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Neil Stephenson's book "Reamde" talks about almost our current reality, where ever more effective disinformation campaigns lead to many people not understanding
by nick_kline 6y ago
Neil Stephenson's book "Reamde" talks about almost our current reality, where ever more effective disinformation campaigns lead to many people not understanding actual reality, leading to the internet being the "miasma". When I go on social media I have the feeling of being exposed to endless crackpot and misleading comments, basically the miasma.
- Nasrudith 6y agoThe miasma existed long before the internet. We haven't hanged any monkeys as spies in the internet era for one.
- bmitc 6y agoThe Internet and other technologies amplifies it though and gives it a new medium through which to take effect.
- bmitc 6y agoThanks for the book recommendation. I'll check it out. The disinformation campaigns run by both politicians and companies is covered by Adam Curtis in his documentaries. I might as well mention his other works such as The Power of Nightmares, Bitter Lake, and HyperNormalization in addition to All Watched Over by Machines of Ever Loving Grace. The theme of control via intentional disinformation is a major one in his works.