I agree with the majority of this piece, except for the last paragraph. It appears that, in addition to the profit motive, it provides an opportunity to acquire power, a powerful driver for much human behavior.
People who have been “weirded” are quite susceptible and will give power to those who will help alleviate the resultant anxiety.
So are you saying that someone who has been weirded is more susceptible to being influenced by --let's call them "bad actors." If I've been weirded, I am more likely to agree with someone who is saying -- not only is it weird, it's evil, and cruel, and really, really awful--and whatever or whoever weirded you is really, really bad and you should never speak to them again.
I think I agree with that. And at least part of what I am thinking in order to think positively about this stuff is that if people can learn that "weird" can be normal too, maybe that kind of messaging will be less potent.
I agree with the majority of this piece, except for the last paragraph. It appears that, in addition to the profit motive, it provides an opportunity to acquire power, a powerful driver for much human behavior.
People who have been “weirded” are quite susceptible and will give power to those who will help alleviate the resultant anxiety.
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So are you saying that someone who has been weirded is more susceptible to being influenced by --let's call them "bad actors." If I've been weirded, I am more likely to agree with someone who is saying -- not only is it weird, it's evil, and cruel, and really, really awful--and whatever or whoever weirded you is really, really bad and you should never speak to them again.
I think I agree with that. And at least part of what I am thinking in order to think positively about this stuff is that if people can learn that "weird" can be normal too, maybe that kind of messaging will be less potent.