We have seen it all! Some of you will remember an «incident» that occurred a couple of weeks ago involving singer Tate McRae and the makeup and skincare brand Neutrogena. If you aren’t aware, the singer filmed a sponsored video cleaning her face after a concert with their products, but in the video, it was …
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The Once Calming ASMR has Now Become a Parody of Itself
Not every regular user of social media knows what the «Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response» is. However, it is highly likely that they have come across «ASMR» if they have spent enough time scrolling. Almost anything can be given this label with the right sound effects or a crisp enough microphone. For those who have never …
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Posting Online About How You’re Offline Isn’t ‘Analog,’ It’s Hypocritical
There’s no hiding the fact that we’re living in a multigenerational, technology-obsessed world. We don’t look people in the eyes anymore, we can’t go out to dinner without our cellphones taking up space that should be reserved for appetizers, and most people don’t even bring their credit cards outside with them because they can tap …
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‘We’ve officially hit the downfall of influencer culture’: Influencer’s influence has run dry since becoming paid actors and sellouts
Look! It’s yet another influencer pitter-pattering her acrylic nails against a tube of Korean sunscreen on your social media feed. Scrolling past eerily glazed, dead-eyed sponsored content day in and day out, it’s clear that our consumer-centric, ASMR-obsessed, three-second-attention-span society is utterly enthralled with deep-seeded marketing. Like sleeper agents activated by a sponsorship check in …
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Ultra-Rich Influencers Are Everything Wrong With Influencer Culture, and Everything That Social Media Wants
One of the most sobering reminders about the importance of social media is just how many of the 0.001% are desperate to have a say over it. While Elon Musk and his takeover of Twitter may be the most high-profile and humiliating example of recent years, there are a number of very wealthy people who …
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Short End of the Sale: How consumerist gluttony continually smothers real craftsmanship
There are very few things you can buy in the current market that will last you the rest of your life. Unlike our grandparents, who still use the cast-iron pans they unwrapped at their wedding 75 years ago, younger generations will never truly experience product longevity. While it’s certain that my grandma’s pans will outlive …
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Consuming Consumerism: How trendy TikTok foods are actually gross, greedy, and anti-culinary
Scrolling on TikTok can sometimes feel like sifting through a sea of consumer products, from skincare to home decor to whatever the TikTok shop has decided to sell to you. Watching someone bite into a sandwich or sip a drink can feel like a satisfying break from that constant salesmanship. In reality, though, it’s just …
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Satisfying ASMR ‘restock’ videos are overconsumption propaganda on steroids
Acrylic nails dance across the head of a $200 microphone with an ear-scraping drumbeat of clicks and clacks. A muffled outward breath clouds around the sharper staccato sound of finger-nail percussion like a soothing blanket of white noise. A soft whisper soon follows, flowing deep within your consciousness like a waking dream, hinting at a …
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The TikTok shop has ruined TikTok: From short-form comedy clips to an e-commerce abyss, TikTok proves that consumerism will always be on top
There’s no doubt that TikTok is one of the most used social media platforms of this decade. Most memes and popular trends of the 2020s originate from the app, proving that the influence of its users is nothing short of monumental. With 1.9 billion registered users globally, we’re sure you, your children, and your children’s …
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‘First you robbing the artists, now you robbing us?’: Twitter Reacts to Spotify’s Price Increases and the Out-of-Touch Claim Made By the CEO
The Spotify CEO recently claimed that «the cost of creating content» is «close to zero» when discussing the streaming services price increases.