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Conspiracy thrillers are the favourite genre of a distrustful age
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

How imperfect technologies spread

When paranoia and state sponsored espionage collide.

The internet has replaced door-to-door evangelists with online influencers

The focus is on individuals over institutions

Rich and poor consumers are seeing their spending patterns converge