10k Posts Summer Fayre ft Mattie Lubchansky

This week we’re joined by friend of the show Mattie Lubchansky to talk about the epidemic of AI posters filling every small town, village and hamlet, and what it suggests about the state of local advertising today.

We try to figure out how to describe the aesthetic of AI posters, why their maximalism has become so ubiquitous, and  how they are offshoots of the “dead internet” - an online environment where things exist with no meaning, purpose or intended audience.

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LEBANON AID LINKSHere are some fundraisers to support collective rebuilding and survival efforts on the ground in Lebanon.

-Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity. https://beitelbaraka.org/donate-directly/ or donate in general https://beitelbaraka.org/donate-now/

-LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks.https://livelove.org/donate

-Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished peoplehttps://lebanesefoodbank.org/take-action/donate/

Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack.https://fundahope.com/en/campaigns/solar-powered-lebanon

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

These are some general links you can support collective efforts with!

-The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestinehttps://www.gofundme.com/f/to-preserve-whats-left-of-humanity-global-solidarity