Lyotard and Netflix's Social Dilemma: A Post-structuralist Response [RE-UPLOAD]

Netflix's documentary The Social Dilemma offers a grave picture of our post-truth landscape, but what is this 'truth' that we have discarded, and can we reclaim it? Through the writings of Jean-Francois Lyotard, we take on social media, and discover that under the postmodern condition, all news is fake, and all facts alternative. Do you enjoy these deep dives into media and philosophy? Leave a like to support the channel! Subscribe for more thoughtful essays, and comment with what you'd like to see us cover in the future! Works referenced: Jean-Francois Lyotard, The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge Jean-Francois Lyotard, The Differend, Phrases in Dispute Jean-Francois Lyotard, Just Gaming Check out my friend's jazzy take on alternative facts for an additional musical accompaniment to this video!    • Alternative Facts - FUNKY Big Band Origina...   Credit to the Kino Library for archival footage. I hate twitter:   / mirroredfog   Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, the use of copyrighted materials is allowed for "fair use" purposes, such as criticism, comment, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.