Oh boy, you’ve put your finger on this major strain in our culture. It’s hard to describe and it slips away as you try to pin it down, but I feel it too. The only thing I know how to do in response is to put my hands on things, make things. It helps for a while.
Oh boy, you’ve put your finger on this major strain in our culture. It’s hard to describe and it slips away as you try to pin it down, but I feel it too. The only thing I know how to do in response is to put my hands on things, make things. It helps for a while.
The first part reminds me of that newsite that operated in the early oughts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_eXile
The second part reminded me of Richard Barbrook's thought probe, particularly the A/B test on page 34-5: https://networkcultures.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/0585-INC_NN10-totaal-RGB.pdf
You may be familiar, but I also I have a lot to learn and will check out "Nothing is True and Everything is Possible" and "This is not Propaganda." particularly, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Analytica#Elections role.
Gah. This made me feel less crazy and alone. A feast of recognition.
What a compelling review, one of the best pieces you've done for this forum. This author is on my list, now. Thank you!