In the new consumer economy, you get consumed

September 29, 2024 2:02 AM

This is precisely the situation in the digital culture right now. Google’s success in leeching off newspapers puts newspapers out of business. Musicians earn less and less, even as Spotify makes more and more. Hollywood is collapsing because it can’t compete with free video made by content providers. It’s no coincidence that these parasite platforms are the same companies investing heavily in AI. They must do this because even they understand that they are killing their hosts. from Are We Now Living in a Parasite Culture? by Ted Gioia
posted by chavenet (2 comments total)

the fish rots from the head down
posted by Borborygmus at 2:53 AM on September 29

"We used to make shit in this country, build shit. Now all we do is put our hand in the next guy's pocket."

Frank Sobatka, 'The Wire'
posted by spoobnooble 3D: the spoobening at 3:16 AM on September 29 [2 favorites]