ON THIS WEEK’S episode of Have a Nice Future, Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode talk to journalist Taylor Lorenz about her new book Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet. They talk about the rise of the modern influencer and how all of us have to make our peace with our online lives.
Check out our coverage of social media and influencers, including some Very Online TikTok stars who are streaming 24/7. You can also dive into The WIRED Guide to Influencers.
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Note: This is an automated transcript, which may contain errors.
Lauren: I said that very strangely, didn’t I? A bone.
Gideon: A bone. It was a very fine bone.
Lauren: Gideon, I’ve been listening to you too much.
Gideon: Have your tea in fine bone China.
[Laughter]
[Music]
Gideon: Hi, I’m Gideon Lichfield.
Lauren: And I’m Lauren Goode, and this is Have a Nice Future, a podcast about how terrifyingly fast everything is changing.
Gideon: Each week we talk to someone with big, audacious, and sometimes unnerving ideas about the future, and we ask them how we can all prepare to live in it.
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