The Theater of the Real
Why We Still Need WitnessesBy Chris A. Piazza | Antherra™
Length46m
About this audiobook
You've spent hours doomscrolling feeds, proving your pulse to algorithms that turn your gaze into gold. The Theater of the Real traces this from arenas to influencer streams, where visibility rituals bind us as witnesses in an endless performance. It invites you to spot where your daily proof-of-life fuels the spectacle economy.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Business and Economics
Length46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 2, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Chapter 1 — Prologue: The Curtain That Never Closed
3Chapter 2 — The Arena and the Algorithm
4Chapter 3 — The Sideshow Mirror
5Chapter 4 — The Game of Chance and Choreography
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6Chapter 5 — The Confession Economy
7Chapter 6 — The Spectator’s Burden
8Chapter 7 — Epilogue: The Infinite Stage
9Appendix A — Timeline: The Spectacle Century (1900 – 2025)
10Appendix B — Glossary of the Real
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