Astra Taylor Quote

Giving people what they want reduces us to consumers instead of treating us like citizens, consumers who are on the prowl for the predictable and comfortable. What we want winds up being suspiciously like what we've already got, more of the same-the cultural equivalent of a warm bath.

The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age (ed. Metropolitan Books, 2014) - ISBN: 9780805095456

Giving people what they want reduces us to consumers instead of treating us like citizens, consumers who are on the prowl for the predictable and...

Giving people what they want reduces us to consumers instead of treating us like citizens, consumers who are on the prowl for the predictable and...

Giving people what they want reduces us to consumers instead of treating us like citizens, consumers who are on the prowl for the predictable and...

Giving people what they want reduces us to consumers instead of treating us like citizens, consumers who are on the prowl for the predictable and...