[PREVIEW] Doomscroll 45.5: John Wilson

About this episode

The episode discusses the value systems of art and entertainment and the implications of quantifying art.

We discuss the distinct but overlapping value systems of art and entertainment. Is an online view count more democratic than an elite institutions? Do we lose a humanistic, intangible quality of art when we begin to put quantitative metrics onto it? Should the museum become another streaming platform? You can get access to the full catalog for Doomscroll and more by becoming a paid supporter: www.patreon.com/joshuacitarella

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Citarella

Guest: John Wilson

Topics covered

• art
• entertainment
• value systems
• quantitative metrics
• streaming platforms

Keywords

• art
• entertainment
• value systems
• online view count
• museum
• streaming platform

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