About Social Media Souring Democracy and Disney Adults

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of social media on democracy and explores the phenomenon of 'Disney adults'.

The gang discusses new polling showing heavy social media users are less committed to the concept of democracy, raising questions about whether online life is distorting reality or just revealing deeper cracks. Then they pivot to “Disney adults,” a high-spending, status-driven fandom that fuels Disney’s success while drawing ridicule. Is it harmless escapism or something more unsettling? Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:52 - Global Developments (Mostly Iran) 00:42:44 - Social Media and Democracy 01:14:14 - Disney Adults 01:38:01 - Emails 01:50:50 - Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew Heaton, Jen Briney, Justin Robert Young

Topics covered

• social media
• democracy
• Disney adults
• polling
• fandom
• escapism

Keywords

• social media
• democracy
• Disney adults
• polling
• fandom
• escapism
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disney

Places: Iran

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