3) this piece seems researched 100% from online sources w no primary interviews w ppl who know the ppl involved
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4) BS like claiming she can't be sure if a racist parody account is really Suey or not tells me all I need to know abt the author
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If I had to say what was Wrong With Online Activism I'd say it's the constant ratcheting pressure to be more pure, more woke, less corrupt
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Anyway my take is that Nair is 180 degrees wrong and Suey got into the shit she did bc she *wasnt* particularly into managing her brand
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People don't become viral targets bc they carefully brand manage, they do so bc they talk to a clique of friends & lose perspective
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But of course the shortcut to dehumanizing someone and justifying attacks on them is characterizing them as venal/mercenary
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The worst thing abt all this is being the vulture who seeks out pile-ons is a much better way to monetize yourself
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Suey's "controversy" has become a huge red mark on her resume for any job,Internet or non. Meanwhile ppl keep getting paid to write abt her
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This is a constant trope of online jerks. Assume w/o saying that visibility = money/status and this justifies the shit visibility brings
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I don't know anything abt Park's finances but I'll eat my hat if she's made more $ off her "controversy" than ANY of the ppl shit talking
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@arthur_affect Seriously. She quit social media altogether, right? She's clearly not somehow raking it in from social media.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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