For something more contemporary I can recommend "The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth America" by David Pakman

Reading is great. I'll start with this one:

🎄✨ VGM Surprise Advent Calendar! 🌴🎶

Kick off your festive adventure with a tropical escape, accompanied by a classic tune from the golden age of point-and-click adventures.

Let the music whisk you away on a nostalgic journey! 🏝️🎮

#VGM #AdventCalendar #RetroGaming #MysteryTune #PointAndClick

PC/AT (YM3812) version.

#DasSchwarzeAuge #DSA #Schicksalsklinge #RealmsOfArkania #BladeOfDestiny #RudolfStember #ChrisHülsbeck #RetroGaming #GameSoundtrack #Apidya #1990sGaming #TheDarkEye #GamingHistory

Pixel Cat Galore #1 🐱🎮

Mappy (1983), Namco's classic platformer starring the brave police mouse 🐭 and his feline foes, Goro and the Meowkies (a.k.a. Nyamco and the Mewkies)!

I've paired the NES version with the Arcade version of the Main Theme. 🎶✨

#RetroMusic #80sGaming #PixelArt #GamingHistory

Scorched Earth was a lot of fun and a standout in the artillery game genre.

Another example was Gorillas, released in 1991, which came bundled with MS-DOS 5.0. 🦍💻

🎮 Frustration tolerance is one of the most vital cognitive skills 🧠 in the 21st century. I’m grateful I honed mine in my youth by playing 80s/90s computer games—back when there were no quest markers, autosaves, or on-screen tutorials to hold your hand.

(Example: 'X-COM in a nutshell' by DoctorPirx)