The World Without a Mask (1934)
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·February 9, 2025csours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8PndpFPL8g Hank Green - "Populism, Media Revolutions, and Our Terrible Moment"
There are many ways to explain what is going on right now. One partial explanation that makes sense to me is that whenever a new form of media comes out (Printing press, Radio, Social Media) - our brains are not prepared for it, and the balance of power shifts like gravity has been temporarily cancelled.
Book recommendation: Amanda Ripley "High Conflict"
ForOldHack
" sparks literally begin two fly." Snarkyness, poor editing or A I?
schiffern
"en route to the competition, they are forced to slam the breaks at a crossing"
That one is so common nowadays that I'm waiting for Merriam-Webster to give up and merge the two definitions...
bryanrasmussen
poor editing I think. A.I might write sparks literally being to fly because it is a cliché, but it wouldn't replace to with two.
The portrayal of technology and its invention reminds me of this:
https://dresdencodak.com/2009/09/22/caveman-science-fiction/
Not 'bad' really, but it's clear that in this plot the all-to-human morality tale takes precedence over what's actually possible in the physical world.