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Thanks to the internet, we can unapologetically love everything . You can have a podcast about Dostoevsky in your queue and a podcast about The Bachelor right next to it. The judgment is gone. The only rule left is: Does it bring you joy? However, there is a fine line between fandom and tribalism. Popular media is no longer a passive activity; it is

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