Not surprised to see magic and the occult mentioned.
The environment has always been thus "Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt..
Quote:What does it mean to live in a media environment that knows our wants, needs, vulnerabilities, emotional ticks, kinks, and cognitive quirks far better than we do? That notices which kinds of stimulus induce what kinds of precognitive responses, and uses machine learning to develop, A/B test, and deploy custom-generated cognitive injections designed to manipulate us even further, all without us consciously perceiving what’s happening?
The environment has always been thus "Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt..