# Ted Gioia - The State of the Culture, 2024 (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1200,h_600,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31da5437-4de0-4b3e-9c04-5e10d1a59431_1444x996.png) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/38538195) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Ted Gioia]] **Full Title**:: The State of the Culture, 2024 **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [www.honest-broker.com](https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-state-of-the-culture-2024) **Host**:: [[www.honest-broker.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2024-03-10]] **Created**:: [[2024-03-16]] ## Highlights - Many creative people think these are the only options—both for them and their audience. Either they give the audience what it wants (the entertainer’s job) or else they put demands on the public (that’s where art begins). ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hrkgkx8vsacps6x31c01h76p)) ^690795789 - ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2b5af62-fecc-4cc5-8e0e-d43e034317a7_1924x1104.png) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hrkgyzz61p2xnmhn39qd0rc2)) ^690797157 - Everything is gamified. Anything can be scrollable. You can simulate any boat you row. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hrkgzww26qr0f9gj6pygzkq5)) ^690797228 - The more addicts rely on these stimuli, the less pleasure they receive. At a certain point, this cycle creates *anhedonia*—the complete absence of enjoyment in an experience supposedly pursued for pleasure. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hrkh27rr0wc7nywq73g4z4e7)) ^690797423