Comment by arminiusreturns | Hacker News Reader

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Keeping it relevant to the paper itself, there is something particularly powerful in amplifying if not creating this effect in the first place: sock-puppetry, known in the MICIMATT world (Military-Industrial-Counter-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think Tank complex) as "persona management"

I saw this really take off around 2010 and tried to warn people. The issue is that the forces that actually control the major political parties need to divide the people, for never forget the thing the oligarchs fear the most is a united proliteriat, and have heavily invested in creating the illusion of a consesus or narrative view from one "side" or the other, reinforcing the division at play.

Three letter grade psyops are at play on an unprecendented scale, and failing to understand that will leave anyone interested in this topic twirling at windmills.

I wonder exactly how much of social media are sockpuppets.

Also - perhaps massive disinterest is the goal.

Dividing the people matches the Machiavellian goal of the government to preserve itself as the source of power, so you don't want a populace that could coalesce to overthrow you. Of course, that doesn't help the populace when said government becomes tyrannical in any way.

But I feel like Plato's cave metaphor would suggest that artists (music, TV, movies) are the best sock puppets we've got, and often don't even know they're doing it (e.g., the apathy towards deeper goals that immersion in pop culture cultivates).

Now that Trump is out of power mistrusting three letter agencies is back in fashion.

When he was in power they were trusted and reliable.

Some of us dont blow with the political winds quite so easily.

I believe you. Unfortunately targeting polarizing figures or unpopular minorities is an easy way for three letter agencies to ensure that that a large percentage of the American public happily and enthusiastically supports their evil.

No so much trusted as seemingly inactive I would say?

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