The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age
Thea Lim,
The Walrus,
Oct 01, 2024
The central argument here is that digital algorithms are defining our self-worth in external terms (things like likes and follows) and that this is undermining our sense of self-worth, especially for artists. As I read it I thought of a biography of Marshall McLuhan I read a number of years ago where, after his initial burst of media fame faded, he was desperate to recapture it again. I promised myself not to let that happen to me. I think any media has an allure, a way to define ourselves in the admiring gaze of others, and very few of us avoid the temptation to publish, to act, to present ourselves, to the external gaze of approbation. Good article; don't miss it.
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