Ctrl, Alt, Delusion: Resetting Reality in the Manosphere
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sorenti. Today's episode is the recording of our recent panel, Control Alt Delusion, Resetting Reality in the Manosphere, live at South by Southwest in London in partnership with Sage and Jester. Sage and Jester are the arts production company who create immersive experiences designed to entertain, enlighten, and help you harness your internal BS detector, arming you with the tools to question, challenge, and pause before you believe what you see and read.
For this panel, our host Sophia Smith Gaylor was joined by journalist Ash Sarkar, Cambridge social psychologist Sander van der Linden, and documentary filmmaker Matt Shay to shed light on how influencer culture weaponizes masculinity, transforming isolation and insecurity into a misinformation powerhouse. Exploring how key figures such as the infamous Tate brothers thrive on grievance and viral distortions, the panel discussed the specifics of misinformation in the manosphere, and how to inoculate against these falsehoods. Now let's join our host, Sophia Smith Gaylor, with more. Hello and welcome to the panel Control of Delusion, Resetting Reality in the Manosphere, brought to you by Sage <unk> Jester and Intelligence Squared.
As you just saw in that video, Sage <unk> Jester are this really interesting production company who've been doing a whole program this summer around tackling myths and disinformation. The objective being giving you the tools. to be able to combat it yourself. They've also got a bold new theatre experience this summer called Storehouse that will be around for a month and will leave you questioning everything you think you know about truth and trust. And maybe today's conversation topic will do the same for you.
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