> In the long-term, there is the possibility that a group/company could manipulate and in-essence, "program", a human being to think and do whatever they desire

> In the long-term, there is the possibility that a group/company could manipulate and in-essence, "program", a human being to think and do whatever they desire. Do you really think this is new? While we haven't arrived yet at Dollhouse-style programming of individuals, programming the masses has been around since the dawn of civilization, and simply increased its efficiency with the advent of mass media and psychology. Now the "compliance professionals" are moving towards a new level of efficacy: algorithmically personalized messaging, rather than scattering seed at random. Make no mistake about it: all communication is fundamentally mind control. (Don't think of a pink elephant.) We can't stop it; we can only learn to defend ourselves.