Rabbit Hole

What is the internet doing to us? The Times tech columnist Kevin Roose discovers what happens when our lives move online.

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What is the internet doing to us?

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One: Wonderland
A young man finds escape on the internet. He doesn’t realize that on the other side of the screen, a force is pulling him in.

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Two: Looking Down
“The truth is down there, and you’ve got to go down and dig for it.”

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Three: Mirror Image
Five years into a rabbit hole, Caleb goes from one side of the screen to the other.

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Four: Headquarters
A trip to YouTube for a conversation with the woman trying to change it.

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Five: The Accidental Emperor
How one outsider came to rule the internet — and eventually embody its battle with mainstream culture.

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Six: Impasse
An interview with PewDiePie, as he comes to grips with his influence.

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Seven: ‘Where We Go One’
QAnon believers, united in a battle against what they see as dark forces of the world, reveal where the internet is headed.

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Eight: ‘We Go All’
One QAnon believer’s journey through faith and loss — and what becomes of reality as we move online.

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