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Profit: Rumors generate clicks, views, and financial gains for content creators, fueling a cycle of sensationalism.
Confusion: The CCP benefits from chaos by distracting the public from systemic issues. When people chase ghosts of rebellion, they’re less likely to focus on the real, structural problems of authoritarian control.
He even speculates that rumors might be intentionally seeded by the regime itself, to keep opponents fragmented and distracted—the “magician’s trick,” where the real sleight of hand is happening behind the scenes.