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Emilie Friedlander and Joy Crane
Emilie Friedlander and Joy Crane

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Published in OneZero

·Jun 24, 2020

Inside the Social Media Cult That Convinces Young People to Give Up Everything

The DayLife Army always seemed like a troll. Then it became a nightmare. — It started with a tweet. In the fall of 2013, Matthew had recently turned 18 and was just finishing up his first semester at a college in Chicago. A freshman music business student with a happy-go-lucky laugh and a fascination with the internet, he’d been making electronic tracks since high…

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Inside the Social Media Cult That Convinces Young People to Give Up Everything
Inside the Social Media Cult That Convinces Young People to Give Up Everything
Cult

42 min read

Emilie Friedlander and Joy Crane

Emilie Friedlander and Joy Crane

194 Followers

Emilie is a freelance journalist and editor who reports on culture and the internet. Joy is a freelance journalist focused on science, technology, and society.

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