Engagement culture: A movement to restore the social contract

Alex Vickery-Howe

Engagement culture: A movement to restore the social contract

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Abstract

It’s time to look critically at what pervasive spite and self-important malice are doing to us all, argues Dr Alex Vickery-Howe, who is finally putting his phone down.

THE BATTLES were epic.

No, really.

Hours spent verbally slamming utter strangers in the mosh pit of cyberspace. Patting oneself on the back – metaphorically and, on occasion, actually – when a one-liner managed to draw caps and exclamation points of rage...

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Independent Australia
Publication status	Published - 24 Nov 2023

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Engagement culture

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Engagement culture: A movement to restore the social contract

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