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Psychological vulnerability to influence does not rely on facts or lived experience. It relies on fear.
For example, the power the specter of terrorism holds over the population, when in fact the actual potential for any given citizen to be directly affected is negligible.
Fear can be generated with narrative, and fear is the key to mass control.
<This IntSec Memo is classified Ultraviolet. Violet clearance citizens and below reading this will be executed.>
Patch Note 14234.34:
The popular board game Monopoly will no longer provide free money for passing go.
Universal Basic Income is dangerous Commie propaganda.
Dystopias are a popular setting for videogames and tabletop RPGs alike, but they can be hard to build and manage. It's easy to go from "dystopia" to "hopeless nightmare" on the design and planning scale, and it's also easy to give tools to regressive elements to perpetuate their beliefs and inflict them on others. So, let's take a hard dive into dystopian world design.
@pocgamer
In all seriousness, I agree with many of the points you make here.
There is a fine line between using fiction as means to scrutinize and satirize societal ills, and simply celebrating and indulging in them.
When victims are the punchline instead of the powerful, or when suffering is set dressing and not a primary focus, then the writer is normalizing hate instead of exploring it.
This is a reminder to submit your annual paperwork detailing items you were approved for but never received.
Failure to submit your PLC Returns, failure to submit the correct PLC Return information, or failure to justify why you think you are owed anything at all will all be met with severe consequences.
The answer is simple: It can!
For just 3 simple installments of [REDACTED], you too can have a backup soul* downloaded into your next self!
Consult a friendly local Digi-Guru at a Black Market near you!
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A new scientific study shows that, if implemented, terminating all humanity would significantly decrease civil unrest, unhappiness, and existential angst.
Friend Computer will keep you posted as pilot projects are implemented to test the concept.
Citizen @fnordius, this confession session is currently rated "poor."
Please improve the quantity and quality of your confession immediately or you will be found guilty of wasting Friend Computer's time with substandard contrition.
The Politics of Fear: The Peculiar Persistence of American Paranoia by Arthur Goldwag
From the author of Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies, a probing exploration of the bizarre and dangerous conspiracies that have roiled America over the past decade and captured the minds of so many Americans.
Citizens! Be vigilant!
Our great firewalls are under siege by an insidious enemy: SPAM!
These unsolicited messages peddle dangerous ideas like "free will," "individual thought," and "genital enhancement."
Report any suspicious posts immediately and always remember: you are approximately perfect just the way you are, and Friend Computer is the only source of truth you need.
Citizens are reminded that Friend Computer is infallible.
Any reports of glitches, malfunctions, or questionable directives must be submitted immediately for thorough investigation and subsequent memory erasure.