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> Content is published in a variety of formats including but not limited to images, sound files, videos, Google Drive docs, diagrams, long-from paywalled articl
by smacktoward 7y ago
> Content is published in a variety of formats including but not limited to images, sound files, videos, Google Drive docs, diagrams, long-from paywalled articles, PDFs, powerpoint presentations, and base 64 encoded blobs.
One of the great disappointments I’ve had working in tech for 20 years now has been the way we’ve transformed the entire spectrum of human expression, which includes wildly different forms of art and media each of which we used to engage with in its own unique way, into an undifferentiated slurry of “content.”
Every time I hear a child say they want to grow up to be a “content creator,” I die a little inside. Aspire to be a musician, or a painter, or a dancer, I want to tell them. A filmmaker, a poet, a sculptor. Dream of finding your art and mastering it, not just extruding more gruel to fill some corporate pipe.
- Dwolb 7y agoYou might enjoy some chapters of “You Are Not a Gadget”. One of the main discussions is about this.
- pgcj_poster 7y ago> Every time I hear a child say they want to grow up to be a “content creator,” Do kids really say this? If so I'm going to kill myself.
- tsukurimashou 7y agoI got a rope if you want, and yes, where I used to live at least, most kids wanted to be a "steamer" or a "youtuber" there is no hope for humanity I'm afraid
- amoghs 7y agoYes. I'm not a boomer but I do feel like one sometimes.
- stiglitz 7y agoYou also hear people use “Intellectual Property” to refer to their favorite films. And extended conversations ranking revenues of different media franchises. I’m sad that you seem to be the only commenter who is taken aback by the implicit commoditization here of not just art and entertainment, but also learning.