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“Vibe shift” and the shifting meaning of “vibe”

February 18, 2022 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

“Vibe Shift” has gurgled to the top of The Discourse this week, largely thanks to Allison P. Davis’s article in The Cut. The term was coined by Sean Monahan (whose work I like and which I’ve talked about in The…

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