The Church Amongst the Counter-Institutions

August 20th, 2025 | 16 min read

Originally published May 26, 2023

I watched The Social Dilemma far later than most people not living under a rock. I expected a serious documentary that forecasted serious consequences with a tone of (even more) serious urgency and fear to drive the point home. If anything, it was understated.

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