About this episode

Jay Gilley shares his journey of being radicalized by MAGA, Gamergate, and QAnon, and how he began to question these ideologies.

Jay Gilley shares his story of how he became drawn into MAGA ideology, how gaming culture, Gamergate-era anger, conspiracy media, and QAnon-style thinking shaped his worldview, and what finally helped him begin questioning it all. To watch this conversation, visit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXkZq4lQ8Vk&t=5s

People in this episode

Host: Rich Logis

Guest: Jay Gilley

Topics covered

• radicalization
• MAGA ideology
• gaming culture
• conspiracy theories
• personal journey

Keywords

• MAGA
• Gamergate
• QAnon
• radicalization
• gaming culture
• conspiracy media
• worldview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MAGA, Gamergate, QAnon

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