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The Social Media Matrix and it’s Human Batteries
It’s the Attention Economy Stupid
Nov 17
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Rachael Varca
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Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson, and the rest of us.
We're all political dissidents now.
Sep 18
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Rachael Varca
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Year Zero is Not a Conspiracy
Jordan Lee, censorship, and the forgetting of inconvenient books.
Sep 8
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Rachael Varca
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Slo-Life in the American Apocalypse
Everyone is predicting the end times. But is it?
Aug 25
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Rachael Varca
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Creativity as Vocation
Why the creative act is what you're supposed to do, but maybe not as a job. Also, don't be so hard on yourself.
Jun 25
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Rachael Varca
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The Illusory Tether of Parasocial Reality
The blur between reality and the internet becomes both clear and muddled when it comes to the screaming matches that take place in the comments section.
May 12
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Rachael Varca
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A Gentle Rebuttal to "The Right Has Forgotten Feelings"
A response to Freya India's First Things essay
Apr 4
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Rachael Varca
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Part 3: Education, Information Systems, and a Coarse Culture
Hi.
Mar 31
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Rachael Varca
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Part 2: Information, BookTok, and Cultural Selection via The Revolt of the Public
Acts III & IV
Mar 4
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Rachael Varca
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Part 1: Romantasy and BookTok are a direct result of the Revolt of the Public
In five acts and two parts. It's that complicated.
Feb 27
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Rachael Varca
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"The machine always wants more"
The oversharing of our children and the issue of privacy
Feb 17
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Rachael Varca
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Americans are getting off the hamster wheel of outrage
Left and right are ready for a sea change
Jan 27
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Rachael Varca
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