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Okay, so Sidney Gifford is suing Alyssa Scheel, claiming that Ms. Scheel is copying her. And this lawsuit is real and it is progressing?

Okay, so Sidney Gifford is suing Alyssa Scheel, claiming that Ms. Scheel is copying her. And this lawsuit is real and it is progressing?

Okay, so Sidney Gifford is suing Alyssa Scheel, claiming that Ms. Scheel is copying her. And this lawsuit is real and it is progressing?

Okay, the cases are unpredictable. We think we know where this will land. Like, the smart money says Sydney Gifford can't win. But if she does win, what could this change?

Okay, the cases are unpredictable. We think we know where this will land. Like, the smart money says Sydney Gifford can't win. But if she does win, what could this change?

Okay, the cases are unpredictable. We think we know where this will land. Like, the smart money says Sydney Gifford can't win. But if she does win, what could this change?

Right, like imagine being scared to wear beige. I mean, listen, I don't love beige, but I've learned many women do. Imagine being afraid to get on camera and show your beige house because somebody might sue you for it because your house looks too much like her house. This is crazy making.

Right, like imagine being scared to wear beige. I mean, listen, I don't love beige, but I've learned many women do. Imagine being afraid to get on camera and show your beige house because somebody might sue you for it because your house looks too much like her house. This is crazy making.

Right, like imagine being scared to wear beige. I mean, listen, I don't love beige, but I've learned many women do. Imagine being afraid to get on camera and show your beige house because somebody might sue you for it because your house looks too much like her house. This is crazy making.

I wonder whether or not the platforms bear any blame for these creators looking and sounding and talking alike and having the same vibe. Because if they're pushing stuff at you via an algorithm and you're seeing one person do it, you're seeing two people do it, you're seeing three people do it, you become the fifth or the sixth or the tenth.

I wonder whether or not the platforms bear any blame for these creators looking and sounding and talking alike and having the same vibe. Because if they're pushing stuff at you via an algorithm and you're seeing one person do it, you're seeing two people do it, you're seeing three people do it, you become the fifth or the sixth or the tenth.

I wonder whether or not the platforms bear any blame for these creators looking and sounding and talking alike and having the same vibe. Because if they're pushing stuff at you via an algorithm and you're seeing one person do it, you're seeing two people do it, you're seeing three people do it, you become the fifth or the sixth or the tenth.

Like, has anyone ever looked at, okay, the platforms are serving me a lot of sad beige content, and therefore they are responsible for me thinking, huh, sad beige, that's the way to do it?