From the archives: The Haunting of Now: Why Mike Flanagan’s Horror Tells the Truth America Won’t

An exploration of the Flanaverse and what makes it resonate so deeply with audiences.

Check it out: https://theconvergencelens.org/the-haunting-of-now/

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"The Power of Making Kindness Cool Again"

Somewhere between 2016 and now, we collectively decided that being kind meant being weak, and that having empathy was actually performative.

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"The Loneliness Epidemic and the Artificial Intimacy Industry"

We are living through the most connected era in human history, yet somehow we have never been more alone.

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"The Architecture of Digital Radicalization: Mapping the Algorithm's Role"

Recommendation systems are the high-speed trains of extremist railways.

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"Backrooms and Beginnings: What Horror’s YouTube-to-Cinema Pipeline Says About Society"

Or, why Hollywood should start investing in bold young creatives again.

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From the archives: The GUDEA Playbook: How Venture Capital is Building the Next Generation of Astroturfing

What happens when all "data-driven research" is actually just expensive PR marketing?

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"The Power of Making Kindness Cool Again"

Somewhere between 2016 and now, we collectively decided that being kind meant being weak, and that having empathy was actually performative.

Read or revisit:

#CultureAmpMedia

From the archives: The Epidemic of Digital Fascism

And how it slips into spaces you may never have expected it to.

Check it out: https://theconvergencelens.org/understanding-digital-fascism/

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From the archives: The Return of Moral Panic: Why Purity Culture Is Dangerous

Bridging 90s-era scare tactics with today's fandom micro-dramas.

Check it out: https://theconvergencelens.org/the-return-of-moral-panic-why-purity-culture-is-dangerous/

#CultureAmpMedia #FeatureArticles #ThroughTheLens

From the archives: The GUDEA Playbook: How Venture Capital is Building the Next Generation of Astroturfing

What happens when all "data-driven research" is actually just expensive PR marketing?

Check it out:

#ConvergenceReports #CultureAmpMedia

From the archives: The Loneliness Epidemic and the Artificial Intimacy Industry

We are living through the most connected era in human history, yet somehow we have never been more alone.

Check it out:

#ConvergenceReports #CultureAmpMedia

From the archives: Family Don’t End in Blood: Misha Collins, Community Care, and the Fandom That Never Dies

An analysis of the SPN family as a model for fandom-as-activism.

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"The Architecture of Digital Radicalization: Mapping the Algorithm's Role"

Recommendation systems are the high-speed trains of extremist railways.

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"The Algorithmic Abolition of Intimacy"

Or, how fandom went from creating to constraining over years of online corruption.

Read or revisit: https://theconvergencelens.org/the-algorithmic-abolition-of-intimacy/

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"Film Review: ‘The Invite’ is Olivia Wilde’s Magnum Opus"

The Director-Actor's newly released third film is a technically crafted work of art. No major spoilers in this review.

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"The Algorithmic Abolition of Intimacy"

Or, how fandom went from creating to constraining over years of online corruption.

Read or revisit: https://theconvergencelens.org/the-algorithmic-abolition-of-intimacy/

#CultureAmpMedia #FeatureArticles #ThroughTheLens