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Andrey Mir
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Author: The Viral Inquisitor ⬩ Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror ⬩ Postjournalism and the death of newspapers ⬩ Human as Media. I study media and everything. andrey4mir.substack.com
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Andrey Mir @andrey4mir.bsky.social · Jul 29
New book: “The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution.”
“The future of the book is the blurb,” said McLuhan. The future arrives - this book is written in tweets, 1,295 of them. In thread-chapters, they describe what media evolution does to us.
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The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution
The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution - Kindle edition by Mir, Andrey. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution.
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The dark side of the screen (The reversal of light)
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The dark side of the screen (The reversal of light)
Our journey from dark to light screens—and now back again—illuminates how digital media shape human perception.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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CAMPAIGN UPDATE
Kickstarter campaign for my new book “Counter-Digital Media Literacy” hit 54% of its funding goal (CA$6,400) by the end of the 2nd day.
Join the cause of counter-digital media literacy!
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Counter-Digital Media Literacy
A book of practical strategies to resist digital nudges and reclaim offline–online balance.
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September 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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“The Digital Reversal” – #1 Amazon Hot New Release in Digital Media.
“The future of the book is the blurb,” said Marshall McLuhan. This book is written in tweets – 1,295 of them. It’s a Tweetise – a reversal of the book.
Check it out on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0FHK51WFB
August 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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New book: “The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution.”
“The future of the book is the blurb,” said McLuhan. The future arrives - this book is written in tweets, 1,295 of them. In thread-chapters, they describe what media evolution does to us.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHK51WFB
The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution
The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution - Kindle edition by Mir, Andrey. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Digital Reversal. Thread-saga of Media Evolution.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Media effects of escalated digital publishing
- citation inflation
- self-reinforced interdisciplinarity
- the fusion of publishing and social media publicity with its social contagion
have turned academia into activism.
My latest in Discourse.
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Academic Activism as an Effect of Digital Media
The social media forces of virality have irrevocably changed the nature of academia
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May 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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"Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror" explores the digital shift as a reversal of literacy through the lens of media determinism.
The effects of orality and literacy are examined to show how they play out in digital society.
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Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror: Jaspers’ Axial Age and Logan’s Alphabet Effect
Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror: Jaspers’ Axial Age and Logan’s Alphabet Effect - Kindle edition by Mir, Andrey. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror: Jaspers’ Axial Age and Logan’s Alphabet Effect.
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May 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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NEW: @andrey4mir.bsky.social writes that antitrust scholarship and enforcement seeking to break up platform monopolies overlook benefits that these platforms provide because they are monopolies. He says this should be kept in mind while seeking to alleviate harms any monopoly incurs to the economy.
The Benefits of Platform Monopoly - ProMarket
Andrey Mir writes that antitrust scholarship and enforcement seeking to break up platform monopolies overlook the benefits that these platforms provide because they are monopolies. He says the communi...
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April 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The Chain of Singularities
Why deep space exploration will never happen. – Nanotechnologies as medieval alchemy. – The completion of media evolution. – The trial by getting high. – The paradox of self-copying. – Mega-evolution and Singularity-2.
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The Chain of Singularities
A futuristic speculation
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March 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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No. Strong societies depend on all information.
March 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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⚡️FOUR FACTORS THAT ENDED THE REVOLT OF THE PUBLIC
1) The global demographic transition to digital, which caused the revolt of the public in the first place, is now complete. This demographic transition occured in 2 distinct waves:..
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Is the Revolt of the Public Over?
The public may still be revolting, but digital media is now ushering in the restoration of institutional control over society
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February 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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"Postjournalism" and "The Revolt of the Public" - always together. Best sellers in Amazon's Media & Internet in Politics.
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February 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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The growth of public use of interjections, the most ‘non-semiotic’ of verbal means, clearly indicates the reversal of culture from literate to oral.
Interjections and emojis: the digital reversal of literacy back to the origin of speech
The growth of public use of interjections, the most ‘non-semiotic’ of verbal means, clearly indicates the reversal of culture from literate to oral.
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February 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Here are we go:
#1 Amazon Bestseller in Digital Media:
Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror: Jaspers’ Axial Age and Logan’s Alphabet Effect.
Check it out: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP4QLNSS
February 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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"Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror: Jaspers’ Axial Age and Logan’s Alphabet Effect" is #3 in Amazon Best Sellers category Digital Media.
Not only "Digital Media" though but that's ok.
Make it #1 - www.amazon.com/Digital-Futu...
February 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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The Wrong Theory.
Beautifully awkward Katy Perry Left Shark moment – Shark Ex Machina – Wrong Olympic snowflake – Perfectness alienates, wrongness invites – Сargo cult of robot journalists – Give them bait – Degas’ horse head cut – Wrong means exists.
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The Wrong Theory. Wrongness as a lure, in design and media
Beautifully awkward Katy Perry Left Shark moment.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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"The book encompasses everything related to the two most famous Canadian scholars, from their lives to all relevant events, key concepts, and the people involved in their orbit, making "Wisdom Weavers" truly an encyclopedia of all things Innis and McLuhan."
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The encyclopedia of the Toronto School of Communication
Toronto has definitely been not just a "meeting place," but also a place of force. A review of "Wisdom Weavers."
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January 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Alphabetic writing visualized not the objects or the ideas of objects but speech itself. Viewing recorded speech meant seeing the “footprints” of thinking.
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Effects of writing. Thinking about thinking: logic and theorizing
Alphabetic writing visualized not the objects or the ideas of objects but speech itself.
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January 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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9. Boredom during leisure time is important! When children have nothing to do, they face the challenge of entertaining themselves, which is highly beneficial for cognitive development
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Screen time is stolen time: 19 digital rules for kids and families
This is an appendix to my review of Michel Desmurget’s 2022 book Screen Damage: The Dangers of Digital Media for Children. At the end of the book, Desmurget suggests “Seven Fundamental Rules.” However...
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January 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Nate Silver says the idea of “fact-checking” as a separate subset of specialized journalism requiring special experts is odd, and he’s not wrong: www.natesilver.net/p/the-ris…
January 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Screen time is stolen time: 19 digital rules for kids and families
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Screen time is stolen time: 19 digital rules for kids and families
This is an appendix to my review of Michel Desmurget’s 2022 book Screen Damage: The Dangers of Digital Media for Children. At the end of the book, Desmurget suggests “Seven Fundamental Rules.” However...
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January 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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This is worse than anything that was alleged in the Twitter Files
leahmcelrath.bsky.social Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Jan 4
⚠️ In response to Musk changing the X algorithm to deboost negative content, people asked Grok what is considered “negative” and were told:

• Criticism of the government
• Commentary about misinformation
• Suggestion the public is being manipulated
• Attacks against powerful people or institutions
Answer Under the new algorithm, posts by [redacted] could be considered too negative might include those that express strong dissent against established narratives or institutions, or those that portray a very bleak or cynical view of societal or political outcomes. Here are some examples based on posts found on X: • Posts that directly attack or insult powerful figures or institutions could be seen as too negative, especially if they suggest systemic manipulation or deceit. This includes posts that question official narratives or imply widespread misinformation by political influencers. • Comments on the manipulation of public sentiment or the encouragement of negative social behaviors, like casual sadism or misinformation, would likely be viewed negatively under an algorithm designed to reduce the spread of content that could be seen as objectionable or divisive. • Posts that highlight a perceived collapse or failure of systems, particularly those that use sarcasm or humor to critique the current state of affairs, might be flagged for promoting a negative outlook. • Any content suggesting that the public is being systematically misled or conditioned in a certain way, especially if it involves political outcomes or public health crises, could be deemed too negative. These types of posts might be deboosted or have their visibility reduced as they could be seen as promoting negativity, misinformation, or discord, which are often targeted by algorithms aiming to maintain a more positive or balanced user experience. If X wants to limit reach for [redacted] negative posts, what are the top 5 examples of posts of hers that X considers negative? Answer X might consider limiting the reach of C posts based on the following examples, which could be perceived as negative or controversial: 1. Criticism of Government Actions: A post where she describes actions by the US and UK governments as "unforgivable malfeasance" could be seen as highly critical and potentially inflammatory. This kind of statement might be flagged for its political nature and could be interpreted as negative by X's algorithms or moderation policies. 2. Commentary on Social Media Misinformation: Her post about people who downplayed the USS Liberty story while pushing another narrative suggests a critique of selective information dissemination. This could be viewed as negative if it's seen as promoting conspiracy theories or misinformation. Accusations Against Public Figures: Mentioning Joel Kaplan's collaboration with the Israeli government to restrict criticism on social media platforms might be viewed negatively due to its accusatory tone towards individuals or entities. Such posts can be controversial and might trigger moderation for potentially spreading unverified claims. 4. Disparaging Comments in Replies: In her responses, particularly one where she tells someone to "fuck off" and dismisses their content as "dumbass hostage flyers," this kind of vulgar and confrontational language could be flagged for violating community guidelines on civility and respect. 5. Skepticism and Derision Towards Media or Events: Posts where she expresses extreme skepticism or mocks the authenticity of certain events or communications, like her comment on the difference in writing styles of letters in a case, might be considered negative due to the tone of disbelief and derision. These posts could be considered for reach limitation by X due to their potential to engage users in a negative or controversial manner, possibly attracting more negative feedback or violating platform policies on misinformation, personal attacks, or civility. However, the actual decision by X would depend on their specific content moderation policies and algorithms regarding negative content.
January 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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The Manifesto of the Viral Editor
From the blogosphere to social media — from the Viral Editor to the Viral Inquisitor
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The Manifesto of the Viral Editor
From the blogosphere to social media — from the Viral Editor to the Viral Inquisitor
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January 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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In terms of media ecology, yes to all of this.
The (only) affordance of guns is killing.
There were no errors before pencils.
There is no such thing as drunk driving without cars.
There was no obesity before utensils.
December 29, 2024 at 6:53 AM
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Business stimuli for the media to cover Trump’s every move contributed to a media environment favorable to Trumpism.
Commodifighting Trump: the Trump bump in the news media --> andrey4mir.substack.com/p/commodifig...
Commodifighting Trump: the Trump bump in the news media
In 2016-2018, Donald Trump made the mainstream American media great again. Not for long, though.
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December 28, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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How else can Elon Musk affect bureaucracy?
Grok, or any AI, can simplify bills for the public or become a political weapon.
Journalism realized a similar idea 15 years ago but with crowdsourcing, not AI. Read about Guardian's project to control lawmakers.
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How Else Can Elon Musk Affect Bureaucracy?
Grok, or any AI, can simplify bills for the public or become a political weapon
www.discoursemagazine.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:51 AM