While it’s an engaging read and provides an interesting primer on the development of one strand of the online extreme right, I would add a couple of caveats to the recommendation of Nagle’s Kill All Normies.
Firstly, whilst it probably describes the trajectories of some members of that group, it kinda suggests that one can draw a straight line between “gamer gate” and the election of Trump. This is a bit simplistic.
Furthermore, it has a lot to say about tiny minority groups on Tumblr, suggesting that the existence of furries and the like there can be blamed for pushing people to the right. Again, might be true for some people but probably overstates the importance of those groups.
Nonetheless, it provides an interesting enough overview of some aspects of online politics in the early 2010s.
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While it’s an engaging read and provides an interesting primer on the development of one strand of the online extreme right, I would add a couple of caveats to the recommendation of Nagle’s Kill All Normies.
Firstly, whilst it probably describes the trajectories of some members of that group, it kinda suggests that one can draw a straight line between “gamer gate” and the election of Trump. This is a bit simplistic.
Furthermore, it has a lot to say about tiny minority groups on Tumblr, suggesting that the existence of furries and the like there can be blamed for pushing people to the right. Again, might be true for some people but probably overstates the importance of those groups.
Nonetheless, it provides an interesting enough overview of some aspects of online politics in the early 2010s.
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