Credentialism. Ah. That’s the word I need for all the shit I hate.
Unfortunately, without more than a moment of thought I can cite a shit-ton of theory that explains why credentialism occurs and why people find it “useful.” And then, with an extra half-minute of connecting mental dots, it becomes blindingly obvious to me why people who count themselves as part of their culture’s (or sub-culture’s) “establishment” leverage credentialism as a means to conserve their power and keep unwanted ideas out.
>_>
“Rebirth of the author” and following artists for who they are rather than only what they create: depressing and annoying. I have seen this topic kicked around a good deal over the past few years. In my experience, people fall into two categories; those who want to follow (or want to become) a Person-with-a-life-that-becomes-a-brand versus those who just want the art/music/writing and nothing more. I know or know of quite a few people (including reasoning successful artists) who aren’t interested in this rebirth of the author trend and who unfollow people who start mixing in too much other content. I also know of reasonably successful artists who say that their lifestyle posts/content receive far less engagement thus it messes up their ranking in The Mystical Algorithm, thus they’ve happily leaned away from doing that.
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Date: 2019-12-06 02:50 am (UTC)Unfortunately, without more than a moment of thought I can cite a shit-ton of theory that explains why credentialism occurs and why people find it “useful.” And then, with an extra half-minute of connecting mental dots, it becomes blindingly obvious to me why people who count themselves as part of their culture’s (or sub-culture’s) “establishment” leverage credentialism as a means to conserve their power and keep unwanted ideas out.
>_>
“Rebirth of the author” and following artists for who they are rather than only what they create: depressing and annoying. I have seen this topic kicked around a good deal over the past few years. In my experience, people fall into two categories; those who want to follow (or want to become) a Person-with-a-life-that-becomes-a-brand versus those who just want the art/music/writing and nothing more. I know or know of quite a few people (including reasoning successful artists) who aren’t interested in this rebirth of the author trend and who unfollow people who start mixing in too much other content. I also know of reasonably successful artists who say that their lifestyle posts/content receive far less engagement thus it messes up their ranking in The Mystical Algorithm, thus they’ve happily leaned away from doing that.
Thus, I see hope.