No need for ideological and government ops (at least not yet), just a good misdirection of ideas from an unwitting person or grifter, that were decidedly purveyed around western liberal mass media, at face value or manipulated beyond originator's intent.

I don't wanna hear shit like "1984". Those were made with the intent to be blatantly anti-communist and pro-western

An example would include the Stanford prison experiments

It turns out that the cruelty exhibited by the guards was not spontaneous. On the contrary; the guards were coached beforehand by Zimbardo. And some of the prisoners have admitted that the distress they exhibited was faked.

(Note: lemme guess, someone gonna @ on how I'm ironically use pop culture to debunk pop culture. Yes, we do live in a society...)

Nonetheless, this study was one of many that solidified "human nature is inherently evil" sort of shticks...

  • Red Wizard 🪄@lemmygrad.ml16•4 months ago

    The saying "A Jack of all trades is a master of none." mostly because it implies that there isn't value in a diverse set of skills. My understanding is, however, that the whole saying is "A Jack of all trades is a master of none, but often times better than a master of one." It's unclear why this phrase was shortened, but you can't help but see how its usage in the media lends to the notion that one should specialize instead of generalize. Something that directly supports the higher education structure and track post primary school.

    Personally, I've made a pretty successful go at generalizing within my field, so I definitely resonate with this one.

    The concept of "Stockholm Syndrome". Britannica defines Stockholm Syndrome as follows:

    Stockholm syndrome describes the psychological condition of a victim who identifies with and empathizes with their captor or abuser and their goals. Stockholm syndrome is rare; according to one FBI study, the condition occurs in about 8 percent of hostage victims

    This concept is widely excepted as a kind of mental breaking, of someone doing something that would appear illogical or irrational. However, the coining of this notion stems from a bank robbery in Stockholm in 1973. I'll simply link to the backstory from Wikipedia, as it encapsulates the issue pretty well.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome#Stockholm_bank_robbery

    • blashork [she/her]M13•4 months ago

      You're wrong about the whole phrase/original phrase things. A lot of those are completely made with their only source being a random internet post. I gotta find the youtibe linguist video I saw debunking it, it was recommended to me from ian misali's tumblr. The jack of all trades was a particular one he made sure to note.

      I think this onlymakes your point more interesting. Our society has shifted towards this specialization so much we've contorted old sayingd to have new meanings to fit the newer world, and then tried to pretend it was always the case.