Attention, Rage, and the Artist as the Supreme Being

In a world of 8 billion people, how can you hope to matter?

Attention, Rage, and the Artist as the Supreme Being In a world of 8 billion people, how can you hope to matter? Chris Jesu Lee Aug 09, 2023 47 19 7 Share In recent years, multiple polls have shown that the most popular aspiration for young Americans is to become an influencer on platforms like Youtube or TikTok. This inevitably elicits groans about how today’s youth are more shallow and attention-seeking than ever before (or how America is doomed because China’s pre-schoolers all supposedly want to become nuclear scientists). But as fun as it is to sneer or fear-monger, it’s worth delving int

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