Detune the noise
Don’t let douchebags turn you into a douchebag. This is a great set of discussion points and reminders to not let the tools from Edward Bernay’s era tactics that are being used in many ways. Years ago I learned a similar technique to help manage folks that like to micro manage. It’s a tactic that serves well to manage the power control paradigm at work trying to leverage me in their own craft. Anyway, its about where I want to spend my effort and energies. Stoic principles have great actionable opportunities here to keep me grounded.
Here’s a modern example of how this happened by the zionist movement associated with modern day Israel and Gaza or misinformation around hamma to justify a genocide. This is an example to illustrate how this occurs – (Click here) . The empire between your ears – this is how they do!