I had this friend who had two older sisters.
When he was 13 his dadโs affair was exposed and his parents got divorced. Blindsiding all the kids and destroying what they thought was a happy family.
Later both his sisters got married and promptly cheated on their husbands destroying their marriages. One even getting pregnant by another man.
We were talking about it one day and I said โisnโt it interesting that both of your sisters cheated before they could be cheated on by the men in their life, as sort of a trauma response to the fathers affairโ
He looked at me and was like โI donโt think the two things have anything to do with each otherโ
I think about that conversation a lot.
Itโs over for you bitches, I just acquired the best camera1998 has to offer. (This will not affect your life in anyway Iโm just excited about this old camera I bought on eBay).
Literally over for you. Done. Finished.
Theory: I have this theory of probabilistic influence where i think it might be possible to turn up the temperature on a person algorithmically.
In the old days intelligence agencies had to have direct contact with a would be shooter if they were going to groom someone for an assassination, today I believe itโs possible via algorithms, targeting, online groups etcโฆ to do all of that remotely with no direct engagement.
The new thing isnโt digital grooming. Thatโs been happening.
Itโs more like an algorithmic volume knob where you can increase the probability that something happens to someone.
We already know that modern algorithmic environments can increase baseline risk factors in a population the speculative leap Iโm making is something likeโฆ you can take someone from >1% risk of assassination to 20% risk of assassination and your hands are never anywhere near the murder weapon so to speak.
I have no proof this theory is real. I have no proof that power has shifted from direct coercion to probability shaping, this is just something I think might be happening.
