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"The limited, isolated view which is fostered by network news is not the
only target of the comic. The feedback loop of social media is also
explored as one of the factors contributing to the rise of anti-mutant
hate in the book. Algorithms target vulnerable audiences and bombard
them with fake news stories which were designed to generate fear. These
are (charmingly) combated in the text by Gabby finding and sharing
feel-good stories which humanize the groups who are being built up as
objects of terror. Tribalism is a large part of the problem, here.
Racism and Nationalism are tribalism writ large: the idea that only
those we ‘know’, those who look and think exactly like we do, are human,
when the real problem is our own sense of insecurity. It is easier, by
far, to fight the ‘monsters’ we project onto the outer world than it is
to shine a light into our inner darkness."
Via
libramoon@pluspora.com.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
