What is the difference between influence and power?
"Unfollow" is a fiction podcast by Esther Valencic that invites you to discover a virtual world in which the most popular influencer of the metaverse can become President. The story is about Louna LifeStyle, a 25-year-old influencer with millions of followers. Everything seems to go well for Louna until her whole life changes a few weeks before the 2047 presidential elections...
In the first round of the 2021 French regional elections, about 87% of the 18-24 year olds didn't vote. At the same time, some of them are very active and politically committed on social networks. Why are young people searching to do politics outside of the polling station? Which implications could this have in the future? This was the starting point of Unfollow.
This series projects you into an virtual world where hashtags and likes have replaced the ballot paper, where in-real-life social interactions are reduced to a strict minimum and where the level of popularity of your avatar has a direct impact on your life. This podcast explores the technocratic drifts of social networks in a dystopian metaverse.
How can we be activists when we are exhausted, disillusioned and isolated in our own homes? Why should we fight for causes that we may never see in our lifetime when it is more comfortable not to? What are the potential downsides of digital influence? These are some questions adressed by this fiction podcast which aims above all to read and shed new light on our current reality.
Sit comfortably with headphones on for optimal listening of these 7 episodes of 5 to 10 minutes, produced in 3D binaural sound.
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