Archive - Plato Was a Dick

A Very American Fascism

The revolution will be televised and the ratings are off the charts

Jul 4 •

June 2025

Nobody Cares About Truth, Only the Better Story

We are all unreliable narrators

Jun 27 •

Captive Gods: How Tech Companies Are Turning AI Into a Dangerous Cult

Pay no attention to the Boer behind the curtain

Jun 20 •

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bluesky?

All social media platforms are ideologically biased. It's counterproductive for liberals to attack the only left-leaning one.

Jun 13 •

The Californian Ideology

The ideological foundations of cyberspace

Jun 8 •

Contra Gioia: Political Neutrality in New Media is a Dangerous Illusion

Trump's cavalry have arrived, and they're not here to free your speech.

Jun 6 •

May 2025

AI Probably Won't Kill Hollywood

Don't worry about trying to count Pedro Pascal's fingers for a while

May 30 •

Conspiracy Culture Catches the Car

What happens now that the conspiracy theorists have raided the safe but found it empty?

May 23 •

Is It Ever OK to Mock People's Appearance? (Even If They're Bad?)

Navigating the balance between comedy and bullying

May 16 •

The duality of Paul Elam

May 11 •

Relax, You'll Never Make a Living on Substack

And neither will I - But you might be able to leverage it

May 9 •

Taylor Lorenz Derangement Syndrome

The tireless efforts of powerful men to destroy one woman for sport should alarm us all

May 2 •

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