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Everything we like is a psyop | TechCrunch

  • Amanda Silberling--TechCrunch
  • published date: 2026-04-16 17:03:18 UTC

If culture is shaped by TikTok's algorithmic feed, then it's time for us to decide where we draw the line between necessary marketing and inauthentic growth hacking.

Last year, I was telegraphed a subliminal mandate from the indie rock powers that be: I was supposed to like Geese. The young Brooklynites make good music, but are they the saviors of rock and roll, … [+7424 chars]