There was a fair bit of discussion in this episode about billionaires not supporting cultural institutions. It seems like the shift isn’t that billionaires have stopped giving, but rather that their priorities have changed. Older billionaires, especially pre-globalization, focused more on domestic interests like cultural institutions, universities, and museums, reflecting their localized business ties. Today, many billionaires operate in a globalized context and direct their philanthropy toward global issues, particularly health and development in poorer countries (e.g., Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg).
insanely great interview articulating the current media/pop culture/internet landscape and how important it is to be rethinking our online engagement in these institutional/algorithmic spaces
I really enjoyed the interview. Especially the discussions around social media, irony/sincerity, and communicating non-didactically through art/music as opposed to didactic communication in academic settings. I'm curious if you've ever come across Hans-Georg Moeller's "Carefree Wandering" youtube channel? He discusses many of these topics with some slightly different framing on irony/sincerity introducing a third phenomena of "profilicity" in the social media age. I kept imagining certain spots in the conversation where I would have loved to hear his insight. Thanks for making these!
So much to unpack!!! This is so great! I am more than halfway through in one sitting but needed to stop and come to find you here so that I can read your syllabus! back to the video I go!
Is there gonna be an audio version of this that I listen to while having my phone screen off?
There was a fair bit of discussion in this episode about billionaires not supporting cultural institutions. It seems like the shift isn’t that billionaires have stopped giving, but rather that their priorities have changed. Older billionaires, especially pre-globalization, focused more on domestic interests like cultural institutions, universities, and museums, reflecting their localized business ties. Today, many billionaires operate in a globalized context and direct their philanthropy toward global issues, particularly health and development in poorer countries (e.g., Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg).
insanely great interview articulating the current media/pop culture/internet landscape and how important it is to be rethinking our online engagement in these institutional/algorithmic spaces
I really enjoyed the interview. Especially the discussions around social media, irony/sincerity, and communicating non-didactically through art/music as opposed to didactic communication in academic settings. I'm curious if you've ever come across Hans-Georg Moeller's "Carefree Wandering" youtube channel? He discusses many of these topics with some slightly different framing on irony/sincerity introducing a third phenomena of "profilicity" in the social media age. I kept imagining certain spots in the conversation where I would have loved to hear his insight. Thanks for making these!
So much to unpack!!! This is so great! I am more than halfway through in one sitting but needed to stop and come to find you here so that I can read your syllabus! back to the video I go!