Communicating with Memes: Consequences in Post-truth Civilization
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498551342/Communicating-with-Memes-Consequences-in-Post-truth-Civilization

* investig. consequences of memetic communication
* major transformation of ways we think, behave in digital world
* election of Trump
* online harassment
* identity theft
* resurgence of once-eradicated diseases due to anti-vaxxer movement
* author analyzes 14 consequences of this shift

#GrantKien #memes #communication #influence #SocialMedia #disinformation #truthism #posttruthism #MemeticCommunication

Nature editorial: World needs U.S. president who respects evidence
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113385802115527763

Comment: I am currently reading this, which is highly relevant:

Grant Kien - Communicating with Memes: Consequences in Post-truth Civilization
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498551342/Communicating-with-Memes-Consequences-in-Post-truth-Civilization

My interpretation: our world bifurcated with the advent of the internet/social media
* post-truthism rampant in latter
* affects real world issues

#SocialMedia #DigitalMedia #disinformation #misinformation #PostTruthism #memes #GrantKien