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Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Rushkoff on the purpose of [most] media. And a bit of post-post revelatory.

Rushkoff Interview:

"I'm concerned that we are being fed messages. People should know is most media is designed to make you feel bad, so that you regress to a childlike state and transfer parental authority onto the sponsor. You are more vulnerable to messages when you feel really bad or when you feel artificially high (like at a Promisekeepers or Amway rally). The main message of the mainstream media is: The world is dangerous and mean; you are not worthy. You are alone. Nobody loves you and nobody will, unless you do what we tell you."
You know what's weird, is that as I just re-read this, I didn't realize at first that that "main message of the mainstream media" is the exact same message I learned growing up in church. Same message, different message delivery system. Not entirely dissimilar, when you think about it. Well... at least "the media" learned from the best and most experienced mindfuckers around. Twenty centuries and counting! Go Catholics!

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