💎The rise of discourse fatigue

why info overload is going to keep fracturing audiences

💎cultural gems💎

Welcome to our final cultural gems of 2024! Hope you’re all relaxing during this weird limbo week as we end the year.

As our New Years gift to you, please enjoy this free edition of our Tuesday Cultural Gems email. We’ll return to our regular programming next week. Here are the cultural moments and media that we can’t stop talking about heading into 2025…

🎥 Apple’s most-popular apps list for 2024 has largely stayed the same since 2023, but notably, streaming apps like Netflix and Max have fallen off the list.

😇 If you’re feeling a bit down about 2024, Vox catalogs 9 good things that happened this past year, from medical breakthroughs to climate policy.

🧠 With the rise of existence fatigue comes discourse fatigue. Some audiences are struggling to keep up with the constant stream of video essays and think pieces across platforms.

“As social becomes more fractured, we’ll likely keep seeing discourse fatigue come up in…the discourse. It’s relatable, honestly - I cannot even begin to think about watching all of these video essays when I am never not behind on my podcasts.

That said, long-form content is here to stay. People will probably just pick their favorite platform to consume it on! “

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Kait Richmond

On a similar note, we have a question…

🫂 Tips on how to make 2025 a happier year. My favorite: The Danish concept of “arbejdsfællesskab,” which translates loosely to “work community.” This means bringing in friends, family or neighbors for a project that would be less fun done alone.

🥳 The three keys to a successful New Years resolution: 1) It has to be measurable, 2) It has to be realistic, 3) You have to want to do it.

🤠 I’ll be spending this weird limbo week re-watching Beyoncé’s iconic Christmas Day NFL Halftime show at least twice a day. Her head stylist, Shiona Turini, breaks down the symbolism behind the performance.

❤️ A feel good, random act of kindness to round out your 2024.

@kelly09282At Christmas, I think its fun to surprise people with large tips. 2 days ago, I had a grocery delivery and thought it would be nice to gift the driver a $100 tip through the app. Today, I was the one surprised when the same driver shows up at my door. Instead of taking the money, she was worried there had been an error and wanted to make sure nobody had stolen my credit cards. In this time of need, how amazing that someone would go out of their way to try and make things right. I may have given her the gift of money, but she gave me a much larger gift- a reminder of human decency, gratitude and the Christmas spirit. #ringcamrea#santa#ring#happy#hopecore#fyp#heartwarming #tip#money#doorbell#kindness #loving#sweet#hope

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