Maybe you’re born with it.
The conspiracy is hacking the human machine for profit. Manifestations of the “attention economy” to keep you glued to your phone—
In the old days, every thumbnail had a set of tiddies in it to make you click. Now, things are a little more nuanced. Please see the video I posted above.
You are correct.
The “I just smelled something rancid”-face, the “you’re not gonna believe this… whoaaaa!”-face.
It is a psychological trick to get people interested or concerned in something. In this case, what was coined CTR—click through rate.
This guy’s voice is annoying as fuck, but I used to work for a similar company that managed social media accounts to maximize engagement:
/u/mindhunter …pay attention.
Fails to mention any of this however. Probably a tactical move:
Special thanks to u/factdigger for introducing me to Uncle Jack, The Brain Surgeon.
I keep pausing and looking up things mentioned. Ties all of silicon valley, including our boy Aaron Schwartz, JFK, Meyer Lanskey, etc etc ad infinitum.
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms. Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lined, With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slippered pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
This has existed for at least a decade.
When I tell people that there is a digital avatar of everyone,(there’s actually several) they think I’m talking about something ran through a GPU that can be observed on a monitor somewhere… like a videogame.
I think the AI boom and the “metaverse” will be able to do exactly that.
It will inevitably lead to some minority report pre-crime bullshit.
I think most of us here are well-versed on Total Information Awareness, Project Lifelog, Main Core, etc.
Alice Bailey, Alister Crowley, Helena Blavatsky, L. Ron Hubbard, the Jehovah’s Witness cult, The Joseph Smith cult, The Seven Day Adventist cult, Mary Baker Eddy Cult, “The Family,” the Moonies, the Kabbalah cults…
Many such cases.
Surveillance under the skin…. Hmmmm… where did i hear that? Which ghoul was it? Klaus or Harari?