An Accompanying Personality Deformation
Ted Gioia: “The fastest growing sector of the culture economy is distraction. Or call it scrolling or swiping or wasting time or whatever you want. But it’s not art or entertainment, just ceaseless activity.”
“The maker of digital trading card game Champions of Otherworldly Magic says it has spent $90,000 on card art, the entirety of which has been paid to a single AI artist who receives $15,000 per month despite dedicating less than two full work days to the project each month.”
From Hamilton Nolan's deliciously cruel takedown of Pamela Paul: “There is no reason for there to be even one shitty New York Times columnist. They can hire anybody they want. Anybody. The existence of shitty New York Times columnists, therefore, is an unimportant thing that reveals some important things about the myths of meritocracy.”
