Senator Chris Murphy Wants You to Join a Cult (Members Only #325)
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The episode discusses Chris Murphy's book and various societal issues including technology, consumerism, and democracy.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com Chris Murphy ’s book, Crisis of the Common Good, is out now -Murphy opens his book by dunking on his son’s NHL prospects -Pitching the common good -Trump is not the disease. He’s the symptom -Buy more stuff, feel worse, repeat until democracy collapses -Kids, phones and the algorithmic hell machine -Congress wants to regulate tech. Congress may want to log on first -Can In…
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