Saving Civil Society

Writing on the recent decision to punish Alex Jones for his reckless treatent of bereaved parents by spreading lies and misinformation as well as profiting from it, writer Zeynef Tufekcy offers the following:

“The work of civilization is not just discovering and unleashing new and powerful technologies, it is also regulating and shaping them, and crafting norms and values through education and awareness, that make societies healthier and function better. We are late to grapple with all of this, but late is better than never.”

Making our societies healthier as they face climate emergency also requires grappling with.