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by tokai 876 days ago
Yes, and I'm saying I'm finding his point weak. It is a old and well know experiment and the social-media-is-a-skinnerbox talking point is as old as social media. I find the selfie angle tacked on without adding or illuminating the subject further. The work doesn't work for me. But I appreciate the cute rat photos.
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This is an odd comment to me.

It's like saying "people have been painting realistic portraits of women for centuries, Leonardo, and this one doesn't add anything or illuminate the subject of portrait-taking further. Still, I appreciate her ambiguous smile."

> Yes, and I'm saying I'm finding his point weak.

This would be a stronger point itself if you didn't succinctly validate it with the second sentence of your initial post!