Tue. 04/12 - Social Media as the Fall of the Tower of Babel
How social media has created a Tower of Babel-like fragmentation of society. Plus, the infrastructure secrets behind a new-to-the-US reality show starring some very busy toddlers. And the brewing beef between Spirit Halloween and the King of Halloween.
Sponsors:
The Jordan Harbinger Show, jordanharbinger.com/start
Links:
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid (The Atlantic)
So You've Been Publicly Shamed a book by Jon Ronson by Jon Ronson
How Japan Built Cities Where You Could Send Your Toddler On An Errand (Slate)
Old Enough: the Japanese TV show that abandons…
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