With all that info, I was able to categorize our reaction to the Cats trailer alongside similar reactions to Sonic the Hedgehog and Aladdin, but with subtle variations due to its proximity to theater culture. As time went on, I’d be able to refine that judgment. The internet’s feelings are complex, but not infinitely varied. The more you consume the flows of tweets, videos, articles, comments, the easier it gets to bracket that complexity and understand its outer limits. And when you understand what the internet thinks, you understand what it’s okay to say. And when you understand what it’s
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