- [[Klein, Naomi - 2023 - Doppelganger|doppelganger]] talks about how, in response to tech and surveillance conspiracy theories, people joke “wait until they hear about cell phones.” - klein describes this specifically in relation to covid and right-wing conspiracy theories about “vaccine passports”. - even if their specifics are wrong, their paranoia is in response to a real increase in surveillance without transparency or regulation. - “surveillance capitalism” // [[{3.2b1e} technical surveillance allows people to travel through time and space]]. - they know about cell phones. [[they always believe that they are engaging in critical thinking|everyone believes they are thinking critically]]. - we dismiss each other, even when the core of our concerns are the same. - [[{3.2} we're living in a doppelganger culture where we act as other to people's beliefs]] – we all believe that the other side has a problem warped, is not living in reality, is delusional and paranoid. - [[{3.2a1b} once an issue is picked up in mirror world, it becomes untouchable]]. we’re not communicating across portals.