They own our attention. It's a valuable lever for all sorts of control. It's even better than hard totalitarianism because we don't even realize it's happening.
Incidentally, I think Master of Puppets, on physical media, preferably, is a good soundtrack for our times. It's worth a listen, with grown up ears.
They own our attention. It's a valuable lever for all sorts of control. It's even better than hard totalitarianism because we don't even realize it's happening.
Incidentally, I think Master of Puppets, on physical media, preferably, is a good soundtrack for our times. It's worth a listen, with grown up ears.
Yeah. I believe that's Huxley's world: mind control without people knowing they're controlled and, indeed, enjoy it.