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In a society in which nearly everybody is dominated by somebody else’s mind or by a disembodied mind, it becomes increasingly difficult to learn the truth about the activities of governments and corporations, about the quality or value of products, or about the health of one’s own place and economy.

In such a society, also, our private economies will depend less and less upon the private ownership of real, usable property, and more and more upon property that is institutional and abstract, beyond individual control, such as money, insurance policies, certificates of deposit, stocks, and shares. And as our private economies become more abstract, the mutual, free helps and pleasures of family and community life will be supplanted by a kind of displaced or placeless citizenship and by commerce with impersonal and self-interested suppliers…

Thus, although we are not slaves in name, and cannot be carried to market and sold as somebody else’s legal chattels, we are free only within narrow limits. For all our talk about liberation and personal autonomy, there are few choices that we are free to make. What would be the point, for example, if a majority of our people decided to be self-employed?

The great enemy of freedom is the alignment of political power with wealth. This alignment destroys the commonwealth – that is, the natural wealth of localities and the local economies of household, neighborhood, and community – and so destroys democracy, of which the commonwealth is the foundation and practical means.

— Wendell Berry

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In a society in which nearly everybody is dominated by somebody else’s mind or by a disembodied mind, it becomes increasingly difficult to learn the truth about the activities of governments and corporations, about the quality or value of products, or about the health of one’s own place and economy.

In such a society, also, our private economies will depend less and less upon the private ownership of real, usable property, and more and more upon property that is institutional and abstract, beyond individual control, such as money, insurance policies, certificates of deposit, stocks, and shares. And as our private economies become more abstract, the mutual, free helps and pleasures of family and community life will be supplanted by a kind of displaced or placeless citizenship and by commerce with impersonal and self-interested suppliers…

Thus, although we are not slaves in name, and cannot be carried to market and sold as somebody else’s legal chattels, we are free only within narrow limits. For all our talk about liberation and personal autonomy, there are few choices that we are free to make. What would be the point, for example, if a majority of our people decided to be self-employed?

The great enemy of freedom is the alignment of political power with wealth. This alignment destroys the commonwealth – that is, the natural wealth of localities and the local economies of household, neighborhood, and community – and so destroys democracy, of which the commonwealth is the foundation and practical means.

— Wendell Berry

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Former Facebook executive exposes tech giant’s alarming failings | 60 Minutes Australia

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“Privacy is the new luxury.”

— Anonymous

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MK-Ultra: The shocking Cold War experiments hidden by the CIA – BBC REEL

I Am Your Father

People who call themselves “Father” without formal religious authority might be perceived as self-important because they are assuming a title that traditionally signifies spiritual leadership, wisdom, and authority. Here are some reasons why this can come across as self-important:

Claiming Authority Without Recognition – In established religious traditions, “Father” is a title earned through ordination. When someone uses it without being part of a recognized institution, it can seem like they are elevating themselves without legitimate backing.
Seeking Influence – Some individuals adopt the title to gain followers or exert influence over others, positioning themselves as a source of wisdom or spiritual guidance.
Creating a Persona – Some may use “Father” as part of a self-styled image to appear more enlightened, powerful, or special compared to ordinary people.
Manipulation or Cult Behavior – In extreme cases, self-proclaimed religious leaders use the title to control or manipulate others, demanding loyalty and obedience.

Of course, not everyone who calls themselves “Father” without official status is necessarily self-important. Some might do it for harmless personal reasons or cultural traditions. However, when someone adopts a title that implies authority without earning it through recognized means, it can raise questions about their motivations.

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Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking | TechCrunch

“Critics see the move as an attempt to cater to the incoming Trump administration and avoid political retaliation, suggesting the consequences of Meta’s new policies could have serious implications for the types of posts, hateful and violent speech, and misinformation that can spread even faster than they already do across Meta’s platforms.”

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Universal literacy was supposed to educate the common man to control his environment. Once he could read and write he would have a mind fit to rule. So ran the democratic doctrine. But instead of a mind, universal literacy has given him rubber stamps, rubber stamps inked with advertising slogans, with editorials, with published scientific data, with the trivialities of the tabloids and the platitudes of history, but quite innocent of original thought. Each man’s rubber stamps are the duplicates of millions of others, so that when those millions are exposed to the same stimuli, all receive identical imprints. It may seem an exaggeration to say that the American public gets most of its ideas in this wholesale fashion. The mechanism by which ideas are disseminated on a large scale is propaganda, in the broad sense of an organized effort to spread a particular belief or doctrine.

— Edward L. Bernays, Propaganda

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Here is a general list of generational categories used in the U.S. and many other parts of the world, along with their approximate birth years:

1. Lost Generation (1883–1900):

– Adults during World War I; known for their disillusionment and a sense of loss after the war.

2. Greatest Generation (1901–1927):

– Also called the “G.I. Generation,” they lived through the Great Depression and fought in World War II.

3. Silent Generation (1928–1945):

– Grew up during World War II and the post-war era; known for traditional values and hard work.

4. Baby Boomers (1946–1964):

– Born during the post-World War II baby boom; associated with cultural revolutions and economic prosperity.

5. Generation X (1965–1980):

– Known as the “MTV Generation,” grew up during the rise of technology and social change.

6. Millennials (1981–1996):

– Also called “Generation Y”; came of age during the digital revolution and are tech-savvy.

7. Generation Z (1997–2012):

– Grew up in the age of smartphones, social media, and global interconnectedness.

8. Generation Alpha (2013–2025):

– The first generation born entirely in the 21st century, growing up with AI, smart devices, and advanced tech.

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“If we understand the mechanisms and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing it. In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.”

— Edward Bernays

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The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. …We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. …In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons… who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.

– Propaganda (1928) pp. 9–10

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Scrooge McDuck and Money (Walt Disney, 1967)