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The technologies of education and advertising have proven to be quite good at changing people.
by swayvil 2y ago
The technologies of education and advertising have proven to be quite good at changing people.
- carapace 2y agoYeah, this. Perfect example, our crazy car-based transportation network was popularized by a deliberate domestic propaganda campaign, we went from vilifying "speed demons" to vilifying "jaywalkers" because "they" told us to: "The Real Reason Jaywalking Is A Crime" (Adam Ruins Everything) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxopfjXkArM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxopfjXkArM "Street Rivals: Jaywalking and the Invention of the Motor Age Street", Peter D. Norton https://www.jstor.org/stable/40061474 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40061474 If we can convince people that it's their own fault for getting hit by cars, we can do anything.