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The homogeneity contrasted with the overall hipster philosophy of the 2010s, namely, that by consuming certain products and cultural artefacts you could proclaim your own uniqueness apart from the mainstream crowd – in this case a particular coffee shop rather than an obscure band or clothing brand. “The irony of it all is that these spaces are sup... See more
Kyle Chayka • The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same
I’ve long wrote off McDonald’s as a fast food option, but someone confessed fan-hood recently, and on Easter Sunday there was nowhere else near the laundromat that had food and a bathroom. Everyone’s due a second-chance. Never again. It was like $20 for some bad breakfast sandwiches, and a hash-brown on the side that would be more appropriately dub
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