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How Trying Became Cool Again. Artists like Tyler, the Creator; Chappell Roan; Doechii; and Kendrick Lamar are swimming against the “soulless, monotonous no-personality vibe” and are being celebrated for it. [kottke.org]

kottke.orgHow Trying Became Cool AgainNathan Zed argues that a lack of effort and vulnerability has made art, media, design, music, and architecture boring — that everything has the “soulless, monotonous no-personality vibe”. But artists like Tyler, the Cr

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Matthew Swanson
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I feel like The Bear has some aspect of this -- both how the show is done and the characters/storyline. There's something compelling (for me anyway) about people who are obsessed with giving a shit about their craft. I hope this is a new trend in everything.