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Extremely Online: A Dismal Chronicle of Internet Pseudo-Celebrities

Breaking news: Taylor Lorenz, a beacon of journalistic integrity (insert sarcasm here), has written a book about people who treat the internet like their own personal reality show and somehow make money doing it. ‘Extremely Online’, as she calls it, explores these digital leeches who have infested our screens and what this sorry state of affairs means for our increasingly pixelated lives.

The Sad Implications of This ‘Advancement’

Now, let’s just take a moment to absorb this, shall we? These ‘Internet creators’, as this Lorenz character insists on calling them, are not creating anything more valuable than a momentary distraction from our already meaningless lives. And yet, they’ve become celebrities in their own right. Their rise is an indictment of our deteriorating attention spans and discernment for quality content. Their fame equals to the ultimate depreciation of hard-working artists who invest their time and effort into bringing something of substance and value to the table, but are overlooked in favor of the latest vapid clickbait sensation.

A Hot Take on this Vortex of Triviality

This is, undoubtedly, the sad state of our culture, where click-bait replaces art, and inanity is repackaged as creativity. Lorenz’s book won’t uncover any profound truths; it won’t inspire you to become a better person or offer any ideas about how to improve the world around you. No, it’s simply a cheerleader for this ongoing digital spectacle. As for Lorenz… well, perhaps she should go back to journalism school and learn that there are more compelling stories out there than this theater of the absurd. But then again, why take the high road when you can sell a book?

Original article:https://www.wired.com/story/have-a-nice-future-podcast-23/