“What is public opinion? Public opinion is programmed. It doesn’t exist as such… Read Pierre Bourdieu. A classic work. Public opinion doesn’t exist. It’s an article, not a monograph, so it can be found and read. Public opinion is programmed by social surveys or opinion polls… There are always more stupid or just plain stupid people in society than smart people. What’s the problem? If you have a democracy and understandably, a majority….. But if you take quantity, quality will always suffer. Look, what are the most viewed sites on Youtube or the internet? Utter nonsense, Pornohub, or some shamans….. But YouTube monetization doesn’t consider quality, it considers quantity. That’s why everyone is trying to throw shit, say all sorts of nonsense in order to increase likes, increase views and get monetized. But that’s YouTube. What if you’re a state? YouTube is a state within a state. It’s international. There is no national YouTube. But if you are a state and you are a government, you have to look after the national interest, the survival of the state, its existence for many years to come. You must always make sure that the intelligent minority is more heard than the stupid majority. If you don’t do that, the stupid majority will always defeat the intelligent minority because they are stupid, because they are more shouty, because they throw shit, and the intelligent man will not do that. He’s a noble man, he’s an aristocrat of the spirit, as they would say nowadays. Our authorities did not do it. In the beginning they tried to sit back somehow… What does it matter what the street is called? What difference does it make how we celebrate New Year’s Eve? And then she just did it. And fell into this trap of a stupid, shouting minority….” Vadim Karasev
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation to organize the habits and opinions of the masses is an important element of a democratic society. Those who manipulate this invisible mechanism of society constitute the invisible government that actually controls the power in the country”. Edward Bernays, father of the concept of PR, “Propaganda”.
Each of us in modern society is surrounded by a huge variety of content: books, movies, articles, radio and TV programs, computer games, songs, videos, opinions of “experts”, rumors, gossip, etc.
Of course, everyone has the right to choose what they want to read, listen and watch…..
But…
Almost all publicly available content represents the point of view of its creators on topics where it is impossible to achieve complete objectivity. Such content is created to influence the minds of members of society, not to describe “objective reality”.
As soon as we consume the content offered to us by someone else, reflect on the information received and emotionally color the result of our reflections, the information created in this process will automatically become part of our consciousness and change it forever.
Some people will benefit, some will be harmed, and some may die….
In the modern world, scientists are paid for their work, which is thousands of times less than that received by popular singers, journalists, directors, humorists…. This happens because many of them do not serve the Muse, but fulfill the orders of those in power to create and promote content that forms the so-called “public consciousness”.
Do you understand why this happens?
Do you understand who pays for it and for what purpose?
If you answered “yes” to both questions, then keep reading, listening and watching what you like….
If you answered “no” to both questions, then know this – you are already in prison without even realizing it….
Terms and definitions:
Opinion – a subject’s point of view on a topic in which complete objectivity cannot be achieved, based on an interpretation of facts or an emotional attitude toward them.
Public opinion – a form of public consciousness, in which the attitude (implicit or explicit) of various groups of people to events and processes affecting their interests and needs is manifested.
Public consciousness – the point of view of large groups of people in society on this or that issue or problem, which is preliminarily formed under the influence of mass media (mass media) and stereotypes of mass culture in the interests of certain political forces.
Content – the whole variety of information “content” of something that is consumed by a subject, i.e. read, seen, heard, felt … by him.
“What is public opinion? Public opinion is programmed. It doesn’t exist as such… Read Pierre Bourdieu. A classic work. Public opinion doesn’t exist. It’s an article, not a monograph, so it can be found and read. Public opinion is programmed by social surveys or opinion polls… There are always more stupid or just plain stupid people in society than smart people. What’s the problem? If you have a democracy and understandably, a majority….. But if you take quantity, quality will always suffer. Look, what are the most viewed sites on Youtube or the internet? Utter nonsense, Pornohub, or some shamans….. But YouTube monetization doesn’t consider quality, it considers quantity. That’s why everyone is trying to throw shit, say all sorts of nonsense in order to increase likes, increase views and get monetized. But that’s YouTube. What if you’re a state? YouTube is a state within a state. It’s international. There is no national YouTube. But if you are a state and you are a government, you have to look after the national interest, the survival of the state, its existence for many years to come. You must always make sure that the intelligent minority is more heard than the stupid majority. If you don’t do that, the stupid majority will always defeat the intelligent minority because they are stupid, because they are more shouty, because they throw shit, and the intelligent man will not do that. He’s a noble man, he’s an aristocrat of the spirit, as they would say nowadays. Our authorities did not do it. In the beginning they tried to sit back somehow… What does it matter what the street is called? What difference does it make how we celebrate New Year’s Eve? And then she just did it. And fell into this trap of a stupid, shouting minority….”