tl;dr get off Twitter and do something with your life. ＳＯＵＲＣＥＳ
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The Atlantic article about Tristan Harris:
The WaPo article on cancel culture:
Pew Research poll:
Exiting the Vampire Castle:
Benjamin Fong’s article on Jacobin:
Other links:
Written on February 18th-February 21st 2020
Recorded and edited on February 22nd 2020
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