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by content_sesh 1626 days ago
> It's almost as though there's another force at work, silently undermining reason, relentlessly overwhelming rational discourse. Like some nefarious hidden incentive structures which reward attention getting over honest discourse. But every time I've broached the topic, I get ridiculed. (One actual quote is "sweaty, paranoid kook". True story.)

The term you're looking for is "manufacturing consent". I highly recommend Herman and Chomsky's book by the same name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent