The Lure of the Scam

Wisdom of Crowds

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Christine and Damir discuss two personal essays from New York magazine that went viral last week. The first deals with divorce, the second with getting scammed. A flabbergasted Damir can’t believe they were published; he wonders if anyone outside New York would care to read them. Christine finds ironic wisdom buried in both essays. The conversation ends on a high note, with Christine explaining how one of the essays breaks new ground in the media monoculture.

Required Reading:

* Emily Gould, “The Lure of Divorce,” New York magazine.

* Charlotte Cowls, “The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger,” New York magazine.

* Christine’s three theories about the above essays.

* Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation.

* Kristen Roupenian, “Cat Person”.

* Ross Douthat, The Decadent Society.