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>Ah, but what is freedom if I can't watch American Gladiators because I want to? Nobody would want to watch American Gladiators if they were not made to do so.
by crpatino 13y ago
>Ah, but what is freedom if I can't watch American Gladiators because I want to?
Nobody would want to watch American Gladiators if they were not made to do so. Not directly told to, but somehow... maneuvered into it. Not quite the same as the grilled cheese sandwich!!!
- mpyne 13y agoIs that really what you tell yourself? "The people aren't really that stupid, they're being influenced to watch this filth?". And what makes you think that the same hidden influence by others isn't why I like grilled cheese?
- crpatino 13y agoYou put words in my mouth, I never said stupid. If you believe that you have to be stupid so you may be influenced by other people, you have a flawed view of human mind based on XVIII century philosophy. And it is not an opinion, it is a neurological fact. And of course you (and me) like grilled cheese sandwiches because of influence, but it might be a different kind of influence. I remember the sandwiches from my childhood and they had nothing to do with the gross multi-pound monsters presented in (sorry) Man vs Food and other glutony glorifying TV shows. No matter how high your IQ, if you think yourself immune to any sort of influence, you have proven yourself a mark. But if you recognize the possibility of influence and learn at least a bit of the compliance techniques, you make yourself at least partially resistant.