from the point-and-laugh dept
In a world awash with misinformation and disinformation, those that unfold and profit from the chaos have labored onerous to model fact-checking and counterspeech as a type of censorship — and it’s a worryingly efficient tactic. However there’s one sort of counterspeech that could be very onerous to evade: mockery and satire. One one that is aware of that very properly is Ben Collins, CEO of International Tetrahedron, which bought The Onion final yr. This week, Ben joins us on the podcast to speak about the unbelievable energy of mockery within the social and political panorama.
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