Eric Czuleger

And that's just because our information space really is spread out through the entire world. It goes through our movies. It goes through our music. It goes through sitcoms. Yeah. And frankly, I think that's like, I would much rather somebody get introduced to American culture from sitcoms than, you know, from military actions. For me personally, I'd much rather them have familiarity with that.

And that's just because our information space really is spread out through the entire world. It goes through our movies. It goes through our music. It goes through sitcoms. Yeah. And frankly, I think that's like, I would much rather somebody get introduced to American culture from sitcoms than, you know, from military actions. For me personally, I'd much rather them have familiarity with that.

And that's just because our information space really is spread out through the entire world. It goes through our movies. It goes through our music. It goes through sitcoms. Yeah. And frankly, I think that's like, I would much rather somebody get introduced to American culture from sitcoms than, you know, from military actions. For me personally, I'd much rather them have familiarity with that.

But also it's not to say that like, American specific conspiracy theories don't end up in in other parts of the world like I was it was right. I think it was right before the end of the the last Trump administration. And I was in the back of a cab in Albania, and I was traveling to Tanzania, and so I needed a COVID test at the time.

But also it's not to say that like, American specific conspiracy theories don't end up in in other parts of the world like I was it was right. I think it was right before the end of the the last Trump administration. And I was in the back of a cab in Albania, and I was traveling to Tanzania, and so I needed a COVID test at the time.

But also it's not to say that like, American specific conspiracy theories don't end up in in other parts of the world like I was it was right. I think it was right before the end of the the last Trump administration. And I was in the back of a cab in Albania, and I was traveling to Tanzania, and so I needed a COVID test at the time.

And I was just talking with the cab driver, and at a certain point, he's like, so do you believe it? And I'm like, what? And he's like, COVID? And I was like... I mean, I'm on my way to get a COVID test, so like I got to take it to travel. And then that just sort of uncorked, you know, like all of the the big tent conspiracy theories.

And I was just talking with the cab driver, and at a certain point, he's like, so do you believe it? And I'm like, what? And he's like, COVID? And I was like... I mean, I'm on my way to get a COVID test, so like I got to take it to travel. And then that just sort of uncorked, you know, like all of the the big tent conspiracy theories.

And I was just talking with the cab driver, and at a certain point, he's like, so do you believe it? And I'm like, what? And he's like, COVID? And I was like... I mean, I'm on my way to get a COVID test, so like I got to take it to travel. And then that just sort of uncorked, you know, like all of the the big tent conspiracy theories.

And he was, you know, talking to me for about like 20 minutes about how, you know, every every conspiracy theory under the sun is like QAnon and then, you know, JFK and probably some UFO stuff in there. But he's talking real fast and Albanian is my second language. And then at a certain point, he was like, you know what's going to happen? And he gave me a date.

And he was, you know, talking to me for about like 20 minutes about how, you know, every every conspiracy theory under the sun is like QAnon and then, you know, JFK and probably some UFO stuff in there. But he's talking real fast and Albanian is my second language. And then at a certain point, he was like, you know what's going to happen? And he gave me a date.

And he was, you know, talking to me for about like 20 minutes about how, you know, every every conspiracy theory under the sun is like QAnon and then, you know, JFK and probably some UFO stuff in there. But he's talking real fast and Albanian is my second language. And then at a certain point, he was like, you know what's going to happen? And he gave me a date.

I can't remember what the exact date was. He's like, you know, on this date, what's going to happen is the U.S. is going to come to Albania and they're going to get rid of all of our corrupt citizens. And you like and he gave me his phone number. And on that day, he was like, you call me and you're going to see that it happens. And so the conspiracy theory adapted for that Albanian point of view.

I can't remember what the exact date was. He's like, you know, on this date, what's going to happen is the U.S. is going to come to Albania and they're going to get rid of all of our corrupt citizens. And you like and he gave me his phone number. And on that day, he was like, you call me and you're going to see that it happens. And so the conspiracy theory adapted for that Albanian point of view.

I can't remember what the exact date was. He's like, you know, on this date, what's going to happen is the U.S. is going to come to Albania and they're going to get rid of all of our corrupt citizens. And you like and he gave me his phone number. And on that day, he was like, you call me and you're going to see that it happens. And so the conspiracy theory adapted for that Albanian point of view.

Right. It became this. Almost like this, this prophetic thing that was was a godsend for him in particular, because specifically he felt that he was, you know, being ripped off by the country that he was in. And I think this is one of the spaces that that these things thrive to not any Jacobson. Yeah. The book Surveillance Capitalism, Shoshana Zuboff, incredible book. Surveillance Capitalism.

Right. It became this. Almost like this, this prophetic thing that was was a godsend for him in particular, because specifically he felt that he was, you know, being ripped off by the country that he was in. And I think this is one of the spaces that that these things thrive to not any Jacobson. Yeah. The book Surveillance Capitalism, Shoshana Zuboff, incredible book. Surveillance Capitalism.

Right. It became this. Almost like this, this prophetic thing that was was a godsend for him in particular, because specifically he felt that he was, you know, being ripped off by the country that he was in. And I think this is one of the spaces that that these things thrive to not any Jacobson. Yeah. The book Surveillance Capitalism, Shoshana Zuboff, incredible book. Surveillance Capitalism.

Such a fantastic book. But she has this concept in it that I always think about when we think about like, well, how do people get their mind changed? How do they sort of switch tracks? Because I think we've all seen this happen. I know that... I see it after spending a couple years abroad and then I come back and somebody has ideologically changed remarkably.

Such a fantastic book. But she has this concept in it that I always think about when we think about like, well, how do people get their mind changed? How do they sort of switch tracks? Because I think we've all seen this happen. I know that... I see it after spending a couple years abroad and then I come back and somebody has ideologically changed remarkably.