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Long Shadow

Enragement Equals Engagement

Long Shadow

Long Lead & PRX

Technology, Politics, Guns, Internet, Anniversary, 9-11, Terrorism, America, Narrative, History

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

With the dawn of the newsfeed, Facebook begins a mass experiment on the human psyche — what we like and hate, what makes us happy and angry. Over the course of a decade, its algorithm drives the world to like, comment, and eventually, kill.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is long lead.

0:08.5

You're used to hearing my voice on the world, bringing you interviews from around the globe.

0:12.9

And you hear me reporting environment and climate news. I'm Carolyn Beeler.

0:17.9

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0:21.6

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0:24.2

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0:33.5

Hey, everyone.

0:36.8

It's me, Garrett. This episode contains some harsh language, it's me, Garrett.

0:37.8

This episode contains some harsh language, descriptions of violence, and a reference to sexual assault.

0:44.3

Please listen carefully.

0:46.4

Every fight I've picked online has been because of my kids.

0:52.1

It's my kid.

0:53.8

That was the motivating factor.

0:58.3

Back in 2013, Renee Doresta was living in California. She was pregnant with her first child,

1:04.8

and like a lot of expecting moms, she was spending a lot of time online getting ready.

1:10.5

So the minute you find out you're pregnant,

1:12.8

most women will go and will join what's called a birth month group.

1:16.5

Join this group and everybody's due at the same time nine months out.

1:19.6

And you go through the entire experience of pregnancy with these people,

1:22.9

most of whom are anonymous.

1:25.0

And inevitably, the conversation turns to vaccines.

1:30.3

I do not see that there is ever an acceptable time to inject a known toxin, a known poison,

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