{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/607976928c050831528540be/646cdc5dfe46e90011fd4246?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Mid: how culture became algorithmically optimised for mass appeal","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/607976928c050831528540be/1684858007810-ff0d21ef6827621d887130eb13e55e17.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to the inaugural episode of<strong> Logged On</strong>, the new podcast from <a href=\"https://www.dazeddigital.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dazed</strong></a> with <strong>Günseli Yalcinkaya </strong>about all things internet culture, from memes to emerging trends, Deep Web conspiracy theories and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode 1 – The Mid</strong></p><p>We're living in a mid-ocracy. Today, culture is algorithmically optimised for mass appeal, serving up platters of pre-packaged cool – whether that’s a Deftones tee, a Fred Again mix or a wavy mirror via your Instagram explore page. On this episode, we're joined by <strong>Shumon Basar</strong>, the co-author of two books, ‘The Age Of Earthquakes’ and ‘The Extreme Self’, and the author of recent essays on lorecore and endcore, to discuss why everything suddenly feels so... mid.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Dazed"}