A mix of technology and politics has given an unprecedented boost to once-fringe ideas—but they are pretty much the same fantasies that have been spreading for hundreds of years.
Like many pioneering theories exposed to the cold light of hindsight, Hofstadter’s has flaws and blind spots. His key oversight was to downplay the paranoid style’s role in mainstream politics up to that point and underrate its potential to spread in… [21477 chars]
Source: MIT Technology Review | Published: 2025-10-30T10:00:00Z
Credit: MIT Technology Review
