The Billionaire, the Influencer and their Baby

Or, why we need fairy tales.

Katherine Dee

Mar 13, 2025

∙ Paid

Cross-posted by Wisdom of Crowds

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- Katherine Dee

Katherine Dee is an Internet historian and culture critic whose 2024 essay, “No, Culture is Not Stuck,” is one of the most popular pieces we’ve ever published. Today, she writes about our lack of, and need for, modern fairy tales that warn us about the dangers of celebrity and money in the age of the Internet.

— Santiago Ramos, executive editor

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Katherine Dee

Internet ethnographer. I want to talk to you if you grew up with unrestricted access to the Internet. Tech correspondent at The Spectator. Staff Critic at Tablet. Bylines in The Dispatch, WSJ, The New York Times, and Politico. Accepting commissions.