Venkatesh Rao — The Art of Gig (EP.152)
Infinite Loops
Boomers Are Generation Tragically Lucky
The generation that entered the world with a sense of its own agency got hit in its face, picked itself up and actually regained a sense of agency. Much as we are all disturbed by it, you have to admire the creativity. These kids graduated into the heart of the recession, no jobs available. They had these punk to like spin up blogs, get really good at shit posting in the belly of the internet,. learn how to manipulate people and craft narratives which confuse the hell out of the boomers.
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