I recently finished reading The Every by Dave Eggers. I could say it was a very timely read, that would have been true at almost any point in the past five to ten years. While the novel centers on a tech monopoly, it’s a book about how power actually works. From the use of soft and hard power and through a power system that’s often overlooked: cultural hegemony. Cultural hegemony is a form of power that doesn’t rely on constant force or coercion. Instead, it shapes what peopl

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