Long before we question what we want, we’re taught what to want, who to admire, and what to fear so we won’t be cast out of the herd. Most never notice when that bargain is made, or what it costs. This reflection is about the moment the noise becomes unbearable, borrowed desires grow heavy, and the suspicion arises that freedom may require letting go of far more than we were ever told.
Tag: deprogramming
What if some of our deepest fears — the mushroom cloud, the deadly virus, the apocalyptic end — were more symbolic than scientific? What if we’ve been immersed in a carefully curated mythology, engineered not to inform but to subdue? In this exchange, we peel back layers of cultural programming and dig into the machinery of narrative control, seeking not answers but better questions.
We live in a world woven with stories — narratives we inherit, absorb, and repeat without a second thought. But every now and then, someone stops, looks closer, and pulls at the thread. This conversation is about one of those threads — diamonds. The stories we’ve been told about them, the systems built to keep those stories intact, and the deeper machinery that perpetuates illusion in the name of power, control, and profit. Let’s drill down.