Why You Shouldn’t Swipe Left Too Quickly
by Regan Penaluna
Feb 10, 2016
3 minutes
When Eric Klinenberg, an NYU sociologist, was waiting at Penn Station with an armful of groceries, he got a call from a publisher at Penguin. “Hey,” said the publisher, “I have a random question for you: Have you ever heard of a comedian named Aziz Ansari?”
“I was like, Yea,” said Klinenberg, “Aziz Ansari is my hero!”
At first, he thought Penguin wanted to just do a humor book. But on meeting with Ansari, it became clear that he really wanted to do a research project. Thus, was born. The book is published an excerpt from the book, which is .)
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