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"the outgrowth of a culture of celebrity worship" ... it's still a culture of celebrity worship, it's just that the celebrities have changed. It was a bubble that we were living in from 9/11 onward that the same handful of celebrities remained relevant for so long, that had never happened before in American culture. A lot of that had to do with different kinds of 360 deals (which were new) where entertainment corporations had to keep certain celebrities relevant in order to profit off of those deals. Same thing with the sale of music catalogs, which began in the 90's with David Bowie Bonds against future royalties.

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Extremely good point!!

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I hope Bogost gets all the leaf-blowing he deserves. Can't read the whole piece because I cannot in good conscience give The Atlantic any money, but leaf-blowers are terrible for the environment! They're not merely annoying.

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I hate them with a burning passion

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