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In Cyberspace, Delusion Is Power

or, the Childish Delusion

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Nicolas D Villarreal
Apr 19, 2025
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I’m Katherine Dee. I read in an industry newsletter that I should re-introduce myself in every post. I’m an Internet ethnographer, sometimes podcaster, and reporter. This newsletter is filled with ethnographic interviews, takes on current events, a sporadic advice column, Craigslist-style missed connections, Internet culture explainers, streams, a book …

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Author of novel "Caeruleus" and essay collection "A Soul of a New Type". Writes on political economy, AI, semiotics, the history of professionalism, and the state.
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