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Why is everything a narrative these days? That word comes up with ridiculous frequency. Do we believe we are part of some kind of Truman show experiment? As f

Why is everything a narrative these days? That word comes up with ridiculous frequency. Do we believe we are part of some kind of Truman show experiment? As for it being a weather balloon, it seems they must be floating a lot of these balloons lately to check the 'weather'.

krapp 4y ago
Yes, we are part of some kind of Truman show experiment. Every form of media you consume, which in aggregate forms much of your perception of the world at large and reality in general, is engineered to manipulate you with a narrative to serve someone's agenda, be that advertising, propaganda, psychological manipulation, addiction or manufactured consent.
- lazyeye 4y ago
  This is true but has got absolutely nothing to do with whether the balloon is being used for spying or not.
  - chii 4y ago
    Without first hand, primary sources of information, the media and their dissemination of information (or lack thereof) is a form of manipulation to suite someone's agenda, and has a lot of analogs with the truman show. For example, nobody right now, except may be the US military, knows whether it's a real spy balloon, or really just a weather balloon. But the media reporting of it has framed it as a spy balloon with high probability.
    - lazyeye 4y ago
      Yes we can ignore the media because all the media is garbage, I agree on that. But I also believe that the the likelihood the balloon is being used for spying is probably pretty high.
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boomboomsubban 4y ago
>As for it being a weather balloon, it seems they must be floating a lot of these balloons lately to check the 'weather' I have no idea what this balloon is, but know that thousands of weather balloons are released every day worldwide. That means China is likely releasing several hundred a day.
- wkat4242 4y ago
  Weather balloons don't contain payloads the size is school buses. They fly up, pop and come down, the payload being around a kilogram or so.

krapp 4y ago

Yes, we are part of some kind of Truman show experiment. Every form of media you consume, which in aggregate forms much of your perception of the world at large and reality in general, is engineered to manipulate you with a narrative to serve someone's agenda, be that advertising, propaganda, psychological manipulation, addiction or manufactured consent.

lazyeye 4y ago
This is true but has got absolutely nothing to do with whether the balloon is being used for spying or not.
- chii 4y ago
  Without first hand, primary sources of information, the media and their dissemination of information (or lack thereof) is a form of manipulation to suite someone's agenda, and has a lot of analogs with the truman show. For example, nobody right now, except may be the US military, knows whether it's a real spy balloon, or really just a weather balloon. But the media reporting of it has framed it as a spy balloon with high probability.
  - lazyeye 4y ago
    Yes we can ignore the media because all the media is garbage, I agree on that. But I also believe that the the likelihood the balloon is being used for spying is probably pretty high.

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boomboomsubban 4y ago

>As for it being a weather balloon, it seems they must be floating a lot of these balloons lately to check the 'weather' I have no idea what this balloon is, but know that thousands of weather balloons are released every day worldwide. That means China is likely releasing several hundred a day.

wkat4242 4y ago
Weather balloons don't contain payloads the size is school buses. They fly up, pop and come down, the payload being around a kilogram or so.