<div>In today's episode, Mina embraces Meg Ryan Fall™, asks the question "do the rats run this city?" (yes they do), her algorithm-induced David Byrne fixation, why review systems are no good (especially Rotten Tomatoes), what it means to be a "content creator" (barf?????), and online friendship etiquette.<br> <br> Support the podcast on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/highbrowbymina">Patreon</a>!<br> Instagram: @highbrow.pod<br> Send suggestions/thoughts/stories to [email protected]<br> <br> Reading/sources list:<br> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/new-york-city-rat-infestation-politics/673250/">New York's Rats Have Already Won - The Atlantic</a><br> The Mongolia cashmere quote I mentioned is actually from this New Yorker article from 1999: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/02/01/the-crisis-in-cashmere">The Crisis in Cashmere | The New Yorker</a> <br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/arts/music/talking-heads-stop-making-sense.html">Talking Heads on the Return of ‘Stop Making Sense’ - The New York Times</a><br> <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/rotten-tomatoes-movie-rating.html#_ga=2.1690289.10639524.1694551392-326876827.1690561250">The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes</a>  <br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/movies/emma-thompson-writers-strike-content.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIt's%20just%20a%20rude%20word,in%20the%20sink%20or%20something.%E2%80%9D">Emma Thompson Is Right: The Word ‘Content’ Is Rude - The New York Times</a><br> <a href="https://www.bustle.com/wellness/how-to-be-a-good-friend-online">The New Rules Of Friendship Online</a><br> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/09/group-chat-whatsapp-social-media-replacement/675473/">Group-Chat Culture Is Out of Control - The Atlantic</a><br> <a href="https://www.milk-experiment.net/">Milk Experiment</a>    <br> Re: Google search engine results, the Wired article I read and got information from has been taken down since recording: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/google-antitrust-lawsuit-search-results/">A Note From WIRED Leadership</a> <br> Here’s another article regarding Google interference - not sure if they do exactly what Wired first reported on, but still sounds bad whatever they’re doing: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-google-interferes-with-its-search-algorithms-and-changes-your-results-11573823753">How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results - WSJ</a> </div>