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#735: October 12, 2022

Knowledge Fight

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The Question That No One Asks About Info Wars

Alex Jones is popular because of his handle on information or the idea that he talks about stories no one else has the nerve to cover. Alex creates emotional hooks that get into people and operate very similarly to how a drug might The truth or falsity of things Alex says don't matter to the audience because he's eliciting a feeling that they believe is true some story about an immigrant murdering a white woman that Alex yells about may not actually be true but the audience doesn't care so long as it makes them feel good. Paul O'Brien: People are asking the wrong questions about info wars by trying to figure out what made David Knight such a boring snooze, which was part of why

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