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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 18/01/2026

“As AI-generated posts continue to overwhelm Facebook, Instagram & TikTok, it’s unclear to what degree actual human communication will persist on these platforms, & what those remnants will look like.” — @mikesmariani.bsky.social www.noemamag.com/how-we-becam...

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How We Became Captives Of Social Media | NOEMA

Today’s social media has shifted from social networking platforms to AI-enhanced conveyor belts of vapid entertainment. Is there any escape?

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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 15/12/2025

Given Catholicism’s reputation for conservatism, it would appear to be the last place you’d find radical innovation in environmental justice. But looking at the full sweep of the Church’s history uncovers a rich tradition of caring for the whole of God’s creation

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The Catholic Church can be a force for environmental change | Aeon Essays

Coursing through Catholicism is a radical tradition of environmental justice that will help combat the climate crisis

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mikesmariani.bsky.social @mikesmariani.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

My piece on the radical lineage of the Catholic Church, and how tapping into those roots can help the religion play a critical role in combating climate change, is out today in @aeon.co: aeon.co/essays/the-c...

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The Catholic Church can be a force for environmental change | Aeon Essays

Coursing through Catholicism is a radical tradition of environmental justice that will help combat the climate crisis

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mikesmariani.bsky.social @mikesmariani.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I wrote a piece for @nytimes.com on the doc "Predators," which revisits To Catch a Predator, and our culture of schadenfreude and participatory punishment: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/m...

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‘To Catch a Predator’ Ended Almost 20 Years Ago. Its Grim Legacy Lives on.

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mikesmariani.bsky.social @mikesmariani.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Like compare and contrast essays? I wrote one on #Superman and #FantasticFourFirstSteps for @nytimes.com, dissecting how our superheroes have changed this century: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/m...

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Wholesome, Noble Superheroes Are Back. (A Wholesome, Noble World Is Not.)

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mikesmariani.bsky.social @mikesmariani.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I wrote a piece for the @nytimes.com on the two diff ways we tell superhero stories, as demonstrated by this summer's superhero films. This is my first piece in NYT Mag—one of my all-time favorite pubs—so it's pretty special. Check it out online and in print: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/m...

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Wholesome, Noble Superheroes Are Back. (A Wholesome, Noble World Is Not.)

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Tami Abdollah @latams.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

“The stark cognitive dissonance between how people feel about social media & how they use it is one sign that we have entered a new era in our relationship with these platforms.” — @mikesmariani.bsky.social

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How We Became Captives Of Social Media | NOEMA

Today’s social media has shifted from social networking platforms to AI-enhanced conveyor belts of vapid entertainment. Is there any escape?

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mikesmariani.bsky.social @mikesmariani.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

My newest piece, a longform reported essay on how social media platforms are evolving away from their original purpose and becoming vehicles of passive consumption and AI proliferation—and the implications for our intellects and futures: www.noemamag.com/how-we-becam...

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How We Became Captives Of Social Media | NOEMA

Today’s social media has shifted from social networking platforms to AI-enhanced conveyor belts of vapid entertainment. Is there any escape?

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mikesmariani.bsky.social @mikesmariani.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

New to Blue Sky, but wanted to share that I wrote an opinion piece for @bostonglobe.com on the increasing valorization of transgressive, transactional behavior in a culture colored by Trump—and how it makes moral indignation rudderless: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/14/o...

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The mistake Democrats keep making about character - The Boston Globe

In Trump’s fun house mirror of America, there’s no point in trying to disqualify someone by pointing out their bad deeds.

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