This week Daisy and Francis are joined by cultural strategist, designer and art director, Edmond Lau. Edmond is known for his "luxury memes" and his recent coining of the term "dark mode shift". Follow Edmond LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atelieredmondlau/ X: https://x.com/nstlgiaxpress 00:00 The rise of LinkedIn 07:23 An outsider's perspective on NYC culture 15:05 Edmond's unique career arc 20:09 Creating digital profiles of personal taste 28:28 The dark mode shift and ambiguous grief 42:09 The evolving insecurities of the yuppies 49:41 Taste has lost its meaning 55:36 Defining luxury Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers.
