{
  "title": "The Whole World Is Protesting",
  "author": "Caerith Alondar",
  "source_url": "https://caerithbooks.com/p/the-whole-world-is-protesting",
  "excerpt": "TO UNDERSTAND WHY READ THIS:",
  "published_date": "2026-10-30T13:04:24.000Z",
  "content": "<p>TO UNDERSTAND WHY READ THIS: </p><div class=\"digest-post-embed\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;221125c7-07eb-4b43-a516-2e1a03f8263a&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;We are conditioned to look at power through the lens of theatrical conflict. Our screens are saturated with a carefully engineered loop of manufactured positivism and engineered panic: a flashy thumbnail declares a technological revolution because a lone council worker patches a pothole in under eight minutes; a frantic headline proclaims an economic ma&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Ones Running the Show&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:129024852,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Caerith Alondar&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Exploring Humanity and Mythos. I do not write SF; I write hope dressed as literature and SF. I am a rebel; I always was and will be. In a world where algorithms preach certainty, story is the ultimate hack.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SPMz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbf1c37a-b4d2-471b-a79a-58c52bcaf49b_2408x2408.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-10-06T17:16:16.947Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vjQ8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07d87d84-7dce-4087-9129-ab30ccef5743_1690x922.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;cover_image_crop&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://caerith.substack.com/p/the-ones-running-the-show&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;THE DISSENTER&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:219129510,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:8953528,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Caerith Alondar | Novelist &amp; Essayist&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xnak!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab81a6e6-d6d8-4bea-ae54-7cfe1839b738_768x768.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}\"></div><p></p><p><strong><span>A Note on Sovereignty:</span></strong><br><em><span>The Dissenter</span></em><span> is 100% free, uncompromised, and carries zero corporate ads or algorithmic sponsors. This archive is funded entirely by reader sovereignty.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class=\"subscription-widget-wrap-editor\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://caerith.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}\" data-component-name=\"SubscribeWidgetToDOM\"><div class=\"subscription-widget show-subscribe\"><div class=\"preamble\"><p class=\"cta-caption\">Caerith Alondar | Novelist &amp; Essayist. This work exists outside the algorithmic corral. If you value uncompromised literature and forensic critique, become a sovereign subscriber today.</p></div><form class=\"subscription-widget-subscribe\"><input type=\"email\" class=\"email-input\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Type your email&#8230;\" tabindex=\"-1\"><input type=\"submit\" class=\"button primary\" value=\"Subscribe\"><div class=\"fake-input-wrapper\"><div class=\"fake-input\"></div><div class=\"fake-button\"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><p><br></p>",
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