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It's interesting to have this arrive in my inbox the same day as Brian Klass's article about disinformation: https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/how-i-won-a-disinformation-battle

Reading them together, it makes it sound like part of Nagle's problem (in addition to having edge-lord ambitions), is that her approach isn't well suited to challenge false narratives.

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I think it often goes beyond that, in that she often pushes false narratives herself.

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I believe that and it's been a while since I read (skimmed) her book.

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Jun 14, 2023Liked by Noah Berlatsky

It’s always been the STUPIDEST argument. Don’t assert yourself or advance yourself or turn the gaze back at them or make THEM the other or you’ll make them mad. Yeah, no duh!

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