Saturday Hashtag: #AuthenticityGrift - WhoWhatWhy

Saturday Hashtag: #AuthenticityGrift - WhoWhatWhy

Every era is initially naive about new media. From the printing press to podcasts, we are often too dazzled by the innovation of the messaging to see the construct behind it. Once, there was time to understand and deconstruct the mechanisms in the media. Now, innovation outpaces understanding, and exploitation just fills the void. In the rush of each new paradigm, authenticity is typically presumed rather than earned. Today’s so-called “independ…