the return of mass memes

things right now 030—week of 01.04.25

The Return of Mass Memes or Ghiblification

Max Read writes:

Among the longstanding arguments of this newsletter is that the main or highest function of the current generation of generative-A.I. apps is entertainment…

I wholeheartedly agree.

I’m not going to give a full rundown of the recent spate of ChatGPT-generated Studio Ghibli memes. Max does an excell…