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On the Life-Hacking Origins<br> of Incel Entitlement

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What Are We Saying When We Call<br> an Algorithm 'Creative'?

What Are We Saying When We Call
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Locating Randomness and Agency in The Code

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Heike Geissler's Grim Account of<br> the Amazon Workplace

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Inside the Belly of a Very Contemporary Beast

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How to Unsettle People by<br> Doing Nothing

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Jenny Odell: In Celebration of a Small Rebellion

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How the Algorithm Rewards Extremism

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Clive Thompson on Big Tech, the Internet, and the Mess We're In

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