I am reflecting on my recent posts over the past couple weeks. Two weeks ago, I described how mainstream media uses “bait and switch” tactics to get suckers to look at advertising. [1] This is usually done with a headline that claims something sensationalist along the lines of “X did Y”. Last week, I went a little bit further out on a limb to speculate about how Silicon Valley companies have gradually (over the past decade or two) formed something like a syndicate to force gullible suckers (with limited literacy skills) to consume massive quantities of mainstream propaganda … because these companies “make money” from thereby selling ads to such suckers.
Most suckers do not even realize that the drivel they’re allowed to read is only a small fraction of the information available on the Internet.
This drivel is so watered down with “brand safe” safety measures that reading such tepid broth is pretty much on par with swallowing a sedative. Each article is an additional dose of sedation. This is how well-read suckers become certified zombies. Brainwashed, spun and dried … the only sparkle left in their eyes is the residue of glitter dust sprinkled there by their robot overlords doing contract work for apparantly benevolent advertisers.
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