Life in the Stacks: A Love Letter to Browsing | The Walrus
Algorithms are integral to how we find and consume art. But old-fashioned browsing still has its benefits
“What art does — maybe what it does most completely — is tell us, make us feel that what we think we know, we don’t. There are whole worlds around us that we’ve never glimpsed.” Greil Marcus — Saturday July 31st — —
“A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” – Herbert Simon — Saturday July 31st — —
“The idea is to die young as late as possible.” — Ashley Montagu — Saturday July 31st — —
Algorithms are integral to how we find and consume art. But old-fashioned browsing still has its benefits