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.
Tag: media
Manufactured Crises and the Theater of Control
13 June 2025 ~ 14 minute read
There are times when discourse must veer from decoding headlines and instead dissect the machinery behind them. What passes for “global” emergency today — whether viral, climatological, technological, or geopolitical — deserves not just analysis, but interrogation. What if these are not organic crises but curated storylines? Not accidents, but architecture? In this exchange, we step outside the scripted spectacle and shine light on the apparatus itself.
Manufactured Consent
29 January 2024 ~ 10 minute read
You gave them permission, were unaware of what you were doing, and had no idea why you did it in the first place. Welcome to the modern era of deception.