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So you need to ditch that simple model of art versus entertainment. And even ‘distraction’ is just a stepping stone toward the real goal nowadays—which is *addiction*.
The State of the Culture, 2024
Ted Gioia
The role of human curators is not just to select and present content but to imbue the digital landscape with a sense of reliability and authenticity that only human insight can provide. In an age where technology can easily mislead or overwhelm, trusting in human curation becomes not a preference but a necessity for preserving the quality of the information that shapes our understanding of the world.
Curation Is the Last Best Hope of Intelligent Discourse.
Joan Westenberg
How much his mother’s son he was, she said to herself: he had inherited her gift for loading the weight of his self-sacrifices onto others.
Clear Light of Day
Anita Desai
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