The pressure to produce, react, and maintain visibility dictates how critique is conducted. Traditional criticism involved research, revision, and discourse; today, the model rewards speed, surface-level engagement, and hot takes.
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the thing about trend general discourse right now, is that it tends to be the worst ideas which go viral. the current dynamic of online platforms rewards outrage, simplicity, and virality over nuance, depth, and accuracy.