Ethnographic Beats Algorithmic
Ronnie Fieg speaking on the David Senra podcast about where his influence came from:
Every other stop would be a different culture hopping on the train. What I got to see became my world. That was my influence.Today, people will walk into a store and know about all the products before they walk in.
His taste wasn’t shaped by a feed but from riding across Queens, watching different cultures and as-yet-unseen styles get on the train.
Culture has fragmented. Taste has flattened.
Sometimes ethnographic beats algorithmic. Sometimes you need to get out of the building.