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thank you for you nice comment on my 1d blog :) <3 i just read your essay about fan art in yesterweb and loved it!! teen girls totally shaped what fandom looks like on the internet. i didn't create siggies but i was a member of many a message board, especially the 'fall out boy rocks' one lol

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2 weeks ago

thank you for reading my blog!! your comment was so encouraging! i hope your eye stopped twitching by now (mine hasn't). btw i LOOOOOVE your declined page and your purchase reviews. makes me want to finally get spears' curious perfume off ebay. i wore it in middle school and i could pick the scent out of a lineup to this day. one of my favorites forever!

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americasdecline 2 weeks ago

thank you! that's one of my favorite pages too. Curious is such a classic that absolutely holds up. Def recommend getting a bottle and would love to read your review!

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bisha americasdecline

2 weeks ago

Like the aol type theme that you have here...reminds me of the golden age of the internet

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americasdecline 2 weeks ago

Thank you! The original layouts were closer recreations of old AOL themes but I've started being a little more creative. But AOL was my first taste of the internet so I love referencing it.

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americasdecline alysrealm

1 month ago

ahh just read your first blog. thank you for sharing so openly. I'm glad you're feeling more motivated to create. <3 excited to see what you do!

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alysrealm 1 month ago

Thank you sm for your kind comments ^0^

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americasdecline ajazz

1 month ago

ty for the follow! love your site(s) and the new newsletter! excited to read more. also I feel you on the music thing. I can listen to music I like during boring tasks but I do associate certain songs with specific moments, and I also am known to shuffle through my playlist until I find the perfect song for folding laundry or making a sandwhich or whatever haha.

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ajazz 1 month ago

glad to hear you relate! your site's awesome btw a friend of mine is a huge lisa frankenstein fan and i showed your site to them and they absolutely adored it

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hardmachine 1 month ago

Love the new look!

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xandra 1 month ago

heck yeah! new layout looks awesome! the color palette is sick!

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americasdecline 1 month ago

thank you both! I really admire both your sites so I truly appreciate your compliments.

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americasdecline kkbkkb

1 month ago

omg... so jealous of your fragrance collection!!

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kkbkkb 1 month ago

hehe i'm honored for the compliment! thank you :-) i've got more info to add, hopefully i'll be able to get to that soon!

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vuela americasdecline

1 month ago

Oh, you are so sweet! Yes, I saw your Spotify Wrapped page and loved it. I can't stand most of the music I listened to last year because it brings back memories and feelings I don't feel connected to anymore. However, while they’re still around, I’d like to write about them. I'll be active here and there; I have the skills to make a website, but not the creativity, lol. Love your site, it's so cool!

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americasdecline 1 month ago

omg thank you! obviously you're free to write about whatever you want, but writing about songs you no longer connect with might actually be mroe interesting than gushing about songs you love. although that's also fun. Glad you'll still be around on here. If you ever want to chat for creative inspiration, feel free to hit me up!

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americasdecline thearchway

1 month ago

omg how am I just discovering this site? need you to come back and finish that charli article!!

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americasdecline techno-frustration

1 month ago

Love your site and your writing! I've been slowly making my way through Douglas Rushkoff's "Media Virus" and also enjoyed a lot of his writing on Medium. Loved seeing him referenced on your blog.

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americasdecline 1 month ago

Your post about "e-fame" also reminded me of the concept of the democratization of beauty, which I learned about in grad school. Similar to your observations about fame on social media, as cosmetics (and today, cosmetic procedures) became more affordable and accessible, it put pressure on women to look a certain way. These are important ideas to explore and I'm interested to read more from you!

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techno-frustration 1 month ago

Thanks so much for commenting! Media Virus is a great book but it was a slow burn for me too. What's most interesting about that book for me is how Rushkoff talked down the line about how the ideas were co-opted by advertsing agencies. The virus mechanism he discusses he saw as a new way for counter culture but it ended up being studied by corporations for a new way to infect pop culture with brand imagery.

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techno-frustration 1 month ago

Also, I've loved your site for a while. I think I tend to be disinterested in many elements of popular culture and your site is helping me to engage with topics I'm unfamilar with so thank you!

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americasdecline 1 month ago

Yeah and a lot of those observations he made in the book are even more relevant today, as proven in some of your entries. I'm excited to finish the book and keep reading your stuff. Also thank you for your kind words! I want to make space in the small web for people who are into girly pop culture stuff, but honestly it's even better if people who don't like that stuff come to appreciate it, so that means a lot!

americasdecline dann

1 month ago

Thank you so much for the follow! Love your site, esp. the everything/nothing zine!!

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dann 1 month ago

My pleasure

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americasdecline vuela

1 month ago

omg is that a reference to my site on your homepage? it makes me happy to think my site could have inspired content for yours. I also love your idea of making a digital teen magazine. I had similar dreams growing up and actually briefly ran a small WordPress site with the goal of growing into something like that. Not sure if you're planning to be more active on here again, but excited to see what you create if so!

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americasdecline

1 month ago

spontaneous new layout today for spooky season! I'm really happy with it and tbh I'm kind of impressed I threw it together so quickly lol. working on a lot more fun stuff I'm excited to share soon!

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dann 1 month ago

I always feel like I should tweak my layout for the month, but i just end up so bogged down with the proper Halloween sections, that it never happens

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americasdecline 1 month ago

honestly that's probably better than my approach of getting so caught up in aesthetics, content lags. you've struck a good balance, I think!

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Added some new stuff to the site today. It's just a small preview of what's to come! More exciting stuff coming soon, including a new layout I'm really excited about!

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