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by acqq 899 days ago
The author of this one is an artist. Whoever consumes this work without considering this is also demonstrating how often the information is processed under already fixed expectations, also affecting the results.

Adam Curtis also stated that his own work is intentionally "different", so I believe the similarities aren't accidental.

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The funny thing to me about conspiracy theorists is that they read theories in an overly credulous manner if it confirms a bias and then they take their own theories as fact. People like me, like most of us I imagine, think "this is a fun story that could have been made up by a talented artist/author. I'm going to save it in my fun stories folder."

Adam Curtis once called himself an "emotional journalist", which to me sounded like an information artist who communicates to us through our feelings