TikTok is the hardest brand in the United States to managebans, brand communities, and shaping subjectivityMar 24, 2023Mar 24, 2023
Everything Communicates (…can you think of something that doesn’t?)I’ve just finished watching The Crown.Feb 9, 2023Feb 9, 2023
How Benjamin Franklin and the cultural myth of “time is money” normalized hyperconsumptionWelcome back to another riveting installment of Dissertation Tuesdays. Today we’re talking about the US cultural myth of “time is money”…Feb 7, 2023Feb 7, 2023
Amazon scraps Smile — breaking trust — but it won’t change a thingEdelman swears that trust is the currency of today’s marketplace.Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023
How fast became normal: the theory of ‘social acceleration’ (pt 2)In last week’s dissertation post, I ended with the question: How did fast become “normal” in modern consumer culture? (And how does…Jan 24, 2023Jan 24, 2023
The content we consume in our sleepEvery morning begins with an Easter-egg style hunt for my two AirPods. I’ve found AirPods crushed under my scapula, hidden in the depths of…Jan 20, 2023Jan 20, 2023
How Fast Became Normal: Examining temporal rhetoric in US consumer cultureEvery Tuesday I post a short excerpt from my dissertation which explores the phenomenon of social acceleration and consumer culture.Jan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023
After years of seeking comfort (hello Snuggies and hygge) is the 2023 American consumer seeking…This post also appears on my substack, Not a Consumer.Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023
What high school marching band can teach us about our relationship to time + the phenomenon of…This post was originally shared to my substack, Not a Consumer.Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
