Best of: Jia Tolentino on what happens when life is an endless performance
The Gray Area with Sean Illing ›1:45:58 | Aug 3rd, 2020
The introduction to Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, hit me hard. In her investigation of how American politics and culture had collapsed into “an unbearable supernova of pe...Show More
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mm recommended:Aug 10th, 2020
So many gems in here that talks about how the internet has turned us all into little media companies forcing us in an endless performance of ourselves. They talk about everything such as how we're drowned in a sea of opinion, how people who can withstand outrage online benefits financially and egoti...Show More
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mmAug 10th, 2020
@rosaguac @shopceremonie @acserrano I think you'll enjoy this episode about how life is an endless performance online
jennxAug 14th, 2020
@mm Yesss so many Aha moments! Have you also read her book?
mmAug 14th, 2020
@jennx Not yet. Just found out about her.
jennx recommended:Aug 14th, 2020
Really enjoyed this conversation on self delusion in the age of the Internet and how our presence on it becomes an endless performance. The chapter “The I in Internet” in Jia’s book Trick Mirror left many Aha moments.
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phyllisgoode recommended:Aug 20th, 2020
Jia Tolentino + Ezra Klein have a great thought provoking conversation about identity and how the internet has shaped us
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mmAug 20th, 2020
@phyllisgoode Such a great conversation. Definitely something to keep revisiting.
jcunn0621 recommended:Aug 27th, 2020
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