Episode · Timcast IRL · 2020-10-24
Books mentioned on Timcast IRL #154 - Facebook Whistle-Blower Ryan Hartwig In Studio EXPOSES Election Interference And Censorship
Tim, Ian, Lydia, and guest Ryan Hartwig (@RealRyanHartwig on Twtiter) sit down to discuss whether Facebook is trying to swing the 2020 election (spoiler: They did it in 2018, they'll try to do it in 2
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a seminal dystopian novel that warns against totalitarianism, constant surveillance, and the manipulation of truth and language.
Discussed“with these 1984 isn't it so bizarre like you couldn't say people's names backwards we should stop that no i mean like wasn't that literally in the book where it was like a person's name wasn't allowed to be said or something”
Where to get it
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The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a young adult dystopian novel set in a post-apocalyptic nation where children are forced to compete in a televised death match.
Critiqued“millennials are like i read harry potter once and the hunger games i totally ruined harry potter form seriously”
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K.
Critiqued“millennials are like i read harry potter once and the hunger games i totally ruined harry potter form seriously”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Brave New World
“the book wasn't wrong guys the brave new world yeah swear”
Own book Behind the Mask of Facebook
“and by the way tim i am working on a book It's gonna be called the behind the mask of facebook and so it should be coming out in the next couple months”