"My social media platform of preference these days is tiktock. I'm embarrassed to admit it, but i don't care what anybody says." "I remember when a million dollars was like aspirational... Now it's like, if you're not 25 making a million dollars, youre nothing," he said. 'We'll do not go on tiktok o' How do we counter the visibility we have to the world? Our tribe, kind of digitally baing expanded, seven billion plus the algorithms which will feed us the things that bring out the worst than us.'
Will Storr is an award-winning writer and author of six books, including his newest, The Status Game. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker and The New York Times. He has also been presented with the AIB Award for Best Investigative Documentary for his BBC radio series.
Will's book, The Status Game, is available now!
Learn more about Will at willstorr.com.
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