The LRB Podcast

The Reaction Economy

Feb 28, 2023

50:11

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How Are Reactions on Social Media Different From Reaction in Real Life?

04:47

Is There a Kind of Autonomy in Responding to Feedback Forms?

04:19

Is the News Still as Interesting as It Used to Be?

02:18

Introduction

4min

How Are Reactions on Social Media Different From Reaction in Real Life?

5min

Is There a Difference Between Real and Fascitic Expressions?

2min

Emojis Are a New System of Representation

5min

Is There a Difference Between Trump Rallyes and TV Wrestling?

5min

The Reaction Economy of Social Media

4min

The Coercive Elements of Social Media

2min

Instagram Has Had an Extraordinary Effect on Public Space

5min

Is the News Still as Interesting as It Used to Be?

2min

10.

What's the Difference Between High Definition and High Participation?

4min

11.

Is There a Freedom in Not Reacting?

2min

12.

Is There a Kind of Autonomy in Responding to Feedback Forms?

4min

13.

Is There a Politics Answer to the Power Surveillance Capitalism?

6min

William Davies talks to Tom about his recent LRB Winter Lecture, looking at why reactions – facial expressions, gestures or emojis – have become the main currency of the digital public sphere. Ubiquitous surveillance and smartphones have made the spontaneous reaction a thing to be cultivated, collected and stored. How did we come to endow reaction with such significance, and what might an escape from the reaction economy look like?

Watch the lecture here: https://youtu.be/bNCYo_mEzfQ

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