luka

Well-known member
A key development, one that Made in Chelsea constantly navigates, is about life totally mediated by, structured around and presented as images. This is where social media platforms have taken the aesthetic and political tools developed in the 80s and 90s to a new stage that has altered our sense of self.
 

craner

Beast of Burden
Since I've been watching Selling Sunset, which is extremely futuristic and $$$-rich, Made in Chelsea has looked much more quaint and shonky.
 

luka

Well-known member
The interesting question is what is Gus' emotional relationship to this material. Is there something self hating in it? Is it a kind of sexual infatuation combined with an intellectual contempt? Is it social envy? How is he positioned?
Is he just horny? We need answers. But not from Gus. We need to work this out ourselves by psychoanalysing him.
 

Leo

Well-known member
he's made numerous references to his girlfriend, though, so not like he's just sitting home alone.
 

luka

Well-known member
We don't know for sure she's real. She could be a 'Nigerian princess' he sends regular bank transfers to.
 

Leo

Well-known member
nah, I believe his girlfriend is real. Maybe she's one of these mafiosos but he doesn't want to share too much IRL info.
 

WashYourHands

Cat Malogen
Both, kinda, but the sailor-ess initially. Reminds me of an ex. The horror, the horror.

Funny exchange overall, trying to focus on phones until the Infowars gimp fucks off, except she doesn’t and sailor wakes up to being recorded.

I can understand the disappointment inherent in the thread’s theme. Gus, ya need to move on lad, unless this is really about

 

yyaldrin

in je ogen waait de wind
this thread is so dense with information about people that probably only a handful of people care about that it will serve as a portal for those who are drawn to the brooklyn culture mafia. it will be the number one google search result when people search for the brooklyn sailer girl, or the book about the gettysburg bed'n'breakfast. expect an influx of new users soon all looking like beautiful and exciting, living tinder profiles. gus has opened the gate.

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sus

Moderator
As much as I love Yyaldrin's post, or ah—appreciate—the psychoanalyzing from Luka et al, I think y'all are confusing your own provincialism with these folks' cultural importance. The Chapo, Red Scare, Cumtown trifecta has a few million listeners between them—Chapo pulls $2m a year on Patreon subscriptions. Annie Baker (Gettysburg gal) is literally the most celebrated under-40 playwright in the world; anyone who's into theater knows who she is. Andrea Long Chu is the hottest figure in trans studies the last five ten years. Artforum is the most important visual arts publication of the past century.
 
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