Category Archives: Internet

Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality

Renee DiResta writes in her new book: * when attorney – turned – speechwriter Michael Benz set his sights on convincing American conservatives that a vast collusion operation had deprived Donald Trump of his rightful victory in 2020… Despite his … Continue reading

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Decoding Doxxing (6-10-24)

01:00 The Far Right’s New ‘Badge of Honor’, https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/06/doxxing-far-right-influencers-anonymity/678645/03:00 Mark Lilla on left v right, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea0f_wCYW7Y20:30 DTG on the lab leak hypothesis, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/supplementary-materials-7-lab-leak-discourse-toxic-youtube-dynamics-and-the-metaphysics-of-peppa-pig31:00 Problematic, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15541737:10 10 Days That Shaped Modern Canada (w/ Aaron Hughes, author), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlcYkFZn19k44:00 Elliott Blatt joins the … Continue reading

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Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality (12-7-23)

03:00 Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=12146404:00 JF Gariepy’s advice to the new streamer39:30 How do you develop a good epistemic network? https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus/posts1:00:00 The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins 1:08:00 Communicating facts vs enhancing relationships 1:13:00 Lex … Continue reading

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Decoding Justin Murphy (8-28-23)

01:00 My cliffs of Bondi Beach story, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=14924405:00 The Art of Noticing | Steve Sailer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkL6G3xlCBo08:00 Curious Gazelle hosts Justin Murphy, https://twitter.com/CuriousGazelle/status/169632640816161217110:00 Talking to friends about heavy issues12:30 Justin Murphy is 37, he doesn’t go to church high , https://jmrphy.net/13:30 … Continue reading

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How Livestreaming Made Me A Better Man

Dispensing your opinions online tends to degenerate most people as they develop an e-personality that corrodes their real life. I started blogging in 1997 and I’ve experienced my share of the perils of the e-personality (carelessness, impulsiveness, thoughtlessness, self-aggrandizement, audience … Continue reading

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