Wow, I really enjoyed reading this! Such interesting observations at both micro/macro levels, and you describe your friend with such loving care. I particularly liked the following bits:
"He has managed to find a niche that attracts a sizable amount of attention. He made content that people find genuinely useful. But in many ways, it’s a one-time transaction. People come to him for answers, and then they go."
"I went on to search for these other content creators myself, to get a better sense of what Kharisma was saying. People—or students—seem to respond to being scolded."
Do you have any recs for digital anthropology reading? I've read "Simulation and Its Discontents" by Sherry Turkle and am increasingly interested in this area.
Hey, thanks for sharing that! Interesting—curious to know why those bits stood out to you?
On recs, yes I do! The book that converted me (made me want to study the subject) was Natasha Dow Schüll's Addiction by Design. Brilliant ethnographic work. Nick Seaver's Computing Taste is also widely read in the digital anthropology programme I was in. I don't think I've read Turkle's Simulation and Its Discontents yet. Adding it to my reading list :)
Wow, I really enjoyed reading this! Such interesting observations at both micro/macro levels, and you describe your friend with such loving care. I particularly liked the following bits:
"He has managed to find a niche that attracts a sizable amount of attention. He made content that people find genuinely useful. But in many ways, it’s a one-time transaction. People come to him for answers, and then they go."
"I went on to search for these other content creators myself, to get a better sense of what Kharisma was saying. People—or students—seem to respond to being scolded."
Do you have any recs for digital anthropology reading? I've read "Simulation and Its Discontents" by Sherry Turkle and am increasingly interested in this area.
Hey, thanks for sharing that! Interesting—curious to know why those bits stood out to you?
On recs, yes I do! The book that converted me (made me want to study the subject) was Natasha Dow Schüll's Addiction by Design. Brilliant ethnographic work. Nick Seaver's Computing Taste is also widely read in the digital anthropology programme I was in. I don't think I've read Turkle's Simulation and Its Discontents yet. Adding it to my reading list :)