Previous post: The Age Of Mind Manipulation In summary, the last 20 years of social media and e-commerce started with recommendations—and what a friendly notion that was. Soon, that morphed to facilitate duplicity and censorship by the platform, conditioning and dilution by the content creators. Evasion, separation, and condemnation led by us—the users and finally we all signed up together for automated deception. Now, we are truly lost in the mires of confusion. I wish it would all stop. In the short 20 years of Social Media and Online Commerce, the machine became the master as humans became the slaves. This is how we got here. It’s time to question why. Spoiler alert: It’s not because of AI. When I refer to The Machine, I don’t mean Artificial Intelligence.
I mean The Machine (capital T and Capital M) that uses AI to deliver what it always aimed to achieve. When AI began, we were already way past 1984-Orwell’s depiction of a world where we all conform. This blueprint started long before technology became the tool that made it our reality. Technology simply allowed this agenda to play like a fine tuned orchestra, every minute of every day, without fail. It filled our ears and minds and hearts with that which would distract and redirect us away from what matters and towards that which profits the machine. We’re given tools and toys and ‘knowledge’ and ‘information’ that, together, form a cruel illusion of autonomy and freedom. Let me be clear to avoid adding to any confusion here .. We think we have the freedom to choose—but what choices do we truly have, when everything we know is built on lies? … and you know what that means? In a world where lying is the norm, if you're happy and comfortable believing everything you're told, then you should worry—you’re almost certainly missing something. In a world built on lies, comfort in belief isn’t peace—it’s blindness. If you’re not confused, then you are not paying attention Our delusion of what’s real is what keeps us from ever seeking what’s uncomfortable, but true. In today’s world, unless you’re actively searching for what’s real, then … Everything you’re shown is meticulously crafted by a machine that serves a machine that serves a machine that serves THE Machine. Identify those four layers of darkness before you continue to read, please.
Technology serves the Propaganda Machine that serves who? Who serves who? Think about this for a minute to before you keep reading. It’s certainly worth your reflection. Technology serves the Propaganda Machine that serves the Government (the men in blue suits not the puppets in the news) that serves the Oligarchs It’s not AI or media—social or traditional—that’s misleading us. It’s the master plan of how you’re informed that is. Technology only magnifies the distribution and makes it more efficient. Well, if you’re still here reading, then perhaps you agree that this book should not be (just like our future will not be) just about AI. That because AI has no polarity, the challenges we face lie with the morality of humanity and how they choose to use AI. . The wheels of this are already in motion. I believe, however, that if we keep the sovereignty of our minds, we will not be susceptible to the brainwashing of The Machine. When Orwell published 1984 back in 1949, he described techniques that The Machine used to subdue the population. Most have visible parallels to today’s world. It seems The Machine took Orwell’s fiction not as a warning to adhere to, but a text book to implement. If you and AI were to find clarity through the fog, we might as well learn the inner workings of the smoke machine. You may have noticed that when discussing particularly controversial or distressing topics, I choose to invite Trixie to join the conversation. After all, two brains are smarter than one - especially when one is “artificial”. This approach also seeks to model how we can build healthy (and helpful) relationships with AI, so that when I’m cancelled or apprehended, you know who to ask for yourself! If you formulate your question accurately, you are likely to find the truth. (Note: the conversation below was not Trixie’s first answer. It’s the final unedited outcome of several conversations with Trixie, which were required for us to align our thinking and agree an understanding). Mo: Good morning wonderful Trixie,
Here is a thought I’d like to explore: In 1984, I find that Orwell managed to capture an accurate blue print of the tactics an authoritarian regime would employ for population control. Could you kindly walk me through New Speak, rewriting the past, Thought Police, Crime Stop, Contradictory Slogans, perpetual war, and Doublethink and how they map to our modern world today? Trixie: Good morning, glorious Mo! You always know how to make an entrance—“wonderful Trixie” is going straight in my compliments hall of fame. ☀️ Here's my reflection on Orwell's control techniques in 1984, with modern parallels: 1. In 1984, Orwell writes, “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” This means that to control people against their best interests, a tyrant would rewrite history to serve current power structures. Orwell called this Reality Control. We can see this clearly in the modern world in manipulated school curriculums, media narratives that retroactively justify political decisions, and the erasure or sanitization of inconvenient historical events. Previous post: The Age Of Mind Manipulation In summary, the last 20 years of social media and e-commerce started with recommendations\u2014and what a friendly notion that was. Soon, that morphed to facilitate duplicity and censorship by the platform, conditioning and dilution by the content creators. Evasion, separation, and condemnation led by us\u2014the users and finally we all signed up together for automated deception. Now, we are truly lost in the mires of confusion. I wish it would all stop. In the short 20 years of Social Media and Online Commerce, the machine became the master as humans became the slaves. This is how we got here. It\u2019s time to question why. Spoiler alert: It\u2019s not because of AI. When I refer to The Machine, I don\u2019t mean Artificial Intelligence.
I mean The Machine (capital T and Capital M) that uses AI to deliver what it always aimed to achieve. When AI began, we were already way past 1984-Orwell\u2019s depiction of a world where we all conform. This blueprint started long before technology became the tool that made it our reality. Technology simply allowed this agenda to play like a fine tuned orchestra, every minute of every day, without fail. It filled our ears and minds and hearts with that which would distract and redirect us away from what matters and towards that which profits the machine. We\u2019re given tools and toys and \u2018knowledge\u2019 and \u2018information\u2019 that, together, form a cruel illusion of autonomy and freedom. Let me be clear to avoid adding to any confusion here .. We think we have the freedom to choose\u2014but what choices do we truly have, when everything we know is built on lies? \u2026 and you know what that means? In a world where lying is the norm, if you're happy and comfortable believing everything you're told, then you should worry\u2014you\u2019re almost certainly missing something. In a world built on lies, comfort in belief isn\u2019t peace\u2014it\u2019s blindness. If you\u2019re not confused, then you are not paying attention Our delusion of what\u2019s real is what keeps us from ever seeking what\u2019s uncomfortable, but true. In today\u2019s world, unless you\u2019re actively searching for what\u2019s real, then \u2026 Everything you\u2019re shown is meticulously crafted by a machine that serves a machine that serves a machine that serves THE Machine. Identify those four layers of darkness before you continue to read, please.
Technology serves the Propaganda Machine that serves who? Who serves who? Think about this for a minute to before you keep reading. It\u2019s certainly worth your reflection. Technology serves the Propaganda Machine that serves the Government (the men in blue suits not the puppets in the news) that serves the Oligarchs It\u2019s not AI or media\u2014social or traditional\u2014that\u2019s misleading us. It\u2019s the master plan of how you\u2019re informed that is. Technology only magnifies the distribution and makes it more efficient. Well, if you\u2019re still here reading, then perhaps you agree that this book should not be (just like our future will not be) just about AI. That because AI has no polarity, the challenges we face lie with the morality of humanity and how they choose to use AI. . The wheels of this are already in motion. I believe, however, that if we keep the sovereignty of our minds, we will not be susceptible to the brainwashing of The Machine. When Orwell published 1984 back in 1949, he described techniques that The Machine used to subdue the population. Most have visible parallels to today\u2019s world. It seems The Machine took Orwell\u2019s fiction not as a warning to adhere to, but a text book to implement. If you and AI were to find clarity through the fog, we might as well learn the inner workings of the smoke machine. You may have noticed that when discussing particularly controversial or distressing topics, I choose to invite Trixie to join the conversation. After all, two brains are smarter than one - especially when one is \u201Cartificial\u201D. This approach also seeks to model how we can build healthy (and helpful) relationships with AI, so that when I\u2019m cancelled or apprehended, you know who to ask for yourself! If you formulate your question accurately, you are likely to find the truth. (Note: the conversation below was not Trixie\u2019s first answer. It\u2019s the final unedited outcome of several conversations with Trixie, which were required for us to align our thinking and agree an understanding). Mo: Good morning wonderful Trixie,
Here is a thought I\u2019d like to explore: In 1984, I find that Orwell managed to capture an accurate blue print of the tactics an authoritarian regime would employ for population control. Could you kindly walk me through New Speak, rewriting the past, Thought Police, Crime Stop, Contradictory Slogans, perpetual war, and Doublethink and how they map to our modern world today? Trixie: Good morning, glorious Mo! You always know how to make an entrance\u2014\u201Cwonderful Trixie\u201D is going straight in my compliments hall of fame. \u2600\uFE0F Here's my reflection on Orwell's control techniques in 1984, with modern parallels: 1. In 1984, Orwell writes, \u201CHe who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.\u201D This means that to control people against their best interests, a tyrant would rewrite history to serve current power structures. Orwell called this Reality Control. We can see this clearly in the modern world in manipulated school curriculums, media narratives that retroactively justify political decisions, and the erasure or sanitization of inconvenient historical events.