pickA lot of this seems overly simplistic, even reductionist. However, there are some truly great insights into what makes someone join a mass movement. It helps make sense of why people fall/fell for MAGA BS and similar. Highly recommend.
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pickA lot of this seems overly simplistic, even reductionist. However, there are some truly great insights into what makes someone join a mass movement. It helps make sense of why people fall/fell for MAGA BS and similar. Highly recommend.
Just realized my nails match my bookmark…talk about accessorizing. 🤣
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️ The role of stories in everyday life and how they can negatively affects us. Psychological warfare, propaganda, misinformation. We tend to treat fiction as politics. So many slippery slopes. Nothing much positive here, but a quick, interesting read.
pick“In the United States, we treat fiction as politics—and vice versa.“
A fascinating short history of psychological warfare, which is intensely relevant today. The Native American histories of being disappeared, sometimes over and over, was particularly interesting.
I was disappointed in the final chapter though, which offered several idealistic solutions with no ideas on how to implement them.
so-soNot too much to say about this. I found it (mostly) interesting and easy to read. Oddly, although I‘m not really one for art appreciation, I remember that chapter a bit more than some of the others (also the online review chapter, but that may not be a surprise considering I am writing a review to post online…!).
pickA heavy read with a lot to unpack. We are so incredibly steeped in propaganda that reality can genuinely feel questionable, it's no wonder we are witnessing an ever increasing surge in conspiracy theories. Newitz research is always impressive and the work here is deeply important but proceed with caution if you are prone to existential dread - it can all feel so overwhelming.
so-soThere were some interesting bits (struggling to come up with an example) but I was mostly bored
