Towards a theory of the creator - by Alexander Iadarola

A survey of the 21st century content creator's most important characteristics.

Towards a theory of the creator A survey of the 21st century content creator's most important characteristics. Aug 09, 2022 25 Share It is too late to push back against the term “creator.” Most culture industry people I know never say it out loud, much less discuss the ways it displaces many of the things we love. But for better or worse, the creator names an important figure in our society (or lack thereof, following Barrett Avner’s riff on a popular meme, “We don’t live in a society.”) This is no doubt in part because creators have essentially replaced authors, artists, and directors, along

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