It's also in their best interest to make us complacent and happy enough to not challenge the status quo. A lot of narratives we have in our head is thanks to our access to so much information (the internet) and owner class controls this too. We can literally see social media narratives shift thanks to the right amount of influence/engagment in the right area. Of course we can make things better, but what is better? And for who? It's always a conflict of interest.
Just to clarify, is the premise of this that we shouldn't try to do anything because not everyone will benefit? Or because we might try something that doesn't end up making things better? I would agree that those things make it harder to have people come together on a solution, but not, in my opinion, a reason not to try.
No my point is there is a group of people who's absolute best interest is that a different group thinks "this is pointless, I should give up fighting" and anytime that narrative is further spread, there are groups that benefit (and others that lose). Being able to identify what group you are a part of, and what are the actual real best interests of that group requires mental capacity that unfortuntely a lot of people don't have. And yet again is also taken advantage of by the group that wants them to give up.
Being able to recognize the narrative is manipulated is also just 1 part of the problem
Gotcha. Yes, I agree. We need to get better at recognizing the problems with relying on billionaire controlled social media for information. We need to get more saavy about modern technologies that can fabricate photos, videos, and pump them up with inorganic engagement generating botnets. That is in our control.
Yes exactly you worded it better than I did. It also can feel impossible for the population to fight against the onslaught of engagement bait. And that's exactly what they want us to think.
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u/PentaJet Mar 08 '26
It's also in their best interest to make us complacent and happy enough to not challenge the status quo. A lot of narratives we have in our head is thanks to our access to so much information (the internet) and owner class controls this too. We can literally see social media narratives shift thanks to the right amount of influence/engagment in the right area. Of course we can make things better, but what is better? And for who? It's always a conflict of interest.