Adrian Hon, "You've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All" (Basic Books, 2022)Adrian Hon, "You've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All" (Basic Books, 2022)
New Books in Critical Theory
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QAnon vs ARGs
In chapter 7 you argue that modern conspiracy theories are best compared to ARGs and how they blur the boundaries between the internet and the real world. Why is the aforementioned comparison then so fruitful in this particular discussion for you? You know this sort of comparison came up to me originally with QAnon and it was a couple of years ago where I of course you know this was in the lead up to January 6th you know riot or insurrection in the US.
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