
Why does everything look the same?
Your next-door cafe is indistinguishable from a coffee shop in America. Social media influencers have all started to look the same, and it feels like corporates got a memo to incorporate only the 'Corporate Memphis' style in their communication. This is an age when personality and uniqueness are being wrung out of everyday existence. Is this a consequence of the overconsumption of social media?
Listen to the second episode of PopScope to find out!
Edited by Shivaraj S
Produced by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian

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