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idle gaze 057: self-curation is everywhere
Wherever there's an attention economy, there's personal branding.
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idle gaze 056: anaesthetised and aestheticised.
the emotional numbing and visual repackaging of spiky subcultures.
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idle gaze 055: sound system spirituality
hi-fi sonic experiences as a modern religion.
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idle gaze 054: the plight of the vibe tourist
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idle gaze 033: defending the eccentricity of human taste.
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idle gaze 050: forbidden fruits of freedom
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idle gaze 056: anaesthetised and aestheticised.
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idle gaze 053: depressive hedonia
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idle gaze 054: the plight of the vibe tourist
a summer of Europecore syndrome.
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idle gaze 053: depressive hedonia
NPC livestreamers, sludge content and enslavement to the pleasure principle.
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idle gaze 052: the AI rebellion: handmade & organically sourced.
Witnessing the rise of the anti-AI, pro-human craft movement.
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idle gaze 051: we just want to touch.
Skeuomorphism and the return of joyfully tactile consumer tech.
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idle gaze 050: forbidden fruits of freedom
the enduring seduction of harmful consumer goods.
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idle gaze 049: everything is mid, everything is semi-cool, everything is clapham.
Unpacking the great cultural middling.
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idle gaze 048: in the age of surveillance, the faceless prevail.
Face scarves, online pseudonyms and the anarchic allure of anonymity.
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