The intentional manipulation of human consciousness by various forms of technology. Whether the goal is to turn someone into a product purchaser, a dogmatic activist, or a political operative, a variety of suggestive PSYOPS are employed to engage and direct someone's thoughts and actions. Without even recognizing how it happened, they wake up one morning ready to buy something they don't need, or ready to take action on behalf of a cause or a political party. No longer in control of their own choice-making, they are now at the mercy of the individual and/or organization that is funnelling their consciousness.
My friend eventually realized that someone with access to his devices was funnelling his consciousness for nefarious purposes.
A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.
For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flyingeverywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brownwill also be accompanied by a dark soda.
When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flexcash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.