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> the creative and subtle ways that humans come up with to coerce other humans into doing their bidding without realizing that they are being coerced I think y
by brbsix 10y ago
> the creative and subtle ways that humans come up with to coerce other humans into doing their bidding without realizing that they are being coerced
I think you've just described government in general (and the propaganda that propagates among it's Stockholm syndrome-esque sufferers).
- lisper 10y agoThat was actually not my intent at all. The government is not exactly subtle. And the example that I cited -- Donald Trump -- is not (yet) part of the government. What I'm referring to is the kinds of phenomena that the parent poster was describing, ideas like, "Work hard and play by the rules" which seems like a good idea except that it actually turns out to be a way for people who are willing and able (usually by virtue of their membership in some privileged social class) to bend or break the rules to manipulate those who are unwilling or unable to do the same.
- Retra 10y agoThey've described every organization with a culture.