Are we creating the democratic utopia many naively envisioned at the Internet's birth? Or, are we descending into hell on Earth unleashed by informational anarchy and the freed, and anonymous, human beast? A prelude to my deep dive into Ellul's Propaganda, this episode begins with a description of the DIKW pyramid then moves on to how Plato's Illusion of Knowledge fable applies to the digital Matrix dominated by Social Media, Google, and ostentatious sophists posing as "influencers."
Also: a discussion ofDr. Elias Aboujaoude's stellar book Virtually You and a one-sided examination of the God-Devil duality lurking inside each of us. Like it? Share it!
The Social Dilemma: watch It! https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224
Dr. Eli: http://www.eliasaboujaoude.com
His book: https://www.amazon.com/Virtually-You-Dangerous-Powers-Personality/dp/0393340546
For the masochist: www.escapingthecave.com
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#20 - The Social Media Disease: Net Rage, Poking the Ape, Unleashing the Id
#19 - Hey, Hilltucky! Reptilian Truth & The Outrage Fever
#18 - Propaganda 101: Corrupt Data & Telling Truth From Falsehood
#17 - The Social Media Disease: The Illusion of Knowledge & Democratized Opinion
#16 - The Social Media Disease: Virtual Mobs, Conformity, & External Truth
#15 - The Elephantitis Pandemic; Winter is Here
#14 - Political Orphans & Constitutional Hospice
#13 - The Boomerang Effect: "Hold My Beer"
#12 - Media 101: It’s The People
#11 - The Social Media Disease: Cyber Space Monkeys
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