What if “positivity” isn’t just a mood, but a constraint on thought? Looking at how enforced optimism flattens disagreement, discourages scrutiny, and quietly narrows what can be said—or even considered. When critique itself starts to feel like a violation, it’s not kindness winning out—it’s inquiry being sidelined.
https://gaggl.com/blogs/2026-04-13-the-tyranny-of-positivity/
#CriticalThinking #ToxicPositivity #IntellectualHonesty #brosphere #Culture #Fediverse #LongReads
"Pew found the news influencer space was dominated by men, with 63% identifying as male compared to only 30% identifying as female. The gender gap was found across most social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, X, and Instagram, where men outnumbered women two to one."
#Trump #manosphere #brosphere #YoungMen #disinformation
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https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americas-news-influencers/
"Young American adults are increasingly getting their news from social media influencers, a majority of whom are men and lean to the right, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center."
~ Liam Reilly
#Trump #manosphere #brosphere #YoungMen #disinformation
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/media/news-influencers-social-media-conservative-study/index.html
Young American adults are increasingly getting their news from social media influencers, a majority of whom are men and lean to the right, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.
Annie Lowery thinks that the young bros who are now gung-ho on online sports betting, day-trading, and crypto, emboldened by Trump's victory, are likely in for a hard fall. Her advice to them:
"Beware the bro-economy," which she defines as "a volatile, speculative, and extremely online casino, in which the house is already winning big."
#Trump #manosphere #brosphere #YoungMen #crypto #OnlineGaming #sports
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/11/trump-cryptocurrency-growth-men/680662/
""It's a concerted political effort, and it has succeeded twice. Trump has been elected twice. Trump is, in a way, a useful idiot for special interests. It's the reason that Dobbs happened. Dobbs didn't even happen under Trump's watch, but it happened because of Trump and because of the justices that were appointed because of the illegitimate SCOTUS that came in under Trump."
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #EconomicElites #manosphere #brosphere #misogyny #DarkMoney
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"The rise of the brosphere, the manosphere, was a funded effort. It did not come out of left field. You know, you have... the Kochs and other very special, large special interests and very, very wealthy interests who are funding these. So it's not organic. No, it's not organic."
~ Alex Winter
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #EconomicElites #manosphere #brosphere #misogyny #DarkMoney
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https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/this-is-how-big-tech-radicalized
Filmmaker Alex Winter joins The Left Hook to discuss how right-wing media and big tech have monetized disinformation to radicalize Americans, spread confusion, and ultimately help Trump win.
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