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Nov 8, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
As an addendum to this thread from yesterday, I want to expand on the idea of information isolation as it applies to social media. Do you think social media sites help break through propaganda and information isolation? Think again. Not only does it isolate, you choose to isolate
yourself, by choosing who you follow, like, interact with, etc. Social media is basically designed to show you what you want to see. If you don't like it - you will unfollow. Those who truly annoy you get blocked. Now consider that in relation to your political views. If you have
Nov 6, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
In order to understand our current propaganda environment, one has to understand that others do not consume the same information, because our information systems have become tailored to belief. The info war is fought only in the middle, as the extremes are already isolated.
In the middle, the fight isn't just to get you to believe, but to only listen to one side. Once information isolation is achieved though, it's easy to push more and more extreme narratives with less and less connection to reality. If it reinforces the person's belief, it works.
Oct 21, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
We need to have a serious conversation about how the reality on the ground - and below it - is shaping the political reality in Gaza. 1/7🧵
This is a map of the known tunnels under Gaza. Click the image to expand. Notice how most of the known tunnels are in northern Gaza. 2/7
