Maybe my favorite moment of #ThisPlaceRules was a quick interview Callaghan does with Brace Belden of #TrueAnon. Reflecting on the moment of January 6 itself, Belden makes a crucial point: the far right built its movement with leadership entirely drawn from the attention economy. Everybody was a social media star, a swag merchant, a speaking circuit worm, and above all else a livestreamer.
Then they suddenly breached the Capitol and had no idea what to do except...stream!
[TrueAnon] Episode 260: God-Sperm of Mad Men 🅴 #trueanon
We make a deposit in the Learn Bank and learn about Hipster Eugenics, advances in baby-making, Elon Musk’s brood, and Baby Einsteins real and imagined. What we find will make you spit out your pacifier.
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