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It is important that people know about Bernays but the nuance of how you describe this is like saying "online commerce isn't new, people have been shopping for
by th0ma5 7y ago
It is important that people know about Bernays but the nuance of how you describe this is like saying "online commerce isn't new, people have been shopping for centuries." Bernays dreamed I'm sure of the kind of automation, or maybe it would've even scared him?
- calibas 7y agoI meant that using media to manipulate public opinion is nothing new, and it's happening at a scale that people are barely aware of, though the mechanisms have evolved...
- th0ma5 7y agoOh totally, I just wanted to clarify for anyone reading that my incorrect interpretation was what I first came up with. I also have a lot of problems talking with others who think that only the scale changing isn't that big of a deal, when that's the biggest deal, and makes it all something entirety new fundamentally.