Anti-Mimetic

Share this post

Tuning In To a Different Rhythm

read.lukeburgis.com

Tuning In To a Different Rhythm

The tick-tock metronome of content and news drowns out the real signals of life.

Luke Burgis
Apr 2, 2023
∙ Paid
86
6
Share
Share this post

Tuning In To a Different Rhythm

read.lukeburgis.com
New Orleans jazz (where I’ll be for Jazz Fest in May…)

I’ve been feeling down this past week. It might be because I’ve been listening to too much discordant music: the uncoordinated, nonrhythmic pulse of content, which is less like a pulse—which indicates life—and more like clashing cymbals (symbols!). An infinite array of them.

I’m writing this on Palm …

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
Previous
Next
© 2023 Luke Burgis
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing