"Sorkin may have missed it altogether?"
"Or his sources. Just a theory supported by the observations of a few, I suspect. Two threads - plausible and … what was that other one?", he paused rubbing his chin wondering what had interrupted his impromptu thought.
The silence that ensued cued introspection. The other thread, 'expected'.
"Social is not a dirty word. Who would want others to believe it is so? And why? Ambiance, as if someone was experimenting with 'gas light'" on a grand scale. The motive may well be the same, money/power. Or just protecting ill-gotten spoils."
This team was, by now, very familiar with the roll of manufactured perception in modern society. A highly powerful tool, particularly destructive in the wrong hands. Zoomed out, the seeds of this malignancy became surprisingly visible.
© 2012 Buzz Hill
"Or his sources. Just a theory supported by the observations of a few, I suspect. Two threads - plausible and … what was that other one?", he paused rubbing his chin wondering what had interrupted his impromptu thought.
The silence that ensued cued introspection. The other thread, 'expected'.
"Social is not a dirty word. Who would want others to believe it is so? And why? Ambiance, as if someone was experimenting with 'gas light'" on a grand scale. The motive may well be the same, money/power. Or just protecting ill-gotten spoils."
This team was, by now, very familiar with the roll of manufactured perception in modern society. A highly powerful tool, particularly destructive in the wrong hands. Zoomed out, the seeds of this malignancy became surprisingly visible.
© 2012 Buzz Hill
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