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    1. This sort of playing for the false positive of being a sell-out is quite and end-game-of-capitalism example - theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/12/influencers-are-faking-brand-deals/578401/
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    The authenticity of being inauthentic about being inauthentic is quite a feather in the cap of late stage capitalism.
    1. …in reply to @Chronotope
      “'People pretend to have brand deals to seem cool,' Allie said. 'It’s a thing, like, I got this for free while all you losers are paying.'" Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
      1. …in reply to @Chronotope
        Why is no one teaching these kids that the value of their labor is itself paying for something? If you create a free ad for a company then you are devaluing your own labor, paying for it twice. Isn't that even less cool?
        1. …in reply to @Chronotope
          This article is turning me into a grandpa shaking my stick at the kids on my lawn.
          1. …in reply to @Chronotope
            Some nerd wished on a monkey's paw that doing stuff on the internet would make people popular in high school, didn't they?


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