I already thought about a real leader that nobody knows about, would be the perfect leader since nobody can really attack him because he hides behind corporations. It would be people very effective at predicting public opinion and the political system. The problem is, as ever, accountability.
It would be the best of fictions. Politicians so good at their job they just lead an entire country of people towards their comfort zone, using democracy and consent as tools while making real decisions without the president even really knowing.
It's how a hivemind works, it's really possible to direct it towards something, just like you would move the majority of tens of kittens only with a laser pointer. Problem is that it would be very difficult, and would require a lot of knowledge about public opinion and how people's perceptions of the media is gullible. Hell you could even imagine that all the food additives would be some sort of population control tool or just to inhibit critical thinking or the intellect in general.
It's really great how conspiracy can be a source of imaginations for fictions.
I already thought about a real leader that nobody knows about, would be the perfect leader since nobody can really attack him because he hides behind corporations. It would be people very effective at predicting public opinion and the political system. The problem is, as ever, accountability.
It would be the best of fictions. Politicians so good at their job they just lead an entire country of people towards their comfort zone, using democracy and consent as tools while making real decisions without the president even really knowing.
It's how a hivemind works, it's really possible to direct it towards something, just like you would move the majority of tens of kittens only with a laser pointer. Problem is that it would be very difficult, and would require a lot of knowledge about public opinion and how people's perceptions of the media is gullible. Hell you could even imagine that all the food additives would be some sort of population control tool or just to inhibit critical thinking or the intellect in general.
It's really great how conspiracy can be a source of imaginations for fictions.