Cynicism and Authenticity - by John Ganz - Unpopular Front
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Some Thoughts about "Culture"
I find myself having less and less time for so-called “cultural criticism.” When every day brings real horrors in the realm of politics it’s hard to sit still and read some airy abstractions that purport to explain, but only rationalize, implicitly justify, or obscure, what’s going on in actual fact. Thus my frustration with with the entire discourse surrounding the “vibe shift:” it seems to me like a way to manufacture consent or passivity with a welter of clichés about the zeitgeist and neo-romanticism. What’s the point of reading another op-ed or essay that just says “This is the way…
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