The Tamsin discussion is something I also delved into a bit, though from a very different perspective! (What Does Good Taste Mean) It definitely feels like things are heating up in a very "seismic shift" "the tectonic plates are moving" kind of way across the media landscape.
agreed… leaves me wondering what critique will look like in two, three, even five years time? critique as a practice across the board - in music, film, art, tv - is dissolving and instead of depth, analysis, context and a deeper evaluation of topics what we’re left with is commentary videos that add little to the conversation, often regurgitating points that have already been made but in a way that delivers shock value or a clickbait title, etc. such is the nature of living in digital times i suppose! but we definitely loose something along the way
100% agree... And I think the rising distrust of online content due to AI fakes is running parallel if not contributing to some of the baseline feelings that are causing all of this.
I think (maybe hope) that the future is going to see folks developing new ways to prove their mastery and build trustworthiness. The "old way" is being worn down like you mention in your article, but these qualities are what makes someone "reliable". As people begin to feel the void of expertise, we may find new online "credentials" being built up. Idk if algorithms will ever truly support that but consumer patterns can affect these things too-- there is always the chance that the cycle accelerates ever faster but it feels like something's going to give sooner or later.
The Tamsin discussion is something I also delved into a bit, though from a very different perspective! (What Does Good Taste Mean) It definitely feels like things are heating up in a very "seismic shift" "the tectonic plates are moving" kind of way across the media landscape.
agreed… leaves me wondering what critique will look like in two, three, even five years time? critique as a practice across the board - in music, film, art, tv - is dissolving and instead of depth, analysis, context and a deeper evaluation of topics what we’re left with is commentary videos that add little to the conversation, often regurgitating points that have already been made but in a way that delivers shock value or a clickbait title, etc. such is the nature of living in digital times i suppose! but we definitely loose something along the way
100% agree... And I think the rising distrust of online content due to AI fakes is running parallel if not contributing to some of the baseline feelings that are causing all of this.
I think (maybe hope) that the future is going to see folks developing new ways to prove their mastery and build trustworthiness. The "old way" is being worn down like you mention in your article, but these qualities are what makes someone "reliable". As people begin to feel the void of expertise, we may find new online "credentials" being built up. Idk if algorithms will ever truly support that but consumer patterns can affect these things too-- there is always the chance that the cycle accelerates ever faster but it feels like something's going to give sooner or later.
lets only hope that something gives (sooner rather than later) and the people win!