It's like a lot of little Ministry of Truths running about the place trying to massage reality. You just described the entirety of the advertising, public rela

It's like a lot of little Ministry of Truths running about the place trying to massage reality. You just described the entirety of the advertising, public relations and marketing industries. It's essentially commercialized brainwashing. Humans, as social animals, have been at it at least since recounting great stories of hunting as pre-sapien hominids and probably earlier as pre-hominids.