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#101 Jane McGonigal: The Psychology of Gaming

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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Government Mandated Internet Shut Downs

The number one place where the government shuts down the internet is a democracy, is india. The shut downs are often linked to protest or the spread of truth in inauthoritarian countries. And we're so used to thinking of the internet as this kind of stable, neutral resource that we just take for granted. i created a game to help people really start making plans for what do you do if the internets just randomly shut off every few days or every few weeks? Couldbe just for a few hours, could be for a few days each time. But we have to like a dap. You don't know any given day if it will be there or not.

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