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jia tolentini's first essay, "the i in internet", was phenomenal. everything she wrote in 2017-2018 is not only true nearly a decade later - things are worse! really, really strong writing around perceptions of self, community, opposition, and how the internet has evolved to warped them.
— Apr 01, 2026 04:26PM
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"always be optimizing" was an essay that i struggled to get through. maybe because i've spent so much time discarding this beauty and wellness culture from my life already. at least it gave me a couple essay ideas.
— 1 hour, 44 min ago
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tolentino's second essay, reality tv and me, is both an interesting thinkpiece on the nature of niche reality television, the early 2000s, and which versions of ourselves and reality we construct vs. what's actually real
— 19 hours, 44 min ago
