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We take things that would have struck us as miraculous five years ago for granted. Like Pokémon Go would have been insane, and now it's just like, Oh, okay.
Charlie Brooker
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Charlie Brooker
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 3
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My theory is that we used to have several personalities, and now we're encouraged to have one online.
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Online you're encouraged to perform one personality for everyone.
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