a remix. We used to belong to subcultures (punk, skate, hip-hop, graffiti) and our style was absorbed through experience, shaped by the places we spent time and the people we surrounded ourselves with.
Now, people are trying to manufacture a personal aesthetic from a handful of moodboards and fit pics. The result?
A lot of dudes in the same capital-I “Interesting” outfits, none of which actually tell you anything about them.”