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"In order to navigate the experience, you have to normalize the dehumanization. You have to buy into it in order to survive."
In 1999, twin brothers in South Africa cheated in the Comrades, an ultra-marathon. They did it by swapping clothes in a portable toilet halfway through the race. Their actions stunned the country, and their names became synonymous with deceit. But why did they do it? It’s hard, sometimes, not to read everything that happens in […]
"Los Angeles-based Trilogy Media took 'scambaiting' to a new level, but some claim they’re gaining viral fame at others’ expense."
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