This framing is already used in segments of the online right, and it is becoming more prevalent in real life. For example, Joe Allen, a Steve Bannon associate, said the following at a debate with Joe Lonsdale earlier this month:
“You look at the data center, this incubator for algorithmic immigrants,” he said. “They’ve already broken out and invaded other companies. These immigrants are out of control.”
A reliable way to develop taste for intentionally directing attention is by doing things yourself. Paint a house after choosing colors carefully, and every other house's choices jump out to you. Weld and you'll notice good welds whether you mean to or not. Photograph seriously, and you'll see more and better.[1] Write, cook, lay bricks, garden, build a bicycle, curate your wardrobe, whatever -- the doing builds your visceral understanding that allows you to direct attention.
This excerpt from Alfred Gell's 1992 essay The Technology of Enchantment and the En... (read more)