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Kath discusses the manipulative aspects of social media and its cultural implications with Pat.

Kath tells Pat about the world of clipping, narrative campaigns, and other discursive manipulations that affect our algorithms, taste in music, and culture at large. This episode is primarily a discussion of the Vulture article "The Feed is Fake" by Lane Brown. Read it here: https://www.vulture.com/article/social-media-feeds-chaotic-good-projects-clipping.html We also discuss and quote from Eliza McLamb's article "Fake Fans", which kicked off this discussion a few weeks ago: https://substack.com/@elizamclamb/p-192801490 To hear the rest of this episode, check out our patreon at patreon.com/liecheatandsteal!

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