tribes, institutions, markets, algorithms, networks, influencers
Different genres, same engine: trust earned through charisma, resonance, and the steady performance of alignment, inside a media ecology built for niches.
Renee DiResta • Crisis of Trust 2026: The Retreat Into Insularity
Basically, one could summarize the Keynesian perspective as saying the following:
1) The inherent dynamics of civil society (i.e., capitalism) give rise to periodic social and economic crises;
2) These crises are highly dangerous, and can lead to a civilization-destroying event;
3) Fortunately, intelligent interventions by a state helmed by... See more
1) The inherent dynamics of civil society (i.e., capitalism) give rise to periodic social and economic crises;
2) These crises are highly dangerous, and can lead to a civilization-destroying event;
3) Fortunately, intelligent interventions by a state helmed by... See more
Have you heard about "the polycrisis," yet?
Users may distrust realities shaped by others, but they trust their own likes. They maintain tribal-level allegiance to the reality created by their posts, shares, and likes because that’s how they define and maintain their tribal belonging—their authenticity.
Andrey Mir • The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution
Essentially, web surfing is a form of digital hunting and gathering—with the goal of finding something to feed curiosity and share with others for social gains.
Andrey Mir • The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution
The engagement with digital flow is stimulated by hormonal rewards—evolutionary physiological mechanisms that encourage people to search for something useful and share it with others for bonding and recognition, much like real hunting and gathering.
Andrey Mir • The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution
in today’s social media environment, identity is behavior. Every action on social media is identity signaling that serves as a request for affirmation. Signaling identity is the digital labor that turns into the perks of socialization within respective digital tribes.
Andrey Mir • The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution
Media are the hardware of society—the hardware has evolved from expressing ideas to centering on identities. The software—our culture—has followed suit. Identity politics mirrors the development of media, reflecting its cultural consequences.
Andrey Mir • The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution
To function, democracies require more than just voting. Citizens are afforded access to information and an open system of debate. But throughout history, when new forms of communications arrive—from the disingenuous use of sophistic techniques developed in Athens to the social media–enabled spread of propaganda we see today—they often undermine the
... See moreZac Gershberg • The Paradox of Democracy
Technologies changed media that changed communicative styles that changed culture that changed thinking and interaction. How we centered ourselves as individuals and the relationships we had to culture, institutions, and the nation-state all transformed.