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		DoreenMichele on July 30, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Signaling in tech is some fucked up shit (2016) The author seems to be female, so "fangirl" maybe isn't so out of place.

bastijn on July 30, 2018 [–]

Even so, fanboys, fangirls, it is all said in demeaning manner in this context. I don’t think anybody would feel proud to be categorized in that group of the authors collection.

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