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The Blue-and-White Echo Chamber And How Toronto Sports Media Helps Keep The Leafs Stuck

A modified version was originally posted on Substack It’s not just the players and the coaches. And it’s not the curse of Harold Ballard, Gary Bettman’s fault, the referee’s fault, a league-wide conspiracy against the Leafs, the three games in four nights to finish a season, any season, that wore the team down. No, it’sContinue reading “The Blue-and-White Echo Chamber And How Toronto Sports Media Helps Keep The Leafs Stuck”

Why People Believe in Myths, Urban Legends, and Conspiracy Theories in the Digital Age

In an era defined by a glut of information, it may seem counterintuitive that myths, urban legends, and conspiracy theories persist and often thrive. Yet, the very characteristics of our interconnected digital world, coupled with human psychology, create fertile ground for these narratives to take root and spread like wildfire, or to use the auContinue reading “Why People Believe in Myths, Urban Legends, and Conspiracy Theories in the Digital Age”