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Selfies in Vaporworlds

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Or what thinking globally, and acting locally, really means

Venkatesh Rao
Jan 08, 2021
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I’ve been puzzling over the events of this week (2021 is certainly off to a dramatic start), and one question in particular — what exactly did the Capitol invaders think would happen? What sort of script had QAnon Shaman prancing around shirtless in a horned helmet, posing for the cameras? What did he expect next? A cabinet post as Secretary of Anti-Ped…

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