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never wanted to like Margaret Zhang, in the way that
I never really wanted to likeanyof the new wave of
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millennial viewpoint andŗǯśȬ ǯ
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identify myself
as a blogger...
IT’S NOT ON MY
BUSINESS CARD
BECAUSE IT’S
NOT MY JOB”
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