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Re:Some of the world's biggest economies are on the brink of... by chiefalchemist on Sunday February 23, 2020 @12:41PM (#22398213)
When it was safe to have sex, it was "Sex sells." The new paradigm is fear. More and more fear.
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Re:Some of the world's biggest economies are on the brink of... by throwaway29303 on Sunday February 23, 2020 @01:31PM (#22398567)
Fear isn't a new paradigm. It has long been established that media outlets, religion, terrorism, ads, etc use(s) fear as a means of control.

I suggest watching "Bowling for Columbine"--here's a notable excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiaxzBlFgmQ

Btw, I'd also recommend reading this https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/columbine-...

IMHO, the best way to fight such fear is, among other things, to insist on educating the masses and to open science as much as possible to them as well.

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Re:Some of the world's biggest economies are on the brink of... by chiefalchemist on Sunday February 23, 2020 @02:33PM (#22398973)
It's not new. Agreed. But the degree and scale to which it's being exploited is new.
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