6: Rage in the Machine
In Good Faith
English - July 23, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBSociety & Culture Religion & Spirituality Christianity christianity religion society culture thinking reflection Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Next Episode: 7: Man in the Mirror
On today's show Chong and Dan dig into the perils and problems of the internet by seeking to answer the question: "Why is everyone angry all the time?" (Or so it seems). We discuss the profound changes that communication technologies have wrought on societies and unpack how the internet is changing society today in four ways:
The internet connects everyone and everythingThe internet doesn’t forgetThe internet depends on, and demands, our attentionThe internet changes how we communicate
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References
The Internet and the Third Estate
10 Theses About Cancel Culture
The end of forgetting
The medium is the message
Twitter is lossy compression