On this week's Waypoints, Rob, Danielle, and Patrick welcome Motherboard's Jason Koebler to discuss the strange and somewhat hard-to-credit tale of a young teenage boy who was lured into the alt-right via online communities, and how his mother helped him escape. It touches on the nature of online radicalization, the way young white kids can recast themselves as a persecuted class, and how that process can be stopped. Then, Danielle explains the wonder that is the Jason X plot, and Rob has read an essay on how the most common tools for teaching and learning may also be some of the worst.You can subscribe oniTunes,Google Play, andStitcher. If you're using something else,this RSS linkshould let you add the podcast to whatever platform you'd like. If you'd like to directly download the podcast,click here. Please take a moment and review the podcast,especially on iTunes. It really helps.Interaction with you is a big part of this podcast, so make sure to send any questions you have for us to gaming@vice.com with the header "Questions." (Without the quotes!) We can't guarantee we'll answer all of your questions, but rest assured, we'll be taking a look at them.Have thoughts? Swing by the Waypoint forums to share them!
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