infoporn en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪnfəʊˌpɔːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɪnfoʊˌpɔɹn/ (General-American)
Etymology
From info + porn.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Information which does not serve a purpose other than to hold the attention of its audience; information for information's sake.
This uselessness bestows on art a certain autonomy from the grim dealings in shopworn slogans and infoporn that characterize all other domains of the spectacle.
2008, McKenzie Wark, 50 Years of Recuperation of the Situationist International, Princeton Architectural Press, page 5