Making Sense of Culture Amidst Contradiction

Q&A with Matt Klein on creativity, studying culture, trust online, and AI

Edited for ZINE & Originally published via Design Decode Magazine

Creative economies are booming, yet you argue creativity is at risk. Can you explain our current predicament?

MK: The way I see it, we’re facing creative inequality.

Or, in other words, reboot culture keeps winning despite the creator economy and Long Tail of creative work. There’s a tension.