*OMFG* yes, this right here: “Is everything about culture ‘actually just downstream from cheap rent (and its disappearance),” and is it “even possible to have a meaningful conversation about cultural criticism that’s not just about that?”
https://open.substack.com/pub/nemesisglobal/p/emily-in-berlin
(Via @guncelawits on Bsky; apologies for the Substack link.)