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Mind Control

The Art of Technologically Enhanced Psychological Warfare

By Esctacy ArtistryPublished 4 years ago 4 min read
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Trying to put thoughts into words can be exhausting. Especially when thoughts and ideas seem to soar uncontrollably through the mind. It creates a feeling of unrest and uncertainty. Today's world seems to be overwhelmed with unrest and uncertainty. We focus on physicalities and materialistic aspects of our lives while neglecting the psychological and spiritual. Balance has been discarded for convenience. People have been discarded for profit. So many of us have been distracted and dependant on those misleading us granting them more power than needed. It does nothing more than allow us to be subjected to the biases of others rather being able to use our intuition to think for ourselves.

It has become too easy to deceive those around us. With the rise of technology and new advancements you can reach thousands or more at a time influencing their beliefs. Successful societies need strong leaders who genuinely want to help create a better environment for those working together to create a strong, safe community. Instead, we have built a society that determines the worth of a person based on their materialistic gain. We have to conform to those who have bought, used fear, or manipulated their way into power just to enjoy our basic rights. We are forced to put morals and ethics aside in order to live comfortably after having our comforts taken for leverage.

Success is quicker when you have no real regard for others. When the focus is control and power, there is no room for empathy. It makes it much more simple to avoid sacrificing your own comfort and luxuries when people believe they are only entitled to the very basics. It takes patience and good intentions to for long lasting success. People operate better when properly taken care of. Prosperity dries up when you drain it from people and the environment leaving nothing for regrowth. Allowing those with bad intentions to keep their control because it hasn't personally affected you is just as dangerous. Corruption will make its way around to everyone and affect them in some way with time.

Not only has technology given us access to unlimited amounts of information, it gives those with ill purpose access to use our beliefs and knowledge against us. We have to stay vigilant and make sure the information we accept is of truth and not to keep us complacent. It's possible to present yourself to others in any light while hiding behind a screen. It's not uncommon for some to use this to take advantage of people for personal gain. The possibility to make information look more legitimate than what it really is makes manipulation and technology the perfect source of control. Having greed driven individuals in positions to spread misinformation to thousands of trusting people at a time is the quickest way to divide them. Some people who mislead others are misled themselves. They're allowed a false sense of sustainability to warp their judgment and keep them from questioning those using them. Those who do, risk losing their own comforts.

Corruption hides within our governments, our law enforcements, our schools, our hospitals, our banks, our community in general, and even in our own homes. It knows everything it needs to about us to hide in plain sight. The only way to turn things around would be to use the information at our fingertips to expand our knowledge. Make sure you know how to think for yourself before trusting anyone with feeding you information. Those with the intent to take advantage of others will not openly admit this or else their plan would be obsolete. It also doesn't take some mastermind to take advantage. They mostly rely on your ignorance to get by. Taking the time to research what you are being told may seem excessive, but it separates those who are content with their ignorance from those with an ambition for something greater.

We all have access to the same information. Some of it might be a little harder to access for some compared to others. There are genuine people who do not mind doing the deep digging to keep others from being misinformed. However, when credibility can be bought and falsified, knowing who to trust is harder than it seems. Learn to read through pretences and take advantage of today's access to knowledge so the advantage isn't over you.

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