In search of smartdumb: Facebook, before they dropped the 'the'; inefficiency is a kind of smartdumb; the beautifully inefficient U.S. Constitution; Lucian Grainge owes me money but I like it that way
I tend to lean toward things that require attention span these days. Largely because of how ruthlessly efficient the tech in our hands is at discrediting patience. Your outline of inefficiency as smartdumb resonates!
Sergio Leone would not be able to make the Cornetto trilogy in 2025. Nor can an album like Bitches Brew work its way into popular consciousness like it had in its heyday.
The bridge of a song is often my favorite part. Unrepetitive, distinct, and a reprieve from the boom of a chorus. I am by no means the majority in this, but I really do hope for a reversal in attention span manipulation at some point in my lifetime.
I tend to lean toward things that require attention span these days. Largely because of how ruthlessly efficient the tech in our hands is at discrediting patience. Your outline of inefficiency as smartdumb resonates!
Sergio Leone would not be able to make the Cornetto trilogy in 2025. Nor can an album like Bitches Brew work its way into popular consciousness like it had in its heyday.
The bridge of a song is often my favorite part. Unrepetitive, distinct, and a reprieve from the boom of a chorus. I am by no means the majority in this, but I really do hope for a reversal in attention span manipulation at some point in my lifetime.
Maybe people would read more.