Archived Here's how techno-utopianism decayed into alt-right madness (alternet.org)
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Archived Here's how techno-utopianism decayed into alt-right madness (alternet.org)
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[–] ColonialCandle 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
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https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/business/11dilbert.html
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[–] derram ago
https://archive.ph/CSPpG :
'How much do you think tech matters in the rise of not just the alt-right, but Donald Trump?'
'Before even there was a term, the alt-right, feminists and social justice activists were observing that social media was allowing uglier forms of bigotry to flourish. '
'That’s just a really, really shitty and unoriginal way to be rebellious, in addition to being terrifying and disgusting and all the rest of it. '
'But I also wouldn’t want to live in a world where social media were only inhabited by nihilists and trolls and bigots. '
'The Arab Spring was a big marketing event for social media, even as it was a real thing in the real world. '
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