Ep. 21: Envelope Accelerationism ft. Joshua Citarella

18/12/2024 55 min
Ep. 21: Envelope Accelerationism ft. Joshua Citarella

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Josh Citarella is an artist, writer, podcaster, and researcher who is best-known for his work researching online Gen Z political extremism. He’s the founder of Do Not Research, a non-profit artist community. He’s currently a dozen episodes into Doomscroll, an in-person video talkshow exploring online culture and politics.Email your questions to [email protected] to be featured in our upcoming mailbag episode.Doomscroll: https://www.youtube.com/@doomscrollpodcastJoshua: https://x.com/JoshuaCitarella00:00 Contribute to the Mailbag01:03 Introducing Joshua and His Work03:30 The Modern Genres of Accelerationism08:38 Joining Destiny on the Bridges Podcast13:50 What is a Contrarian Status Quo Defender?17:19 Redesigning Social Media to Model the Post Office22:54 The Increasing Uncertainty of Contemporary Storage27:02 The Need for a 21st Century Envelope30:11 Not Identifying as a Journalist35:57 The Role of the Manifesto in Gen Z Political Identity42:57 The Political Drift Over Time49:03 The Growth of Doomscroll