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The Slow Cancellation of Culture
In decades past, popular culture felt fresh and innovative. For a high school student during the latter half of the 2010s, exploring culture was exciting. Reminiscing on this era, I’m flooded with memories of discussing leaked streetwear collaborations with friends in the cafeteria and concealing my phone in my English class to compete with full-grown…
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Fashion Kinks
In the last two centuries fashion has moved in a 20-year trend cycle. What is considered to be popular now can typically be traced back to some trend from 20 years prior, and while this cycle has started to speed up (see Accelerationism in Fashion), it’s still a generally accepted rule in the industry. Though…
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Taking The Ted-Pill
“The industrial revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race” is a phrase that has been increasingly repeated over the past five years. While this phrase may seem innocent, it’s the opening line of Industrial Society and Its Future, the manifesto of Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber
Digital Lobotomy 