Fiat Money, Fiat News

Another lonely comment sent into the past as I sift through old posts.

Ben, I wonder how often I need to read your articles, outline them, and set tasks for myself, like homework, to identify fiat news naratives. It is a huge effort to drag things tickled by your articles out of my subconscious and into the light.  The point of narrative construction by the media, or by speakers liike Trump, Hitler, any good politician, is to repeat and insinuate until the the narrative sinks into the subconscious, from which it rules one’s thinking.  The narrative and my intelligence become bonded, or if you prefer, the narrative enslaves my intelligence.  I prefer the latter description.”

I have spent my professional life in the study of narrative, Pat, and it is as difficult for me to break the ubiquitous chains of narrative today as it was 30 years ago. We are all hardwired to respond in certain ways to narrative, and the Missionaries know it!

This holds up so well today. Do you think we are at a point where everyone knows that everyone knows not to trust the tech giants?

I think we’re close.