🗨️ former gatekeepers are increasingly reacting to public taste rather than shaping it

Because another fact many wish to ignore is that gatekeepers’ influence is at an all-time low. Book reviews and awards have shrinking influence on sales every year. Self-publishing, in various forms, is enormous. Some gatekeepers (like Big 5 publishers) are still powerful, yes, but they are increasingly reacting to public taste rather than the shapers of it. Of Course It’s The Screens Related 🗨️ being popular is what causes you to become unpopular 🌰 social networks are designed to make resolving arguments impossible 🗨️ spotify numbers are not the pulse of culture, it’s the music that plays in a doctor’s office.