In this dark time of COVID 19 I plowed through a gripping book, New Dark Age by James Bridle.
The author elegantly explores a modern day paradox: despite greater accessibility of information, we are becoming less informed, lost in a sea of data and divided by fundamentalism, simplistic narratives, manipulative social media algorithms, conspiracy theories, and post-factual politics. For those in power, this popular lack of understanding serves to further their own interests. A new dark age is upon us.
The author elegantly explores a modern day paradox: despite greater accessibility of information, we are becoming less informed, lost in a sea of data and divided by fundamentalism, simplistic narratives, manipulative social media algorithms, conspiracy theories, and post-factual politics. For those in power, this popular lack of understanding serves to further their own interests. A new dark age is upon us.
For my next read, I plan on something more uplifting...
