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by rsync 3906 days ago
... and there's the hack. It's us.

If you ever needed proof of the adage that capitalism will co-opt even the most accurate and stinging criticism of it, here it is.

The show was criticized as being racist and so the show appropriated that message (by hiring the "street artists" and instructing them to "go rogue") in order to sell more of the show.

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This seems like a feature that would be generally selected for in types of social organization.
Indeed, reminds me of The Society of the Spectacle.