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“The Smallest Minority: Independent Thinking in the Age of Mob Politics”... is about the way in which social media brings out the worst of the tribalism and idiocy in our contemporary politics

By Filings on Mon, 07/29/19
Society & Culture
Social Media
Tribalism

“As my book argues, people do not go to social media hoping to learn things about the world. They go to social media hoping that attention will be paid to them. That’s what social media is: a sad, sprawling bazaar in which attention is exchanged and bartered.” - Kevin Williamson

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Topics: Social Media, Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes
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  • “Social-media platforms have transformed over time to reward mob mentalities instead of civil discourse.”
  • Breaking off the engagement: what the ad-peddling model that dominates the internet is doing to us
  • A Little Help for Your Charitableness from Kevin DeYoung
  • Pew: “About one-in-five Americans – including a much higher share of adults under 30 (37%) – say they regularly get news from influencers on social media.”

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Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.

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