We have built a system that hides truth
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Episode 23: We have built a system that hides truth!
Description: We are surrounded by more information than any society in history, yet we have never felt further from the truth. Complex global events are stripped of context, corporate influence is hidden in plain sight, and trust in traditional institutions has evaporated.
In this episode of Builders of the Broken Bazaar, Dr. Tabish Zaman is joined by Connor (Riverwand), a digital educator and investigative storyteller who is reclaiming the art of deep-dive research for the social media age. Connor dismantles the "myth of neutrality" in technology, exploring how Big Tech and state power have fused to create a system of techno-nationalism.
Together, they discuss the power of "slow storytelling," the "Donation a Day" initiative for global mutual aid, and why digital literacy is now a vital form of civic self-defense. This is a conversation about moving from being a passive consumer of information to an active builder of understanding. Because in a world of 10-second clips, the most radical act is to stay in the conversation until you see the structure behind it.
🎙 “Before a system collapses, something else usually fractures first: the story we tell about how the world works.”
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Host: Dr. Tabish Zaman Guest: Riverwand (Systems Storyteller & Digital Activist)
Editor:Liam Gadsby
Research and Impact Officers: Mohammad Alauthman & Sanskriti Sharma.