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The US Establishment's Shift Towards a Decentralized Center
6:38:18 - 6:44:29 (06:11)
The concept of wokeness is the combination of Foucauldian deconstruction and civil rights, with the former removing the legitimacy of the old order and the latter creating a new, accepted order. The US establishment is now moving towards a re-centralized center that aligns with this concept of wokeness.
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The author discusses how the combination of Foucauldian deconstruction and civil rights has led to "wokeness" and how tech companies hurt media which caused journalists to shape narratives in a negative manner.
6:38:18 - 6:41:52 (03:34)
Summary
The author discusses how the combination of Foucauldian deconstruction and civil rights has led to "wokeness" and how tech companies hurt media which caused journalists to shape narratives in a negative manner.
ChapterThe US Establishment's Shift Towards a Decentralized Center
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PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The use of words like "woke" and "cancel culture" were just tools to delegitimize their target and the US establishment is slowly coming back to center.
6:41:52 - 6:44:29 (02:37)
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The use of words like "woke" and "cancel culture" were just tools to delegitimize their target and the US establishment is slowly coming back to center. Although there are still active fronts of wokeism, the next shift is already happening.