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Key takeaways from The blandness of TikTok’s biggest stars

Or, how algorithms reward mediocrity. Open at source

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we’re seeing is the lowest common denominator of what human beings want to look at, appealing to our most base impulses and exploiting existing biases toward thinness, whiteness, and wealth.

This isn’t about who “deserves” fame, because celebrity has always been a rigged game. It’s more about what we should expect from the people we make famous.

pop culture is being increasingly determined by algorithm

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