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When something aged so bad it's actually good.
Kwite: "The SSSniperWolf situation can't get any worse"
Random guy in the comments 2 years later: "This aged like fine milk"
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The age you have being in Childhood
I have came the Coming of age
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The period starting around the late 2000s and ending with the Trump presidency. Evoking the Gilded Age, the term underscores the rampant tech idealism of the time, which ushered in drone warfare, platform capitalism, Amazon and the retailocalypse, and the
collection and sale of individuals' data (often with their assistance such as with the Ring scandal). Also of note: The paradoxical normalization/ encouragement of narcissistic behavior and the death of privacy (and thus certain modes of self-determination); the rise of a cyborgian mystical-scientific-sycretic wellness culture alongside inflated healthcare costs; the replacement of social movements with personal reckonings and managing your brand; echo chambers; the favoring of creative production that is archival or highly reflexive / referential; endless navel-gazey commentary.
"After the protests started, Chad sent me $5 on venmo bc white fragility?? I called him out and now he's in a shame spiral that helps nobody."
"God, we need to get out of the Mirrored Age."
When the defining factor in an individual's social status is the leverage that he/she holds in high-profile connections, the quality of his/her personal brand, and the degree to which he/she adheres to social norms.
Due to the prevalence of social media and the minimal value that physical proximity now plays in fostering and maintaining relationships, it is clear that the 21st century is deep into the Age of Influence.
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