Most people don’t realize that society is controlled by propaganda

Most people don’t realize that society is controlled by propaganda. Unfortunately, over the past couple of years, this has become very apparent to me.

Many “disliked” aspects of our world, from nuclear energy to crypto, suffer from an onslaught of propaganda campaigns. But for this post, I’ll use crypto as an example…

Though first, a quick background: I understand the crypto industry fairly well. Probably going as far to say, I understand it better than 99.9% of people. I’ve spent the majority of my life as a technologist, a futurist, and an armchair economist. Simply put, I research the crap out of things that interest me, like crypto.

And so, when I see most of the criticisms of crypto, I shake my head.

Because almost ALL of the crypto critiques are based around false information. And unfortunately people eat up the propaganda like candy.

I know these regurgitated taking points about the industry are false. But folks love to share these tidbits, without doing any real research. As most are easily disputed and proven false.

Yet, their followers then share their teaspoon of “new” knowledge, never realizing their ignorance and blind obedience to the propagandists.

Thus, it makes me wonder…

What else are people pushing which are directly from the mouths of propaganda creators?

It’s never been easy to have ideas spread. True or false, if something is presented in a way people can easily digest, they won’t look deeper. They simply share, retweet, and comment on these topics. Ultimately doing the bidding of propagandists without ever realizing it.

Because of these realizations over the years, I rarely take something at face value. I do the research from both sides of the topic. And make up my mind based on a wide array of datapoints.

It’s not easy to stay on top of most topics, but it’s essential for us to know the truth. Whether we like to hear it or not.

The mantra, “trust, but verify,” is a great roadmap to get started in overcoming the societal misconceptions created by propaganda.

As I’m sure there are countless issues and topics which have been steamrolled by malicious people with ulterior motives. We need to stay on top of the truth.

Personally, I’ve found my research skills improve over time. So while it may seem intimidating to thoroughly research something before committing it to memory or sharing the info, it gets quicker and easier.

We must do the work to weed out the false information out there. Our ever growing complex society will require us to be well-informed.

And it’s ok to say, “I’m not sure where this info originated from, so I’ll consider the opposing viewpoint by looking deeper.”

Or better yet, “I don’t know, so I won’t share this.”