Attempting to understand media in a world of mirrors.
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The term “civil war” conjures up visions of “Patriots” with guns in the streets, waving flags and taking their country back. The country was probably never theirs and there is probably nothing to take back, but thats very much besides the point. If January 6th has shown us anything; it is that we are deep into a civil war; tho it is one of information. It is being fought by all of us on social media sites, and it can be very hard not to engage. Weaponized facts are scary; it is human nature to debunk non truths. With media becoming personally curated; everyone is now chugging from their own truth streams. The civil war may be as simple and bland as two family members fighting over “who won the election” or “but BLM riots were worse than the Capitol riots” etc. What is happening now is if you engage with the form at all via the content; you’re already losing.
Attempting to understand media in a world of mirrors.
Attempting to understand media in a world of…
Attempting to understand media in a world of mirrors.
The term “civil war” conjures up visions of “Patriots” with guns in the streets, waving flags and taking their country back. The country was probably never theirs and there is probably nothing to take back, but thats very much besides the point. If January 6th has shown us anything; it is that we are deep into a civil war; tho it is one of information. It is being fought by all of us on social media sites, and it can be very hard not to engage. Weaponized facts are scary; it is human nature to debunk non truths. With media becoming personally curated; everyone is now chugging from their own truth streams. The civil war may be as simple and bland as two family members fighting over “who won the election” or “but BLM riots were worse than the Capitol riots” etc. What is happening now is if you engage with the form at all via the content; you’re already losing.