Twelve Tips For Making Sense Of The World | Caitlin Johnston

Caitlin Johnstone is an independent media critic and commentator who I've just discovered, and am trying to assess. There are elements of her thinking and writing I agree with strongly, some not. I'd posted this to the Plexodus subreddit -- it's a bit wide of the usual remit, and thought followers might find this of interest.

This short piece provides a useful framework for assessing human, power, and media relations in the world. It generally resembles conclusions I've been reaching, though it may also be something of a cold reading. I'm thinking otherwise.

Think of these as points to consider in looking both at the opportunity presented by the shutdown of large social media sites, and the opportunity (and risk) of distributed and federated, self-controlled, media.

Johnstone's twelve points summarised here, though read her descriptions:

1. It's always ultimately about acquiring power.
2. Money rewards sociopathy
3. Wealth kills empathy.
4. Money is power.
5. The same ruling class controls the media.
6. People are always manipulating each other.
7. Society is made otu of narrative.
8. The lines between nations are imaginary.
9. Powerful forces are naturally incentivized to collaborate with each other toward mutual interests.
10. There is an immense amount of wealth that can be grabbed in the chaos of war and conflict.
11. The neocons are always wrong.
12. The push toward truth always starts with yourself.

Read the whole thing.

(Also posted to #PlexodusReddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/plexodus/comments/acmzr5/twelve_tips_for_making_sense_of_the_world_caitlin/)

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