Thread. Interesting point, I haven't heard this take before:https://twitter.com/Chelsea_Fagan/status/950474991920975876 …
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Insofar as I understand how any of this works, I doubt many unenviable professionals took a hit. I also don't see any reason to think the discourse on anything progressed due to E! sound bites. I'm genuinely curious about whether I'm missing something & this actually matters
(Which isn't to say that this isn't an interesting/unusual take! I'm just flummoxed by the perceived significance of things celebrities say or don't say as they're hanging around before an awards show. I wonder if I'm blinded by my outgroup perspective.)
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I take this stuff as having symbolic importance, not (direct) consequentialist importance. But it still matters. The kind of behavior we allow/applaud/condemn in these high-profile contexts is how we negotiate what consensus societal values should be.
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So... I think memes are a thing, and there's symbolic content that can contribute to the environment in which real things happen. Still, I notice some confusion around how this happens & how much of the influence is illusory, e.g. another effect rather than a causal factor.
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