…whether it was by a cult, by propaganda, by an algorithm, etc…

And did the person ever recover from it?

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    It’s not just the news. It’s TV shows, movies, books, periodicals, commercials - even music. The oligarchs have massive influence over all of it and can manipulate the public at will.

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      Indeed. But most normies will gladly tell you they are not easy to manipulate while buying something the media has told them to. Its shocking.

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        You can hardly blame them. It’s a 24/7 onslaught of propaganda and it’s incredibly difficult to break out.

        And even when I initially woke up out of it I frequently questioned my sanity. Is this real? Is this actually what’s happening? How can nobody else see this?

        And then I wanted to go back to not knowing because of the incredible weight that knowledge puts on your shoulders, but it’s impossible. There’s no going back, at least for me.

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          Do you realize you just quoted the first matrix movie nearly verbatim? ;)

          And yes, I get that. It feels weird af.