George Osborn discusses how authoritarians exploit video games for geopolitical gain
Sat on the counter overnight. Well past its best.
Summary
A podcast episode featuring an interview with video games expert George Osborn, discussing how authoritarians, extremists, and populists are weaponizing and exploiting video games—an artform used by over 3 billion people worldwide—for geopolitical advantage. The host, Arthur Snell, admits to knowing nothing about video games but finds the subject fascinating.
Key quotes
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I confess to knowing nothing about video games, but found this whole subject fascinating and I hope you do too.
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