Discourse Digest: Caroline Calloway, Coldplay Cheaters 2.0, AI Startup Cringe, and Spiderman: Brand New Day
About this episode
The episode covers various digital debates and cultural commentary, including opinions on Caroline Calloway, mental illness in dating profiles, and societal issues reflected in media.
In the second edition of the Discourse Digest, C + C cover all the digital debates that are slightly too irrelevant to make their way into a full-length pod—but just juicy enough to bite into on a Sunday afternoon. (ETA: Wishful thinking; I was not done editing til 11pm on Sunday). You'll hear our hot takes on: The cultural commentators who Caroline Calloway thinks are "the fakest bitches in NYC" Being too honest about mental illness in your hinge profile An AI startup's cruel, dystopian marketing gimmick: Free tattoos Why the Central Park cheating video is emblematic of societal decay How Tom Holland's Spider-Man can save us from MCU slop hell Take a bite—and tell us your thoughts on this week's hottest online discourse.
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