Frank Elavsky (he/him) ⌁ @frank.computer · Apr 17 I unpack "fidelity" in terms of prototypes ("what is a prototype?" and my recent piece about gen ai): www.frank.computer/blog/2024/01... www.frank.computer/blog/2026/03...
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In summary, "21st century realism" can be understood as an aesthetic fixation on "faithfulness to the construction of a particular reality" and as Jay points out (which I also assert): a reality steeped in patriarchy, violence, imperialism, and capitalism. It is just faithfulness to hegemony.
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