The Culture Decoder
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Our culture is now a tangled mess of rabid media, dopamine triggering social feeds, shitified products and ruinous ideologies.
Time to figure it out…
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Time to figure it out…
Substack: https://substack.com/@theculturedecoder
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@The-Culture-Decoder
We need to reconsider how we categorise social media - as much of it isn't 'social' any more...
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We need to reconsider how we categorise social media - as much of it isn't 'social' any more...
How we describe and label things matters - and with #social platforms playing such a prominent role in our lives, maybe we need to reconsider what we call them...
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
How we describe and label things matters - and with #social platforms playing such a prominent role in our lives, maybe we need to reconsider what we call them...
The next Culture Decoder video lands later this week....
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November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The next Culture Decoder video lands later this week....
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Subscribe here - www.youtube.com/@The-Culture-Decoder
Xbox's recent price jump went down with audiences about as badly as you'd suspect - will other subscription services learn from this cautionary tale? #media #entertainment #subscriptionservices
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November 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Xbox's recent price jump went down with audiences about as badly as you'd suspect - will other subscription services learn from this cautionary tale? #media #entertainment #subscriptionservices
If you like what you see here then please subscribe for weekly insights at substack.com/@thecultured...
If you like what you see here then please subscribe for weekly insights at substack.com/@thecultured...
The ambitions of some entertainment platforms might see them put too much pressure on already cash-strapped audiences...
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The ambitions of some entertainment platforms might see them put too much pressure on already cash-strapped audiences...
The conflict has been going on for a century or more, but the outcome of the latest round might be bittersweet for both sides...
#Tech #Art #Culture #Media #Entertainment
#Tech #Art #Culture #Media #Entertainment
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The conflict has been going on for a century or more, but the outcome of the latest round might be bittersweet for both sides...
#Tech #Art #Culture #Media #Entertainment
#Tech #Art #Culture #Media #Entertainment
Are we headed for a Subscription Shakedown? The next Culture Decoder piece will explore this - coming later this week.
In the meanwhile if you're up for some informed and honest analysis of trends in #media #tech and #entertainment - please subscribe here... substack.com/@thecultured...
In the meanwhile if you're up for some informed and honest analysis of trends in #media #tech and #entertainment - please subscribe here... substack.com/@thecultured...
November 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Are we headed for a Subscription Shakedown? The next Culture Decoder piece will explore this - coming later this week.
In the meanwhile if you're up for some informed and honest analysis of trends in #media #tech and #entertainment - please subscribe here... substack.com/@thecultured...
In the meanwhile if you're up for some informed and honest analysis of trends in #media #tech and #entertainment - please subscribe here... substack.com/@thecultured...
‘UnDEr DoNNIe’s eye’
October 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
‘UnDEr DoNNIe’s eye’
Here's the most drastic leaps in subscription service costs - some are looking kinda much, aren't they? In next weeks 'Culture Decoder' piece I'll be looking into this one in more depth...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Here's the most drastic leaps in subscription service costs - some are looking kinda much, aren't they? In next weeks 'Culture Decoder' piece I'll be looking into this one in more depth...
substack.com/@thecultured...
substack.com/@thecultured...
When in Freiburg, you gateau do it.
September 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
When in Freiburg, you gateau do it.
Super busy week so no ‘Culture Decoder’ newsletter ‘till the next - but here’s some recent articles in case you missed them…
August 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Super busy week so no ‘Culture Decoder’ newsletter ‘till the next - but here’s some recent articles in case you missed them…
What’s worse that a Bullshit Job? A Phantom Job - and we’re being spooked by them more and more.
open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...
open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...
August 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
What’s worse that a Bullshit Job? A Phantom Job - and we’re being spooked by them more and more.
open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...
open.substack.com/pub/thecultu...
Coming tomorrow on 'The Culture Decoder' newsletter -
'Who needs nukes when we’re so keen to atomise ourselves?
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'Who needs nukes when we’re so keen to atomise ourselves?
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August 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Coming tomorrow on 'The Culture Decoder' newsletter -
'Who needs nukes when we’re so keen to atomise ourselves?
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'Who needs nukes when we’re so keen to atomise ourselves?
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Looking forward to diving into this one @annakornbluh.bsky.social
August 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Looking forward to diving into this one @annakornbluh.bsky.social
These two graphs resulted in a major learning for me back in August 2016 - and of a trend that has spin our world on its axis.
July 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
These two graphs resulted in a major learning for me back in August 2016 - and of a trend that has spin our world on its axis.