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Whenever economists, politicians, or bureaucrats claim market dynamics are causing the declining use of cash, remind them that what's happening is in accordance with a plan outlined by an IMF economist back in 2017 (see The Boiling Frog for this plan). View Article → Economists have actually posited that a design criteria for a well-designed Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is to facilitate the phasing out of cash: image They say "the digital euro will complement cash", but have designed it to make abolishing cash easier. Funny that!
Do you remember the Easter parade in New York City in 1929? Cigarettes were presented as symbols of liberation and equality. Women were paid to march in the parade while smoking "torches of freedom". Cigarette sales soared soon after. More info here ->
Personalised Propaganda: How the Easter Parade Never Ended
Using words to influence behaviour is not a new phenomenon. However, the scale, speed, and precision with which language can be used as a weapon IS...
Using AI and brain scanning, researchers found that their model could predict how the human brain responded to different sentences. They hope to use "well-formed linguistic input" to cure depression. But an algorithm that can formulate a cure, couldn't it - just as easily - formulate a poison? New piece out on persuasion, propaganda and the information diet. #ai #bernays #persuasion #propaganda #democracy View Article →
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