Tue. 04/12 - Social Media as the Fall of the Tower of Babel

<p><strong><em>How social media has created a Tower of Babel-like fragmentation of society. Plus, the infrastructure secrets behind a new-to-the-US reality show starring some very busy toddlers. And the brewing beef between Spirit Halloween and the King of Halloween.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>The Jordan Harbinger Show, <a href="http://jordanharbinger.com/start" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jordanharbinger.com/start</a> </li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/so-you-ve-been-publicly-shamed/9781594634017" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">So You've Been Publicly Shamed a book by Jon Ronson</a> by Jon Ronson</li><li><a href="https://slate.com/business/2022/04/old-enough-netflix-do-japanese-parents-really-send-toddlers-on-errands.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Japan Built Cities Where You Could Send Your Toddler On An Errand</a> (Slate)</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/07/old-enough-the-japanese-tv-show-that-abandons-toddlers-on-public-transport" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Old Enough: the Japanese TV show that abandons toddlers on public transport</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81506279" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch Old Enough!</a> (Netflix)</li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/spirit-halloween-movie-christopher-lloyd-1235230046/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spirit Halloween Store Film in the Works Starring Christopher Lloyd, Rachael Leigh Cook (EXCLUSIVE)</a> (Variety)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://collider.com/christopher-lloyd-rachael-leigh-cook-spirit-halloween-movie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christopher Lloyd and Rachael Leigh Cook to Sta