9. The Matrix - Red & Blue Pills, Misogyny & Conspiracy Theories

When the Matrix came out in 1999, it gave us a new version of an old metaphor for enlightenment and mystical revelation - what a shock then when its central metaphor got hijacked by the manosphere and conspiracy theorists..

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Tom Thumb is is the author of:
Hand to Mouth to India
Tales of a Road Junky
Somewhere Under the Rainbow
Science for Hippies

And also the podcasts:
Road Junky Travel Stories
Stories of Tom Thumb