Vice Turned Gonzo Journalism Into Clickbait

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Much has been written of what Laura Bennett first described as the “first-person industrial complex” of the late ‘00s and ‘10s— “solo acts of sensational disclosure” and “ultra-confessional essays” that defined a certain kind of digital media, from Buzzfeed to Jezebel, Salon to xoJane. It was an odd moment in time w…