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Moon Influencer: from 2019. The start of the confessional-authenticity boom on social media, as well as the Chinese govt beating the US at Moon exploration. #loveyourcraters

Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian from back in 2019. Here’s the script: [The scene is SPACE, with our big round friend, THE MOON, in it. The Moon is talking to a satellite which is filming it as it talks] THE MOON: **DEEP BREATH**… [The scene now cuts to a compiuter screen. We are watching a YOUTUBE VIDEO - which is being livestreamed by the satellite we just saw filming the Moon. The Moon is talking to us, like a YouTuber, and the video it is posting is called ‘Learning to accept myself!’] THE MOON: Hi guys... So today's post is gonna be tough... But I feel that, as your Moon, there's a lot of you that look up to me. And I have a responsibility to show you that the perfect images you see on social media aren't real. So here goes… For 4.5 billion years I have suffered from a really cratered ass. [We now see the Moon from the side, which shows that one the side we can’t see, it is covered in craters.] It's a condition known as meteorites. And I spend so much *energy* showing you my smooth seas and radiant light, but it's all *fake*… Even my light is... reflected! SOB! [Show sun shining on Moon’s Earth-facing side] But now - SNIFF - I've got this great new sponsor, the Chinese government... ...who've sent me their amazing new Chang'e 4 rover, to help me feel empowered by taking beautiful photos of my 'dark' side. [Show the Chinese Rover taking photos on the Moon’s surface] So check ‘em out guys - www.gov.cn! Hashtag, #loveyourcraters. [Ends]

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