Like the writer Sheila Heti and the filmmaker Lena Dunham, Ocean is deciding what it means to talk about friendship, drugs, love, and sex, and is setting the parameters for shame and regret in a world in which failure is simply a way of saying hello.

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And yes, we love the fact that we have better technology, and better techniques, and drugs that can work wonders.

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You know, from the gangs, from the drugs, you know, coming from disadvantaged homes to really discovering the self-love through the arts.

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