Good counter-counter narrative
Narrative: Kardashians are vapid, rentier symptoms of all that’s wrong
Counter-narrative: They’re actually admirable geniuses; Kim with her billion-user app, Kylie Jenner with her billion-dollar cosmetics biz
Counter-counter-narrative: See below
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Replying to @RivalVoices and @vgr
What makes them fascinating?
Every generation sends a hero up the pop charts. Since we are the cursed descendants of po-mo and punk, we loathe real heroes.
But the memetic substrate of a highly wired society demands & craves something to fill the void. Thus fame for fame's sake.
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