Spot-on take about politics becoming fandom. The shift from issue-based coalitions to parasocial tribal loyalties is realy reshaping how people engage with governance. I've seen local election volunteers treating campaign work like stanning culture, complete with inside jokes and hero narratves nobody outside the bubble understands. The Wired piece captures something crucial here, when political identity functions more like pop culture fandom than civic participation, actual policy debates become secondary to narrative loyalty.
agree! and I really appreciate the clarity of this piece, she does an amazing job articulating something that I think most of us have been mulling over for months at least
Spot-on take about politics becoming fandom. The shift from issue-based coalitions to parasocial tribal loyalties is realy reshaping how people engage with governance. I've seen local election volunteers treating campaign work like stanning culture, complete with inside jokes and hero narratves nobody outside the bubble understands. The Wired piece captures something crucial here, when political identity functions more like pop culture fandom than civic participation, actual policy debates become secondary to narrative loyalty.
agree! and I really appreciate the clarity of this piece, she does an amazing job articulating something that I think most of us have been mulling over for months at least