Lincoln Square Media

Lincoln Square Media

Share this post

Lincoln Square Media
Lincoln Square Media
How Social Networks Are Torpedoing Truth — and Democracies across the Globe
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

How Social Networks Are Torpedoing Truth — and Democracies across the Globe

Here's Joe’s take on the arguments Harari makes in his book, Nexus, and how they help explain the loss of trust and corresponding decline of community and democracy in the U.S. and around the world.

Joe Trippi's avatar
Joe Trippi
May 12, 2025
∙ Paid
175

Share this post

Lincoln Square Media
Lincoln Square Media
How Social Networks Are Torpedoing Truth — and Democracies across the Globe
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
12
51
Share

“Democracy runs on trust. Dictatorship runs on fear. The moment trust erodes — whether in institutions, elections, or truth itself — democracy crumbles.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

The fundamental thing to understand is that social networks and their algorithms are destroying trust everywhere. Add the bad actors, autocrats around the globe, and Donald Trump — w…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
A guest post by
Joe Trippi
Disruptor and innovator focused on stopping the coup happening in plain sight. Founder of Sez.Us and Lincoln Square media.
Subscribe to Joe
© 2025 Resolute Square PBC d/b/a Lincoln Square
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More