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TED Radio Hour

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How the creator economy is making you talk like the internet

NOV 14, 202549 MIN
TED Radio Hour

How the creator economy is making you talk like the internet

NOV 14, 202549 MIN

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Online linguist Adam Aleksic explains how he goes viral decoding internet slang. Plus, why making a living online means working for “the algorithm,” in part 2 of our creator economy series.

TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at plus.npr.org/ted.

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