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Social media thrives on them. You look at any argument or rant and chances are the target is some vague composite of every negative comment and stereotype people have been exposed to online. A person perfectly engineered to wind you up. An algorithmic punching bag.
You can stick an actual person in front of someone and they may still engage with the composite rather than the person, like that bit in Blade Runner 2049 when the holographic woman's projected onto the body of the sex worker.
It's always been the case but, like many things, it's been intensified by the web.
You can stick an actual person in front of someone and they may still engage with the composite rather than the person, like that bit in Blade Runner 2049 when the holographic woman's projected onto the body of the sex worker.
It's always been the case but, like many things, it's been intensified by the web.
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