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Data has become a social resource worth billions, fueling a new form of resource extraction. Tech companies aren’t just passive entities; they actively shape the societal landscape, feeding into systems of control that echo the ancient mechanisms of kings and emperors—limit rebellion, keep populations distracted, and fight ideological battles through social media bots and algorithms.
The Strategy of Divide and Conquer
A centralized power structure seeks to keep people fighting over trivialities—race, religion, skin color, cultural symbols—while social media amplifies these divides. The goal is to prevent unified resistance, ensuring that populations remain preoccupied and fragmented.