07-05-2022, 07:27 PM
Interesting paradigm, @"wtbengineer" and @"BIAD" .
One of the things I find so interesting is "disinformation" and "propaganda" was much easier to spot all those years ago. Today, not so much. I guess this makes sense in some ways, as technology and psychology have evolved over all those years too. Still though, in many cases now propaganda and disinformation is almost impossible to separate from...'normalcy'(?), from unbiased, non-agenda driven speak. Part of the reason for this is the latter is so very rare today, almost everything you see, read and hear is tainted with some form of propaganda one way or the other.
To this end, it makes me wonder what the future holds. As it stands right now, it takes a concerted amount of effort to establish the neutral facts of about every situation, and this effort is (as we see) more than the vast majority of people are willing to expend. Consequently, people / society is just 'content' (I say "apathetic") to accept what the talking heads say on whatever social media outlet they monitor as the truth. So, the "game" becomes one of who can get the most talking heads in front of people. But, as a society, I think we're pretty close to what I term the 'saturation point', the point where people just can't 'absorb' any more (true or otherwise). Kind of like a sponge can only absorb so much water.
If we fast-forward 10, 15 or even 20 years (a relatively short period of time, all things considered), what will society be like then? I picture these beaten-down lifeforms we used to call humans slogging around, emotionless, with no hopes and dreams, no visions of a future and really no existence other than the precise moment of the 'now' with (maybe) the ability to predict a few seconds into the future...(i.e. 'If I don't move now, the bus which is headed right for me will hit me...so (sigh), I guess I should move so I don't leave behind a mess.')
Doesn't seem like a very cheerful existence if you ask me! And, regardless of what side of the political 'fence' you reside on it doesn't really matter; this is the inevitability for all sides.
In a society as seemingly intelligent as our current society, I guess I'm rather surprised that people can't see this inevitability coming. It's right in front of them / us (just like the 'bus' I noted above).
One of the things I find so interesting is "disinformation" and "propaganda" was much easier to spot all those years ago. Today, not so much. I guess this makes sense in some ways, as technology and psychology have evolved over all those years too. Still though, in many cases now propaganda and disinformation is almost impossible to separate from...'normalcy'(?), from unbiased, non-agenda driven speak. Part of the reason for this is the latter is so very rare today, almost everything you see, read and hear is tainted with some form of propaganda one way or the other.
To this end, it makes me wonder what the future holds. As it stands right now, it takes a concerted amount of effort to establish the neutral facts of about every situation, and this effort is (as we see) more than the vast majority of people are willing to expend. Consequently, people / society is just 'content' (I say "apathetic") to accept what the talking heads say on whatever social media outlet they monitor as the truth. So, the "game" becomes one of who can get the most talking heads in front of people. But, as a society, I think we're pretty close to what I term the 'saturation point', the point where people just can't 'absorb' any more (true or otherwise). Kind of like a sponge can only absorb so much water.
If we fast-forward 10, 15 or even 20 years (a relatively short period of time, all things considered), what will society be like then? I picture these beaten-down lifeforms we used to call humans slogging around, emotionless, with no hopes and dreams, no visions of a future and really no existence other than the precise moment of the 'now' with (maybe) the ability to predict a few seconds into the future...(i.e. 'If I don't move now, the bus which is headed right for me will hit me...so (sigh), I guess I should move so I don't leave behind a mess.')
Doesn't seem like a very cheerful existence if you ask me! And, regardless of what side of the political 'fence' you reside on it doesn't really matter; this is the inevitability for all sides.
In a society as seemingly intelligent as our current society, I guess I'm rather surprised that people can't see this inevitability coming. It's right in front of them / us (just like the 'bus' I noted above).