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b81baeae | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @dee851c8 yeah I can't enjoy media when I know too much personal stuff about the performer unless they're really really careful at image management so what I know about them seems congruent with the persona they're selling
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Cass (they/them) | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @16a8be7a Yeah, that’s how I am more and more.

I’ve recently been able to start watching more standup again after a long time of being turned off by the whole milieu but I’m still deeply skeptical in the vast majority of cases to treat it as social commentary the way a lot of people do. There’s such an aspect of storytelling to it, and also that aspect of people turning themselves into brands.