[ShabbosGoy]

I think what complicates matters is how our brains are collectively being conditioned by what I like to call “dopamine engineering”. If your brain is primed for information that produces a pleasurable response, it’s extremely difficult to think critically about that information. Couple that with filter bubbles and you have a docile population that’s easy to control.

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I wish this view didn’t have a reputation of being conspiracy, because if the perch of criticality can be achieved, this process is very accessible and observable. Media theory can be very nuanced but the general ideas are daily routine for any American, but we lack daily awareness.

The awareness is very obviously hindered by capitalism. The market incentivizes misrepresentation.