The Influencers Who Built a Lost Internet.
This article reviews *This Is Not Real Life*, a memoir by Canadian YouTuber Lauren Southern, focusing on her rise during the early era of online media when independent creators challenged mainstream institutions. Southern’s work combined commentary, documentary-style reporting, and culture-war conte...
| Publicado en: | Skeptic Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 24 - 30 |
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2026
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