The Covfefe Generation: Guide to Detoxing from the Spectacle of Politics
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ISBN13:9798230670070
出版社:INDEPENDENT CAT
作者:La Mamá de la Foca
出版日:2025/02/19
裝訂:平裝
規格:21.6cm*14cm*0.5cm (高/寬/厚)
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In an era where politics has become entertainment, news cycles feel like scripted dramas, and reality itself seems optional, how do we distinguish truth from spectacle?
This book is not just an analysis-it's a survival guide for navigating the modern political landscape, where everything is scripted, manufactured, and designed to distract you.
At the heart of today's politics lies the concept of kayfabe-a term borrowed from professional wrestling that refers to the shared illusion between performers and audiences. It's when everyone knows the game is fake but plays along anyway.
Donald Trump understood kayfabe better than anyone. His presidency was a real-life wrestling storyline, complete with heroes, villains, and endless drama. But he was not the first-or the last-politician to turn governance into a spectacle. From populists to tech billionaires, from media moguls to conspiracy theorists, modern leaders no longer sell policies-they sell narratives.
This book explores:
-How kayfabe has hijacked democracy, turning elections into staged battles and voters into spectators.
-Why truth no longer matters-and how memes, clickbait, and social media outrage have replaced facts with dopamine hits.
-The illusion of free press and how mainstream media plays into the kayfabe cycle, amplifying lies instead of exposing them.
-How corporate money and Big Tech have turned political influence into a pay-to-win game.
-Why younger generations have embraced irony poisoning, political nihilism, and conspiratorial thinking as a response to a system they see as rigged.
-The terrifying rise of deepfakes, AI-driven propaganda, and the end of objective reality.
This is not a book about conspiracies-it's a book about how conspiracies are crafted, sold, and weaponized. It examines how the illusion of democracy is maintained, how political movements are turned into brands, and how public outrage is monetized and manipulated.
Most importantly, this book asks:
How do we break free?
Is it possible to escape the simulation of political kayfabe?
Or have we reached a point where the spectacle will never end?
Through a mix of cultural analysis, historical parallels, and sharp humor, this book offers a clear-eyed look at how we got here-and what comes next.
If you've ever felt like politics is a reality show you didn't sign up for, if you've ever questioned whether anything you see is real, and if you're tired of being manipulated by a system designed to keep you distracted-this book is for you.
And remember:
The show must go on-unless we decide to change the script.
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