

David Golumbia on Facebook & Fascism
Oct 31, 2021
01:11:08
Episode Contents
- 00:00:55 - David Golumbia background.
- 00:03:24 - Facebook loves fascism.
- 00:08:24 - Defining "right" vs. proto-fascism.
- 00:11:36 - Paths to authoritarianism.
- 00:13:50 - mysticism and fascism.
- 00:18:56 - Facebook's astrology TV spot.
- 00:23:48 - More subtle forces driving division.
- 00:32:02 - Facebook is too good for democracy.
- 00:36:32 - Better/more information is not a solution.
- 00:45:11 - "Educate yourself."
- 00:48:50 - Considering outcomes.
- 00:54:05 - Rapidly changing narratives.
- 00:56:25 - Latent extremism let out of the box.
- 01:00:35 - What do Facebook et al really want?
- 01:07:06 - The Big Tobacco analogy.
Read David Golumbia's blog post here.
See David Golumbia's university page here.