And I think this is the real epiphany: the ways in which culture is distributed become profoundly more intriguing as a cultural artifact itself. What we've experienced is an inversion of consumption, one in which we've come to prefer the acts of acquisition over that which we are acquiring, the bottles over the wine.
Kenneth GoldsmithFavoriting tweets has become a form of acknowledging that you've read what someone else has written.
Kenneth GoldsmithI think that the special thing about radio is the off switch. If something's not pleasing you, turn it off.
Kenneth GoldsmithThe best thing about conceptual poetry is that it doesnโt need to be read. You donโt have to read it. As a matter of fact, you can write books, and you donโt even have to read them. My books, for example, are unreadable. All you need to know is the concept behind them. Hereโs every word I spoke for a week. Hereโs a yearโs worth of weather reports... and without ever having to read these things, you understand them.
Kenneth Goldsmith