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[–] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

If you grew up on 4chan and haven't read It Came From Something Awful, I highly recommend it. It lays out how gamergate was the inflection point. It also makes the case that counter culture is now forever dead. Makes you feel pretty bad about things, actually. It feels pretty correct though.

Also, it's an incredible anticonsumerism piece. If you ever feel like you can no longer fight the machine, this book tells you that you're not alone.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Thanks for the link. Good read so far.

    While we're throwing out Qanon dissections, Gabriel Gatehouse's The Coming Storm is a wild listen. I heard about it when he guest interviewed on Jon Stewart's The Problem. The stuff he said there was so interesting that I checked out the podcast. Gabriel's moved on from BBC now, but I'm eager for more of his reporting.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bc3rjy

    Edit: Oh and how could I forget: HBO's Q Into the Storm is the best piece out there on this. They're there interviewing Qanon while at the height of them kicking shit up.

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