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Re:Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millio... by bootlooped on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @07:23PM (#20579662)
I read or heard a phrase for this recently and it's "consent theater".
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Re:Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millio... by throwaway2048 on Thursday August 01, 2019 @06:30AM (#20582616)
Free to make any choice, as long as its the choice already made for you.
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Re:Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millio... by hinkley on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @11:33PM (#20580876)
See also, "manufacturing consent"
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Re:Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after millio... by pmiller2 on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @11:51PM (#20580951)
That’s more of a term for propaganda as a tool of modern society, based on Chomsky’s work.
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