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Sugar daddies to 'sponsors': The gentrification of sleaze

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A mate described the social media experience as akin to stopping by a busy bus terminus to soak in the energy. When the terminus is on your way home, you end up cultivating a few acquaintances with stories for days. The ones who are up to date with the latest domestic scandal and other crazy happenings while you were away.

All they require is a little poke. Some people have a gift for nosing into other people's business. They are persistent. They dig in, stake out and interrogate informers until they get some leads to work with.

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