Thread by @Meaningness

_The Rebel Sell_, a critical analysis of counterculturalism and subculturalism, reviewed by @cshalizi . Much insight in the book; I drew on it when writing _How Meaning Fell Apart_.

@cshalizi Here’s the retrospective on _The Rebel Sell_ that @cshalizi linked. How have cultural politics changed since 2004, they ask? Subculturalism imploded (“authenticity” is no longer a thing). Social media sent us into the culturally-atomized era… induecourse.ca/the-rebel-sell…

@cshalizi I wrote about the atomization of meaning five years ago… I meant write much more… now perhaps everything I would have said is too obvious to bother with. meaningness.com/atomized-mode

@cshalizi Oh, I missed the link to @cshalizi’s review post. His monthly recommendations are always interesting; consider following him on twitter (he doesn’t post much). Also his papers on statistical theory are exceptionally insightful :)

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