Solar BearMar 31, 2023
Crowpotkin
The people most susceptible to propaganda are the people who have convinced themselves they can not be tricked. They are, in fact, the most trickable human beings on earth.
Mar 31, 2023 at 4:12pmWeb
Show threadCrowpotkinMar 31, 2023

This is why campism is an especially insidious brain disease. Once you've seen through the lies of the U.S. government and political class, you think you can't be fooled again. Which makes you ripe for competing disinformation campaigns, propaganda, and trickery.

Part of the great thing about being an anarchist is I've never had to go against my conscience to tell you "well, yeah that billionaire or politician did an objectively bad thing, but here's why it's different for them."

Show threadGeorge SteelMar 31, 2023
@Crowpotkin Exactly. The ruling class uses a "bullshit onion" strategy. They always have layers of backup lies and propaganda in case people see through the first 1 or 2 lies.
Show threadanoreonMar 31, 2023
@Crowpotkin If someone refuses to admit the possibility they've been deceived the only option left for them is to double down and further reject evidence
Show threadFlorida TedMar 31, 2023
@Crowpotkin Is overconfidence correlated with ignorance? ...coz it often looks that way.
Show threadanubis2814Mar 31, 2023
@florida_ted @Crowpotkin Ignorance of cognitive biases.