Douglas Rushkoff says he doesn't like the whininess of self-pity on social media. He thinks it's just a general sort of boring self-p pity in the culture. But when you do tackle contentious issues, such as gay marriage and blackface, they are often met with blowback. "I seem to get away with things that a lot of people don't,"Rushkoff adds.

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