In a time before the internet, we relied on family, the village, and the social fabric for connection. But with today's technology, much is inverted. Both men and women lean on the internet, and now even on chatbots for reassurance, avoiding confronting their insecurities. You can use this tech, or you can get used by it, but the truth is, nothing beats meeting in person. The following quotes from the early 2000s blogosphere remind us that while our tools may change, human nature remains rema...

In a time before the internet, we relied on family, the village, and the social fabric for connection. But with today's technology, much is inverted. Both men and women lean on the internet, and now even on chatbots for reassurance, avoiding confronting their insecurities. You can use this tech, or you can get used by it, but the truth is, nothing beats meeting in person. The following quotes from the early 2000s blogosphere remind us that while our tools may change, human nature remains rema...

Propaganda by Edward Bernays is a foundational text on the subject in modern times, published in 1928. It lays out the inner workings of propaganda from the source—the actor and the systems used to propagate that idea. In reflection of today's technology, with social media, cryptocurrencies, and chatbots, the barriers to expressing one's soft power are close to zero, meaning the noise-to-signal ratio in today's publication channels is schizophrenic and psychopathic if taken any as true. Here ...

Propaganda by Edward Bernays is a foundational text on the subject in modern times, published in 1928. It lays out the inner workings of propaganda from the source—the actor and the systems used to propagate that idea. In reflection of today's technology, with social media, cryptocurrencies, and chatbots, the barriers to expressing one's soft power are close to zero, meaning the noise-to-signal ratio in today's publication channels is schizophrenic and psychopathic if taken any as true. Here ...