[trolleski]

They make it impossible to predict on purpose. The more the population is disoriented the better for the ultra rich, paradoxically it maximizes control. It is a hostile act of course, but as always they're at war with you but you are not at war with them. Choose offline communities, organize, organize, organize. Peacefully, constructively, remember a coordinated general strike is much more dangerous to them than your prison sentence for throwing a brick at a cop.

[cheesecakegood]

If I've observed anything about humanity, it's that feeling out of control or that we are subject to randomness is something we absolutely hate, both on an individual and societal level. The easiest way out of it is to conclude that randomness is either a lie or a conspiracy, rather than accept the harder truth.

A thousand years ago, humans believed that natural disasters could be predicted by augurs, portents, etc. not out of a rational understanding, but out of an innate sense that "it can't possibly be random". It's reverse reasoning at its core.

Today, the same instincts are alive and kicking, but the current fad is to blame the ultra rich instead.

[trolleski]

Right. "Flooding the zone" is a known tactic. And you're discussing a different point entirely. It is also patronizing, you should realize that.

[_DeadFred_]

It's the ultra rich's domestication program. It is after all how they got control away from the previous civilization scale domesticators/farmers, the monarchies.

[trolleski]

Yes. There are many other books but in mine a peaceful resistance a'la mass strike is one of the most effective ways to send a message "upstairs". To do so, we need to organize locally and grow structures from the ground up. I an an optimist though.

[malfist]

Who is "they" in your story?

[trolleski]

I stated that in the post. :)

[doctorwho42]

Probably referring to those with vast amounts of power and wealth at their disposal.

There isn't some vast conspiracy. But generally it takes a certain kind of person to crave that type of wealth and power. So they tend to all pull in the same direction to keep and build upon said wealth/power. Thus can be viewed as collectively working towards the same nefarious state of things.

[trolleski]

Yes, but sometimes they actually cooperate and coordinate, like we saw in the Epstein files.

And the unpredictability actually has a name and it is "flooding the zone".

[red-iron-pine]

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

and

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