@ebbot 2/2 choice narrowed to ideas and objects brought to it attention through propaganda of all kinds. There is consequently a vast and continuous effort going on to capture our minds in the interest of some policy or commodity or idea. #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

Slow down
Sometimes it's just about going back to basics. Stop, take a breath and don't immediately share something you don't know is real. Bad actors are often counting on the fact that people let their emotions and existing viewpoints guide their reactions to conten
#Misinformation
Make use of technology
There are many AI detection tools that can be a helpful place to start. But be wary, as they are not always correct in their assessments. Images that have been generated or altered with AI

@ebbot 2/2 dominated by the relatively small number of persons—a trifling fraction of our hundred and twenty million—who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind, who harness old social forces and contrive new ways to bind and guide the world. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

@ebbot 2/2 change the world that Edward Bernays, among others, made for us. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine