Dan Brooks: How Social Media Might Be Simultaneously Destroying Both Comedy and Morality

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Dan Brooks: How Social Media Might Be Simultaneously Destroying Both Comedy and Morality

Andrew Keen

Apr 15, 2022

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Dan Brooks, writer of the recent Financial Times article “What We Need Now That Social Media Has Fully Weaponized Morality.”

Dan Brooks has contributed to the New York Times Magazine, Pitchfork, The Outline, The Missoula Independent, and other publications. He lives in Montana with his handsome dog.

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