An interview with author Symeon Brown…

Illustration Marija Marc. Article by Felicity Martin. Dazed Digital – February 9, 2022.

Author Symeon Brown talks through his new book, Get Rich Or Lie Trying – a book about deceit, ‘cloutrage’ and aspiration on social media

A clip of Rihanna being interviewed has been doing the rounds recently. Asked, “What do you do on those days you don’t feel confident?” she replies, “Uhh, pretend? I mean why not, it’s either that or cry myself to sleep, who wants to do that?” This idea of pretence – of faking it until you make it – is at the heart of a new cutting exposé by Symeon Brown, Get Rich Or Lie Trying: Ambition and Deceit in the New Influencer Economy. […]

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