Are we creating the democratic utopia many naively envisioned at the Internet's birth? Or, are we descending into hell on Earth unleashed by informational anarchy and the freed, and anonymous, human beast? A prelude to my deep dive into Ellul's Propaganda, this episode begins with a description of the DIKW pyramid then moves on to how Plato's Illusion of Knowledge fable applies to the digital Matrix dominated by Social Media, Google, and ostentatious sophists posing as "influencers."
Also: a discussion ofDr. Elias Aboujaoude's stellar book Virtually You and a one-sided examination of the God-Devil duality lurking inside each of us. Like it? Share it!
The Social Dilemma: watch It! https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224
Dr. Eli: http://www.eliasaboujaoude.com
His book: https://www.amazon.com/Virtually-You-Dangerous-Powers-Personality/dp/0393340546
For the masochist: www.escapingthecave.com
#61 - Unimpressed Sobriety & Sanity’s Touchstone
#60 - The Wokeflake Follies
#59 - Conformist Suicide
#58 - Independent Thought vs. The Need to Belong
#57- Hilerpes; Bernie & The Suckerfish
#56 - Richmond: The 2A and MLK
#55 - Snakes, Survival, & Sabotage: The Need to Feel Alive
#54 - Apocalypto and The Red Star of Moscow
#53 - Disinformation '16, Weaponized Truth, Hillary The Halloween Zombie
#52 - Presidential Anarchy, Goebbels & Advertising, A Prayer
#51 - Pinching The Impeachment Loaf
#50 - Agitational Dysfunction & Revolutionary Hatred
#49 - Propaganda Blindspots & The Constituent Mob
#48 - The Internal Narrative Trojan Horse
#47 - Wokeflake Comedy: Sociological Propaganda
#46 - Newton's Third Law of Totalitarian Messiahs
#45 - Iceberg Ahoy! Validation Junkies & The Chosen Ones
#44 - Propaganda: Agitating the Inner Ape
#43 - Monetized Agitation, Unleashing Hatred, Poking Crackerbears
#42 - Propaganda: Contradictions, Agitation Media, Typhoid Mark
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