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i joined substack because i'm so sick of the ads and algorithms. the ads i get on ig are totally 'weightless,' empty products.

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There's a theme here... Some call it:

Age of Average: https://www.alexmurrell.co.uk/articles/the-age-of-average

Stuck Culture: https://lindynewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/culture-stuck

I coined it "Cultural Stasis Amidst Creative Surplus": https://zine.kleinkleinklein.com/p/creator-paradox

But it's beyond media blockbusters, it's a cheap, soggy omnipresent spirit.

Something weird indeed...

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btw thank you for these. all left me shook! especially the stuck culture article, have got me firmly off the ig. done bein a stuckass gram head lol

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Haven't used IG since ~2011. Welcome!

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