Interview with Virginia Heffernan on Edge, the dangers of Scientism, & Culture Wars
Decoding the Gurus
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Is There a Linkage Between Technology and Utopian World Views?
Virginia: I think some people mistake alex jones for being far right. But he's actually, like, pro christian, rightis christian nationalist. And that stuff tends to like not filteroit as that's primarily what's driving him. On the other hand, idealogs lykealic jones wo who really have these world views that are highly political, but not recognized as such. She says they're so appealing because it's appealing in a individual sense and its appealing as a group narrative of creating a perfected society.
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