In ancient Rome the concept of bread and circuses was understood as a method of maintaining order and control over the population.
The internet is a much more powerful stimulant , reminiscent of the studies made showing animals hooked up to electrodes stimulating the pleasure centers of the brain who would choose to press the pleasure lever even to the exclusion of food.
Having this extraordinary and ever growing presence in people lives as a tool to distract and amuse the general population , the need to maintain social cohesion is lessened and might even be seen as a detriment to keeping the population under control.
The ever shrinking portion of current society not enthralled by the internet are kept divided and steered towards either of the two political extremes to focus them away from attempting real changes.
Political parties , voting and even protests are no longer independent since they are now guided and promoted/supported by the various industrialists or power brokers.
Our chains are electronic.
The internet is a much more powerful stimulant , reminiscent of the studies made showing animals hooked up to electrodes stimulating the pleasure centers of the brain who would choose to press the pleasure lever even to the exclusion of food.
Having this extraordinary and ever growing presence in people lives as a tool to distract and amuse the general population , the need to maintain social cohesion is lessened and might even be seen as a detriment to keeping the population under control.
The ever shrinking portion of current society not enthralled by the internet are kept divided and steered towards either of the two political extremes to focus them away from attempting real changes.
Political parties , voting and even protests are no longer independent since they are now guided and promoted/supported by the various industrialists or power brokers.
Our chains are electronic.
