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In the weird world of social media, what hope does society have? That’s the question we grapple with today. We talk about vidcon and the controversies of internet celebrities from Logan Paul to Christian Burns. We discuss the role of social media and its effect on society. We talk about how social media, which has the potential to be a radical space, actually produces three responses; the cult of personality, apathy, and the ambiguity needed for hate to foster. We talk about the dangers this poses and this leads us to the controversy regarding Sargon of Akkad and Anita Sarkeesian at vidcon. We trace the history of the alt-right and the coalition of resentful, entitled young white males on the internet and the sense of victimization.
