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Under the Influencer
The PMRC wanted to put a warning label on the record. The algorithm doesn't need a warning label — it studies the warning, measures the outrage, and recommends twelve more.
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Whatever Happened to Teen Angst?
Anybody else remember when Michael Stipe professed irony to be the shackles of youth? Goddamn, I miss irony. I miss when being young came with confusion, bad decisions, loud guitars, and an irrational hatred of whatever your parents enjoyed.