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Margo Peterson's avatar

I went on Fox digital and posted a link to a Wired article debunking their "article" which was a pack of Musk's lies about S.S. being paid to 150 yr old people.

All the other replies were from people who believe everything Fox says, and were outraged by this "corruption" and wanted an investigation, and for people to be thrown in jail.

People are too mentally lazy to look beyond the garbage media they are used to. I hope one person will read my post, and start to open their eyes.

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Barry Camson's avatar

I do appreciate your suggesting some responses. This is something that I mentioned is needed in an earlier comment. However, given the detailed nature of your earlier article, it would seem that a response also has to deal with the theoretical levers that you identified in the techno approach. And what if the information channels, agency processes and the judicial avenues are already compromised. In the cases of unconscious processes which are dictating actions, the first steps are to educate as to the nature of those processes, which you are doing; and then to surface those process, make them conscious. I see you also doing this, but in a form that many people might not find accessible. So, the step here is to find a meme-congruent approach, find words-phrases that make this easily graspable. And, then do as you are beginning to do, to point out the flawed assumptions which can be leverage points, e.g. technology is not self-determinative; it can be used to advance liberal, democratic goals. Finally, start a grass-roots movement(s) around what you are saying. Great work!

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