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We reached ‘peak-woke’ in 2020-2023. Today that looks ridiculous

Participants subtly try to distance themselves from their 2020-2023 behaviour in shaping groupthink mindset

By Finn McRedmond
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#860
First seen
20 Aug 2026, 05:47 UTC
Last checked
21 Aug 2026, 06:04 UTC
Version history
2 versions
Current fingerprint
e65d2be0b467...d35b5d
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Publisher layer

Recorded article metadata

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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
20 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Finn McRedmond
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Participants subtly try to distance themselves from their 2020-2023 behaviour in shaping groupthink mindset
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    Revision observed

    We reached ‘peak-woke’ in 2020-2023. Today that looks ridiculous

    Participants subtly try to distance themselves from their 2020-2023 behaviour in shaping groupthink mindset

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    Capture SHA-256
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    Initial capture

    Good riddance to ‘Woke 1.0’, but was any of it necessary?

    Participants subtly try to distance themselves from their 2020-2023 behaviour in shaping groupthink mindset

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    4a3400b2a382...fae0db
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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
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Capture ID
#707
Observed
21 Aug 2026, 04:04 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
591,050 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt
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