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2020 2024 AMAZON SHORT VERSION NO ISBN
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AUTHOR’S NOTE
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The Global Government Gaslight
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Lockdowns for you, dinners for them.
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Emergency powers became the new party trick.
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Lawfare went from rare to ritual.
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Tech and state merged like a bad corporate acquisition.
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Chapter 1: January 1, 2020
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Leaders, Villains & Icons
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Daily Life & Culture
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Mass shootings, rising fascism, and online rage
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Science & Tech
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Entertainment & Media
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Trends, Fads & Vibes
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Money, Work & the Market
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Consumer Life & Ads
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Generational Moment
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Chapter 2: The World at Large
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Borders sealed. Planes grounded. Cities hollowed.
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The Return of War — and the End of Illusions
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Climate Collapse Goes Live
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Protests: The Language of the Disbelieved
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Global Order: Now Serving Chaos
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Chapter 3: Leaders, Villains & Icons
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Main Characters in the Global Soap Opera
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The Noise Machine: Talkers, Trolls & Tinfoil Senators
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Chapter 4: Daily Life & Culture
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Home Became Everything (and Nothing Was Sacred)
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Work Got "Flexible" (Translation: Always On, Never Off)
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The Mental Health Crisis Stopped Being Invisible
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Culture Wars: Microaggressions at Macro Volume
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Faith, Disillusionment & the Search for Meaning
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Technology Became God (We Worshipped the Feed)
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Parenting Became a Dystopian Team Sport
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Dating: A Love Story in N95
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Spirituality, Ritual, and Rage
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Street vs. Screen: Protest as Daily Life
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Chapter 5: Science & Tech
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Techlash & the Surveillance Spiral
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Breakthroughs, snake oil, world-changing discoveries
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AI Wrote the Future (and Your Résumé)
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Surveillance Got Friendly
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CRISPR and the Genetic Vending Machine
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Wearables Judged You Quietly
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Self-Driving Cars Still Crashed
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Space Was a Moodboard
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The Algorithm Became God
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Science vs. Snake Oil
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Chapter 6: Entertainment & Media
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Stream. Cancel. Reboot. Escapism. Agenda. Meme.
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Streaming: From Comfort Blanket to Cage
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TikTok-ification of Everything
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Music: Built for Virality, Not Longevity
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Movies: Franchise or Flop
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News Became Edutainment with a Concussion
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Parasocial Purgatory
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Cancel Culture, Cult Followings & Internet Court
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Award Shows & “Is This Real Life?” Moments
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And Then Came AI…
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Chapter 7: Trends, Fads & Vibes
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The Rise of Micro-Movements
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The Collapse of Cool
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The End of Attention
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The Death of Truth
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The Collapse of Community
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The Loneliness Economy
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Chapter 8: Money, Work & The Market
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This Meeting Could Have Been a Bailout
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The Great Collapse, Rebound: It Was All Fragile
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Work Culture: Now With More Cognitive Dissonance
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The Gig Economy: Flexibility at the Cost of a Soul
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The Collapse of Career
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The End of Expertise
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The Fall of Institutions
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Tech Layoffs: “We Love You. Now Get Out.”
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Inflation Nation: Everything Went Up (Except Your Pay)
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The New American Dream (Now With 30% Interest)
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Markets: Meme Stocks, Crypto Crashes, AI Bubbles
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Corporate Greed Goes Rebrand
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Consumer Sentiment: Gaslit and Maxxed Out
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The Cult of Hustle
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The Side Hustle Industrial Complex
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Labor Fights Back (Sort Of)
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New Money Dreams, Old Money Problems
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Billionaires Behaving Badly
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Chapter 9: Consumer Life & Ads
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The Algorithm Always Knows
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Reality Was Optional
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Marketing’s Favorite Weapon: FOMO
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Consumerism as Identity
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From Buy Now to Cry Later
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Therapy, but Make It Capitalist
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Wellness as Status
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Influencers, Inc.
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The Collapse of Authenticity
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AI: The Final Influencer
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Ads That Got Weird
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Kids: The Monetizable Micro-Influencers
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Content Became Family Life
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Products That Defined the Era
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Brands Became Belief Systems
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Consumerism as Survival
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Chapter 10: What Came Next?
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COVID: From Pandemic to Permanent Roommate
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“Lawfare” Becomes a Buzzword
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The Global Trust Implosion
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The Great Information Collapse
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War Without End
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Trump’s Unexpected Global Détente
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Trump Ends ~ Eight Wars
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The AI Acceleration Trap
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Culture Hit the Algorithm Wall
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Climate Crisis: Hypothetical
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The Economic Hangover
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What We Learned (Then Immediately Forgot)
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What We Will Carry Into 2025
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Epilogue: For the WTF Generation
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Welcome to the WTF Generation
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The Trial, the Throne, and the Twist Ending
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Introduction to the Glossary of Terms & Cultural Lexicon (2020–2024)
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Glossary of Terms & Cultural Lexicon (2020–2024)
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