Tits, Trump and Twitter beef: What it means to live in a post-truth age

Exposure has become a key goal of the selfie generation

Shows such as The Hills and The Only Way Is Essex purportedly put real people in seemingly scripted scenes. Phrases such as “docusoap” and “docudrama” were coined in order to try to explain what on earth was happening. Neither drama nor reality TV, these shows exist within a programming purgatory where nothing is coherent, consistent or credible.

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Trump is known for using his fame to push his controversial agenda

Trump can be especially vicious on social media

Of course, “Twitter beef” isn’t restricted to tycoons. Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Seth Rogan and Justin Bieber have all indulged in it. Most recently however, Kanye West and fellow rapper Wiz Khalifa engaged in a feud on the platform. When West thought Khalifa was speaking about his wife, Kim Kardashian, he posted a numbered list of angry tweets.

The original argument arose from West assuming that 'kk' referred to his wife

The Kardashians encourage women to strive for an hourglass figure