We're easily manipulated, it doesn't take much. Shit, you and I speak different, for example. You're so programmable. Someone like Elon Musk could say an astroid's headed for earth and people will panic. Hopefully not too many but I wouldn't be surprised..
Shitty part is Musk and all them know how easily we're manipulated. Turns to a game for everyone who ain't a game piece.
You checked out any links that Berwick account is attaching?
Musk said something.
Who listened to who? By the time it gets to the end of the line, a whole new story takes shape. Then that gets published and cycles down. This goes on and on.
Now let's take Musk and that situation out of the picture but keep the same pattern. Notice how the same damn thing happens with anyone else and what they say. Now apply how society is herded into echo chambers online. The arguments exist, you just don't see them, so it creates this illusion everyone is in support of an idiot. When you see people you trust on social media supporting something, maybe you don't trust the information but you trust your friend or family member so the info is trusted by default. When it gets that far down the line, it becomes difficult because you don't want to tell your friends off in this day and age. One click of the button and you're out of their life forever. So that kind of shit plays a role too.
It's probably an unpopular opinion, but I think those at the top have very little to do with what happens. I think the people straight up do it to themselves, then refuse to blame themselves, because it's easier to blame the big name at the top who can't even hear you. Those at the top roll with the punches and make adjustments on the fly. Everyone makes it really easy to stay one step ahead.
I wonder what would happen if this tactic was used against humans in a grand science experiment. Take for example scientists can't convince youth to participate in their experiment so they reach to my generation.. "Get fucked!" We said. So they reached for my mothers generation by first reaching for her parents generation—seniors, elderly folk.
The one's who were first in line.
They used to tell people, "Never put your personal information online." There was so much paranoia around that it even meant some were afraid to touch the internet.
Then suddenly your friend is asking you to be their friend and you're like, WTF? We're already friends. And they show you this Facebook thing. They put their name on there, and they didn't die. Then, "Holy fuck I wonder if so and so is on here from way back when!" And you can't reconnect if you don't use your real name, because they won't know who the fuck you are. So look how easy it was to put a name and face to everyone online. That was no accident. And people were only putting their faces on because suddenly 'selfies' were the cool thing to be doing. So you can say one ELITE did that to everyone but really, the people did it to themselves. And of course it's not their fault they suddenly have privacy concerns. Are corporations spying or are they simply browsing what was given to them?
Years later now my parents on this damn thing. Mom never gave a shit about politics her whole life. She couldn't even put CNN down while that election was going on. And If I dared say anything about the existence of possible brainwash, of course that can't happen to her. Just like everyone else is immune. Just like the people on the other side think they're immune because they get their information from anything but mainstream media, therefor it can't possibly be brainwash. But it is. Want to see how EASY it is to place a thought within someone's head? I just did it to you.
Dope.
So what you're saying is this isn't the time and place to ask if you have siblings? More specific, are you a third child?
Second of two.
Scared to touch the internet to political gurus. Well played.
Last child woulda been my next guess.
I have an older bro. He's not like us, mentally. Special. But still very capable. Just needs a nudge in the right direction from time to time. No curve balls.
I'm speechless.
When I posted I was hoping for some interesting insights from some of the brightest people I've encountered on Hive.
I got all that and more in this thread alone, @nonameslefttouse , @dandays , lol.
If I were to attempt to sum it up it'd be:
"Society's playing a giant, twisted game of 'broken-telephone.'" 🤣
Thanks for weighing in, appreciated.
Of course man, my pleasure. Thanks for the inspiration. I appreciate the opportunity for a one on one like that with any of those names you dropped.
Even if they don't know wtf their name is.