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Nathan Simmons

@lumii@fedi.social

I am a human who values being human over following some overwrought code that devalues humanity. #Husband #Father #Nerd #Humanist #TheExpanse #StarTrek Searchable
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July 12, 2024

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It's been a psyop summer, but now it's time for fact-based fall! Find out more in my book "Stories Are Weapons: Psychological War and the American Mind," which the New York Times called "skillful at elucidating such a tangled, morally contentious history." https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881516

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Stories Are Weapons

A Book Riot Best Book of 2024 One of Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Politics/Current Events books of Spring 2024 A sharp and timely exploration of the dark art of manipulation through weaponized storytelling, from the best-selling author of Four Lost Cities., Stories Are Weapons, Psychological Warfare and the American Mind, Annalee Newitz, 9780393881516

Banning social media and introducing mandatory age verification checks is the wrong approach to protecting young people online, but politicians in Australia decided to do so anyway. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/australia-banning-kids-social-media-does-more-harm-good

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Australia Banning Kids from Social Media Does More Harm Than Good

Age verification systems are surveillance systems that threaten everyone’s privacy and anonymity. But Australia’s government recently decided to ignore these dangers, passing a vague, sweeping piece of age verification legislation after giving only a day for comments. The Online Safety Amendment (...