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Choose your Illusion; financial precarity, meme stocks and disinfo with Ali Breland (Mother Jones) (Patreon)

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2021-12-09 14:46:54
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2023-11
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We had a long and wonderful chat with Ali after reading his "Who Goes Crypto?" piece on the increasing number of working people opting into investing money into the casino crypto and meme stocks rather than adhere to crumbling narratives over how the economy works, and for whom. We also dive into an area of his expertise, online disinformation and it's political ramifications. 

Holly dips out half way through the discussion, she wasn't feeling great and we did not realise at the time she had contracted COVID. Fortunately all is well now, but that will explain the occasional coughing and spluttering.

Thanks everyone, have a great week <3


Follow Ali: https://twitter.com/alibreland 

Read Mother Jones: https://www.motherjones.com/ 

Who Goes Crypto? by Ali Breland https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/11/who-goes-crypto-eth-bitcoin-etc-financialization-gamestop-class-wealth/ 

Why Are Right-Wing Conspiracies so Obsessed With Pedophilia? by Ali Breland https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/07/why-are-right-wing-conspiracies-so-obsessed-with-pedophilia/ 

Bad News by Joseph Bernstein https://harpers.org/archive/2021/09/bad-news-selling-the-story-of-disinformation/ 


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Anonymous

omg holly i am glad youre feeling better 😅😅

Anonymous

I enjoyed this one. It’s interesting to observe in my friendship group how peoples views around crypto do seem to be informed in part by who can afford not to engage in it vs those who feel it’s something they can’t afford not to engage with (despite the risks). And this is despite living in the U.K. where free public health services are available. I can’t fathom how much more intense it must be where such social safety nets don’t exist. And equally, I’m aware that despite feeling some general sense of economic precarity myself, I am fortunate enough to have the basics covered, with some spare money to invest, as well as access to the tech/information that many less fortunate do not have. Should more be done to bring in those that are less fortunate? Or might the risks be too great for those that can’t afford to lose?

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>>74176077

great point; personally feel its inevitable (as L2s grow in prominence) that more will come into the space, and might also agree that for many it is too early. Too wild west. Too much to lose with no guide rails. I do however think it is important that everyone at least have access to the ideas shaping the space for when that moment happens, as there is a high likelihood their place of work or social world will be impacted by all of this!