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this post was submitted on 18 Apr 2024
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The problem in both cases is that people remember these artistic depiction as real, even if there's a disclosure.
Are we worrying about the fully functional adults that still need to be told not to drink Draino?
It wouldn’t be such a concern if they didn’t make up like 40% of the population.
Global population? You say "the", so you obviously mean the one we have in common.
We're all susceptible to this stuff, even when we're aware of it.
As someone who actually worked in the corporate propaganda industry... I concur.
If you think you are impervious to this, then I got news for you.
I think I'm pretty impervious to the impulse of drinking drain cleaner. 🤷
Ok but drinking draino is the cure for all life's problems. To each their own, though.
That or seeing Batman.
Yeah television doesn’t affect anyone. That’s been a great success. Fox News anybody? Pizzagate?
That argument extends to any realistic recreation of events. It's not wrong, I'm just not sure what could be done about it.