Part 2 of The Digital Underground and FAKE LORE, DARK MEMES’ with Joseph Matheny

Part 2

Part 2- SPECIAL EPISODE: ‘FAKE LORE, DARK MEMES’, WITH JOSEPH MATHENY

This episode is part two of our interview with Joe Matheny. Part one, The Digital Underground, covered Joe’s experiences running The Grey Lodge, an early, underground private torrent tracker used by millions of people per month. Part two covers Joe’s groundbreaking ARG & literary work, Ong’s Hat, and its place in early internet culture, before we veer off into a discussion about how the ‘fakelore’ methods Joe used in the development of that work connect to the meme wars of today and the increasing political importance of memes (e.g. Kek, the ‘alt-right’ appropriation of Pepe The Frog.) We also discuss the very improbable connection (it really is) between Joe and Jamie, and how Joe became a patron of the show himself; PLUS, the potential for Kodi addons as a distribution point for indie creators.

Original URL - https://torrentfreak.com/steal-show-s02e07-early-days-private-trackers/

Part 1 here

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LINKS

• The Town That No One Can Leave

• Bí ẩn Ong’s Hat: Cánh cổng vũ trụ song song?

• La Ciudad Fantasma de Ong’s Hat – El Misterioso Portal Interdimensional de Nueva Jersey

• CONSPIRACY – Ong’s Hat