5/21/2023 0 Comments The memeing of mark fisher![]() ![]() The strategy was to plant a series of connected references that nudge and guide their interests over time. My hope was that they would embrace this new way of thinking and ultimately amplify that message on their own. The goal of this project was to plant a progressive and politically rehabilitative idea within these at-risk communities. In the case of climate change, their concerns are not totally unwarranted but radical ideas like eco-extremism and anti-natalism are not politically helpful. These teens had embraced an extreme form of pessimism verging on self-destruction. ![]() An essential part of today’s info-echo chambers is building up resistance to counter-narratives. The group profiled in Politigram & the Post-left was a uniquely at-risk demographic that had fallen through the cracks of conventional counter-messaging. When I speak with radical young people, I always try to affirm their political anxieties but redirect their interests and activities toward more productive ends. I will do my best to tell this story in a way that does not identify anyone. So I started several anonymous meme accounts across various social media platforms. ![]() Through these conversations, I realized that little (if any) positive messaging would be able to penetrate unless that signal came from inside their trusted communities. After publishing Politigram and the Post-left, I spoke with many of the users profiled. In late 2018, I began a secret 18 month long project to infiltrate and positively influence radical online Gen Z communities. ![]()
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