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A review by nebulous_tide
Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest by Zeynep Tufekci
5.0
This book is absolutely superb. It is exceptionally detailed and well-researched, and deserves every star for effort, clarity, and navigation of the highly complex subject of social media. It is a marvel that anyone could see this clearly from within the fish bowl of our lives. Although there are moments where Tufekci’s presence at various real-world protests feels a bit horn-tooty, I ended up feeling it all adds up to help legitimise this text. And after reading this book, I appreciate legitimacy so much more!
In particular, Chapter 9 ‘Governments Strike Back’ felt chillingly well-lived in 2022. Combined with other media such as The Social Dilemma (Netflix), it is easy to see just how precarious our position is as consumers - influenced at all times by the highest bidder vying for our attention, or at least vying to keep our attention occupied by mindless things and off worthwhile topics.
In particular, Chapter 9 ‘Governments Strike Back’ felt chillingly well-lived in 2022. Combined with other media such as The Social Dilemma (Netflix), it is easy to see just how precarious our position is as consumers - influenced at all times by the highest bidder vying for our attention, or at least vying to keep our attention occupied by mindless things and off worthwhile topics.