Ok so I don't feel like I really understand the storming of the Capitol. It feels surreal, like a dream. How big is Qanon, right wing conspiracy stuff? Where did it come from, why is it here? Is this an inevitable result of the internet? What the hell is happening?
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I don't generally rate Bellingcat but they have a history which seems consistent with what I know https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2021/01/07/the-making-of-qanon-a-crowdsourced-conspiracy/ … Understanding 4chan is the difficult bit
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There's quite a good account of 4chan in
@JamieJBartlett 's first book The Dark Net -- rather old now but for "where it came from" that's an advantage. Also there's a chapter on camgirls so you can audit his comprehension/honesty.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Aella_Girl makes a v v brief appearance in The Dark Net!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
lol yeah iirc i had just gotten done meeting @sashachapin for the first time, and then he walked into a bookstore, and the first rando book he picked up was the Dark Net; he flipped through it and saw my name. Bizarre coincidence!
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