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Alex Dontre

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Ominously born in 1984, Alex Dontre is the author of Dichotomies: Lessons from a College Life on Tour and Memory Hole: The Psychology of Dystopia, drummer of the comedy-metal band Psychostick, adjunct professor of Psychology & Social Sciences at Franklin University, and suspected thoughtcriminal. Since 2000, Psychostick has released 7 albums and performed over 1,300 shows in Canada, England, Germany, Scotland, the (48) contiguous United States, Wales, and on one particularly metal cruise ship. He earned an M.A. in Psychology in 2023 at Fielding Graduate University, and an M.S. in Business Psychology in 2017 and a double-major B.S. in Financial Planning and Financial Management in 2016, each at Franklin University. He continues to tour manag ...more

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Questions about Memory Hole: The Psychology of Dystopia from: Jessica Orrick, Patreon supporter

Why did you choose dystopian fiction to explore?

George Orwell’s 1984 had a huge impact on my worldview, as it did with a great many people. It helped me develop a sensitivity to tech companies gradually eroding individual privacy, but a ton of books are already written about that topic. It occurred to m Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 27, 2021 09:09 • Tags: 1984, brave-new-world, fahrenheit-451, never-let-me-go, the-circle, the-giver, the-handmaid-s-tale, this-perfect-day, we

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