Influencer and Conspiracy Culture Discussed with David Farrier
Journalist, filmmaker, and conspiracy debunker David Farrier joins the podcast for a fun conversation about why influencer culture should be burned to the ground, why conspiracy culture is damaging, and of course, we take a look back at his fascinating documentary "Tickled."
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- The dangerous intersection of influencer culture and conspiracy culture
- Deplatforming
- The origin of QAnon
- ConspiracySeriously on TikTok
- Dealing with negativity online
- What parents need to watch out for when their kids post content to TikTok and YouTube
- Why we share so widely online
- Spending the night in a possibly haunted mental institution
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