Google’s real motto is “Be Evil”. One thing I want to know is, how closely was the U.S. government collaborating with these technocrats under Obama? He generally had a cozy relationship with Silicon Valley. The major difference between them was over Comey’s attempt to force Apple to provide a backdoor into iPhones. Apple wouldn’t roll over on that, but how many companies did?
Having observed stores that are scientifically laid out using the most advanced methods to “nudge” you to purchase more, complete with background music designed for the same purpose, I noticed two things:
- I hate those stores and rush out, typically without buying even what I went there specifically to purchase, and
- They do boost their per-shopper sales in the short term, but the long-term cost is that even people who enjoy shopping don’t come back as often.
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Most people recognize manipulation and don’t like it. Guys who have dated the beautiful but manipulative woman, and girls who have date the rich but manipulative guy know exactly what I mean. “Controlling” is not a positive trait, no matter what other characteristics it is paired with.
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When it comes to the official media and their social media companions manipulating voters, the reaction is the same. They have metrics saying their methods should work, but reality refutes that claim. They did everything they could to support Hillary, and she still had to cheat to beat Bernie - a borderline-senile socialist. Meanwhile, they did everything they could to stop President Trump, and their attacks just made him stronger.
I am a very big fan of math, and particularly of polling/statistics, but in part that means I am a realist. As with global warming, no matter how pretty the math seems, it’s garbage if it doesn’t model the real world. These people need to understand the limits of the math they are trying to use as a weapon against us. Personally, I’m glad they are too uneducated to figure out what they are doing wrong, and I am not about to point out the many errors that led to their mistakes.
My advice to them - “support freedom” - would be ignored by the Ctrl-Left anyways.