social media
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The Double Dirty Hippie Gambit
For a large chunk of our history the media depicted Jews as pigs and trolls and Blacks as monkeys. In the 1960’s we can this simple display of endemic racism intentionally weaponized. Opponents of the Vietnam War were characterized as… Continue reading
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The Path of Least Resistance
A democratic government should act like a computer: the voice of the public is the data being input, the houses of government are the circuits, debate in the halls and chambers is the processing, and policy is the output. Politics… Continue reading
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Contact Glitch
It should not be too much of a surprise for anyone that I am being increasingly confused by technology, the internet, and social media. I know I am getting older, but not that old and not that fast. These new… Continue reading
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See The Pattern?
One thing happens that angers a group of people and a wave of discontent slowly builds; people stating their intention to leave Facebook. Then, articles start appearing in news feeds, and fluff stories on the local TV news, about a… Continue reading
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Politics vs Narrative
For those of us who are observers, who are here to learn from events, these are interesting times. Twitter is going through an interesting transition. Politics is the art and science of gaining influence.Politics focuses on words, images, and impressions.Narrative… Continue reading
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Elon Stark
The story that is being shouted out everywhere is that Elon Musk is a “Tony Stark” hero of the universe, and has bought Twitter to preserve the freedom of speech; saving democracy. These days, if a story is shouted out… Continue reading
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