I commend you for tackling these difficult topics and providing some organizing points and background. "Disinformation for profit" is a term I hadn't heard before and it's quite unsettling how well it explains a lot. I'm not entirely sure humanity is going to be able to make the needed course changes to avoid going over the cliff of extinction. Many years ago I read the book "The Philosopher and the Wolf" by Mark Rowlands and in the beginning he says that the one true difference that separates humans from other animals is that humans need to have a story about themselves. That always stuck with me. I'm a little puzzled, though, how people are lured into the world of crazy conspiracies and lies (including a family member of mine), but I think it has something to do with that deep need for a story. But I believe we can self-evolve and mature our story. Individually and as a whole. I hope.
@strepto77
9 ай бұрын
The fact that we create stories about ourselves, as you say, suggests that we can tweak and grow those narratives. Which gives rise to optimism. That those stories can be so firmly embedded in our self-image as to be virtually indestructible without shattering our core concept of who we are, on the other hand, makes me pessimistic. Next year is going to be interesting, to say the least, and I don’t want to miss a moment of it!
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