#27 - A Conversation with Marianne
from Increments Hosted by Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani
There are many overused internet keywords that could be associated with this conversation, but none of them quite seem right. So here's a poem instead: The Ogre does what ogres can, Deeds quite impossible for Man, But one prize is beyond his reach: The Ogre cannot master speech. About a subjugated plain, Among its desperate and slain, The Ogre stalks with hands on hips, While drivel gushes from his lips - August 1968, W H Auden Send us an email at [email protected] Image from https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/the-august-1968-red-square-protest-and-its-legacy Audio updated: 05/07/2021
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- 0:00 Intro: Caribbean boat disasters, COVID, catching up
- 7:05 Main segment: one friend's radicalization story
- 10:50 Creating an echo chamber on TikTok
- 19:48 Anger as a gateway to political radicalization
- 26:21 Labeling people, losing friendships
- 43:49 Social media vs. face-to-face conversations
- 51:34 Breaking free: social media detox and meditation
- 1:04:25 Turning to the politics: views now on policing
- 1:09:00 Defund the police: from advocate to skeptic
- 1:17:10 Critiquing ideology without solutions
- 1:35:52 Unpacking systemic racism as a concept
- 1:50:42 How to reach radicalized friends and family
- 1:57:43 Non-participation as the quiet act of resistance
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