I despise a narrator with a smartphone in their hand

What fiction tells us about the human experience modulated by smartphones. The novel – especially when written in first person – allows insight into someone else’s interiority in a way that other media cannot. Sometimes, readers may have more knowledge of what a character thinks and feels about what is happening

We made the wrong person famous

Who is “we” and how much say do audiences really have on who rises to the top? The universal “we” is a feature in online comments sections that has always confused me. A single, ambiguous word renders the entire audience an aligned monolith; often in direct opposition to the creator

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