TCWD Podcast: The Means of Overproduction
MrBeast, TikTok war crimes, and Elon Musk-led coups
In Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, when a scrappy crew of kids tries to save America and get the truth out about a corrupt businessman, the businessman swarms the state with pamphlets, newspapers, parades, and radio broadcasts to maintain his power. Controlling the narrative sometimes just means out-talking your opponent, and many of our most pernicious new media stars just overproduced content until they rose to the top: Twitch streaming leftists, podcast bros, MrBeast endurance videos. Now we have the IDF livestreaming war crimes and bots out-posting the victims of a celebrity's sexual assaults to take over search results. Nico and Jessa discuss the culture of chronic posting and asks, where is the CIA when you need them?
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