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Instagram is the new mall

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  1. [4]
    krg
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    I'm so out of my element when it comes to this whole social media influencer thing. Do these people essentially live as a walking advertisement for most of their lives? I suppose there are worse...

    I'm so out of my element when it comes to this whole social media influencer thing. Do these people essentially live as a walking advertisement for most of their lives? I suppose there are worse ways to make money...

    2 votes
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      cfabbro
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      Want to get even more weirded out by the whole "social media influencers" phenomena? Brands Are Creating Virtual Influencers, Which Could Make the Kardashians a Thing of the Past We Can't Get...
      4 votes
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        krg
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        Reminds me of a movie I haven't seen, Simone. I think I'll call this the period of hyper-affectation®.

        Reminds me of a movie I haven't seen, Simone.

        I think I'll call this the period of hyper-affectation®.

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        1. cfabbro
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          The anime Macross Plus (from 1994) and William Gibson's book Idoru (from 1996) have virtual celebrities featured prominently in them too. A recent Robin Wright movie, The Congress, is about this...

          The anime Macross Plus (from 1994) and William Gibson's book Idoru (from 1996) have virtual celebrities featured prominently in them too. A recent Robin Wright movie, The Congress, is about this as well.

          4 votes
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    1. cfabbro
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      It looks like it's the link that google feedburner uses, so I would assume OP uses it and that's how they came across this article.

      It looks like it's the link that google feedburner uses, so I would assume OP uses it and that's how they came across this article.

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