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kleinbl00 · 2701 days ago · link · · parent · post: Already regretting assigning J.G. Ballard to cover the Fyre Festival
And down the rabbithole I went. Wow. I think GQ has my favorite take. I sincerely hope "Anna Conrad" is a real journalist, and I wish and pray that she's related to Joseph... even if she never made it out of Miami.
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I see three possibilities: 1) It was said in jest, or frustration, or exhaustion, and does not actually reflect the viewpoint of a thinking human being. 2) She stone-cold made it up. The whole article has a Jayson Blair/Janet Cooke kinda vibe. 3) There really are people that self-absorbed, and they're the ones most likely to go to an image-centric starfuckerfest promoted largely by instagram personas.