"…a theory on #thenewcool: You have to essentially pre-#deplatform yourself.

#Culture right now is determined not by #human teams of editors & producers picking & choosing what youth culture gets the spotlight, but, instead, by the #unthinkingalgorithms that power YouTube & TikTok. Which means the only things that have the level of #scarcity & #danger required to be seen as #cool by young people will, slowly, but surely, be whatever is unacceptable on those platforms."

https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-only-taboo-left-is-copyright-infringement

Saw I guy with *wired* EarPods today and it really took me aback. I’m guessing he was also rocking a device with a headphone jack, and in my mind it was a click wheel iPod that he modded to 2TB. And, in that moment, I thought a little higher of him. So, I guess if you wanna look kool, at least to a certain demographic, do that. Rock the EarPods. 🤪

#earpods #ipod #retro #retrotech #cool #thenewcool