a memoir for the internet we lost - by kashvi

similar to most young girls in 2010, i was obsessed with justin bieber.

Playback speed × Share post Share post at current time Share from 0:00 0:00 / 37 9 11 a memoir for the internet we lost kashvi Apr 12, 2026 37 9 11 Share similar to most young girls in 2010, i was obsessed with justin bieber. completely, without irony, without the instinct to doubt that this could be problematic. i knew everything about him in a devotional way: every interview, every low-resolution video on YouTube where he was half-speaking, half-singing into a camera that barely captured his talent. looking back, this was my first parasocial relationship because keeping up with him felt like

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