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Ceiling fan
Dec 26, 2003

I really like ceilings.
Dead Man’s Band

DrSunshine posted:

Maybe what we should do is just do what Goebbels said and repeat something louder and more often, except instead it'd be the truth that we're repeating, rather than lies.

Yeah, but you don't have to cite Goebbels. Repeating information is important to behavioral and cognitive therapy. Politicians stay on message because that works. Advertisers pay for product placement and mentions because information saturation boosts sales.

Take the prevalence of tobacco use. It has mainly been a tug of war, with use currently on the decline. Part, but not all, of that effect has come from a propaganda campaign against tobacco.

But also understand that reducing misinformation does not necessarily lead to social improvements. Belief in human caused climate change is very high. But effective actions to try to change or mitigate that haven't followed.

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