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Are You Defined By Your Favorite Website?

Max Fisher 143 Views Jul 19, 2010

We all have our favorite website. What does yours say about you? Flavorwire's Lester Gulch defines the stereotypical reader of 34 popular websites. Here are a few:

Slate: That guy at the party who’s always going, “Just to play the devil’s advocate for a second…”

Salon: People who pretend they want to read about lefty politics but actually want to read celebrity gossip

Huffington Post:
People who pretend they want to read about lefty politics but actually want to gawk at celebrity nip slips

Fark:
Your post-frat buddy who is always sending you some link you’ve already seen a million times

The Awl: Jealous bloggers who are sick of writing SEO headlines
The Atlantic: Brilliant, curious thought leaders

The Atlantic Wire:
Brilliant, curious thought leaders who are also good looking

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