Simon de la Rouviere (@sceneswithsimon): "There’s been a lot of discussion on “New Aesthetics” recently from Silicon Valley. I argue, that one of the reasons that culture can feel stagnant post-web, is that ironically, it’s too easy to share information and thus too easy to kill new culture. New culture (and aesthetics)…"

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There’s been a lot of discussion on “New Aesthetics” recently from Silicon Valley. I argue, that one of the reasons that culture can feel stagnant post-web, is that ironically, it’s too easy to share information and thus too easy to kill new culture. New culture (and aesthetics) is always weird, and weirdness needs protection from mainstream eyes.

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A 1-star review on a book with sales of 500 copies, feels awful. So, perhaps, as a percentage of the population, naysayers had not increased, but naysayers are nominally more and they can shoot down new culture more easily across the world. A troll from New Zealand can discourage a singer from the Netherlands with one poor comment even if that singer was successful in their home country.

Simon de la Rouviere

Feb 8

3:46 PM

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