Why Is Twitter so Toxic? (Chris Bail)

Have you ever wondered why Twitter is so toxic?

Chris Bail, author of Breaking the Social Media Prism explains why is Twitter so sensitive. I’ve recently struggled with the question: why is social media toxic? So I called Chris Bail seeking answers. I found this conversation both sad and hopeful at the same time. I hope you take something away from it.

Chris Bail is the author of Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing. You can find his work here: https://www.chrisbail.net/n

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Why We Believe Scammers: Gabrielle Bluestone (FYRE Fest)

Why do we believe scammers? Gabrielle Bluestone is the Emmy-nominated producer of Netflix's Fyre, the story of Billy McFarland’s fraud known as FYRE Festival. So what is FYRE festival and what happened to Billy McFarland and Ja Rule?

Gabrielle Bluestone is also the author of Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, Con Artists and Influencers Are Taking Over the Internet - and Why We're Following. The book covers some of the biggest scams of the past decade which of course includes FYRE Fest.

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Why Conspiracy Theories Spread: Andy Norman (Mental Immunity)

Why do conspiracy theories spread? Andy Norman on the mental immune system and his new book Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. Andy Norman explains why conspiracy theories spread and why those who have a weak mental immune system believe and spread conspiracy theories online.

TLDR: Mental immunity, why conspiracy theories spread, why people believe in conspiracies, & conspiracy theories explained.

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Takis (real name Peter Takis) is a DJ/ producer from Winnipeg, Canada.