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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Church alone does more brainwashing than any secular source

[–] MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Bullshit. There's more propaganda online.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Now. There wasn't always an online. Even once there was, back in my day, sonny, it wasn't always filled with inescapable propaganda. That all started in the 2010s.

Before that you would get some stupid ass chain email from your weird uncle and be like "does he really think I'm reading this bullshit?" lulz

I also tied onions around my belt.

ADHD is the true anarchist spirit.

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 4 points 20 hours ago

See also: aphantasia!

Not visualizing myself with or for a product has likely helped a ton.

Same with Autism, I will hyperfixate Rome, the Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany and I will call out the similarities between them and the United States. I also got into a verbal fight with some kid in middle school because I wasn't going to play nice with his creationism BS unlike the teacher who danced around it, the only reason he didn't attack me was because I would probably throw him around like a ragdoll.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

oof, only propaganda i remember from school in finland was about milk consumption(in favour). they even put posters about it to classrooms. I suppose it didnt bite into me that hard since i often forget to use milk carton before it rots and dont even buy milk that often because of it.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Joke's on me; I totally locked in on that shit and even made some pro-propaganda student films!

Few things teach you humility like a friend finally breaking through to you and shattering your glass bubble of misinformation. Especially when your personality and morals are completely at odds with your foundational beliefs that were built up by authority figures. I was that kid who would hang out with unhoused people and try to help them with shit because everybody deserves a friend, but I wouldn't give them money because I was taught that poor people don't know how to manage their money or spend it all on drugs.

[–] Dohnuthut@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

My 3rd grader informed us in 1st grade that he opted to not participate in the pledge of allegiance (does so respectfully) because we have discussed how the US doesn't take care of people (his words). He was even more frustrated when a substitute kept going on about how we're the greatest country in the world and have all these freedoms.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Our highschool finance teacher would randomly stop the class to ralk about how communism killed more people than Nazis because of North Korea.

He was normally a basketball coach but teacher shortage I guess? Weird experience overall. He would try arguing with students not standing up to the pledge too.

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

got expelled for not showing up. showed me how to work the system

[–] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I stopped saying the Pledge of Allegiance because I was hyperfixated on the Eragon books and it seemed too similar to swearing loyalty to Galbatorix.

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

it's literal brainwashing. Americans laugh at the NK people having to praise Dear Daddy, but then every morning in school, they cite the pledge of allegiance. Why would you want to be allied with one of the worst countries in modern history? Fuck that.

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[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Same, except I read Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. She seemed to have the right idea about a lot of things. Eragon definitely solidified it.

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 1 points 20 hours ago

I had forgotten about that, it was such a surreal book.

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[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (8 children)

When I was in the third grade, I had a teacher tell me it was okay we pushed the natives off the land because we made more efficient use of it, and could therefore carry a greater population.

In the previous grade the teacher passed around a worksheet, and we had to choose which jobs were most suited to what gender.

Oh what a glorious whitebread bublefuck town I grew up in!

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (3 children)

my mom didn't want me playing pokemon because it "taught evolution"

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Its weird cuz evolution in Pokemon is more akin to metamorposes or even just basic puberty except theres sometimes 1 extra step XD

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[–] grandma@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

This idea made it to the netherlands as well

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[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 day ago (7 children)

My second grade teacher taught us the civil war was because of a disagreement over state's rights.

The same teacher marked me and a few other students down for completing a subtraction assignment using negative numbers. She explained we were supposed to be confused and write that we couldn't do it.

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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 40 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

I feel bad that I wore the free D.A.R.E. propaganda shirts in school because my family was too poor to get me decent clothing.

I know a lot of adults that wore them ironically, so maybe you were just ahead of your time.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

Naw. Wear that shit with pride, then take a Snoop-level rip from a bong.

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[–] cynar@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most propaganda is aimed at neurotypical wiring. We are out of tune with it, that gives us a measure of protection.

It's one of the worries I have with AI. While I think we are more protected from propaganda than most (since we constantly want to poke at the crack in a story), we are not immune. It's perfectly possible to shape it to effect us. They just haven't bothered, since we are a small target. AI makes that a lot easier to do, so we will see more of it.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 20 hours ago

considering how certain people seem to get to the point of psychosis from llm usage, i dread the day the corporations start utilizing this fully. it would probably be possible to completely brainwash someone vulnerable to do ANYTHING with llm as long as they are receptive to it.

[–] phoenixarise@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (6 children)

So that’s why my fifth grade teacher hated me. Because I was too smart for her lazy bullshit lessons. 😂

Did anyone else ace the assignments without paying any attention to the lectures?

Constantly in highschool. If you count a lazy 85% without really lifting a finger as "acing," that is.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah. It’s one of the reasons I wasn’t diagnosed until my 30s.

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[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

God it's funny when your brain not working right accidentally prevents certain issues. I'm immune to getting addicted to MMOs, my brain can't handle the slow dopamine distribution.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair , MMOs aren't fun because of gameplay, they are fun because of the social aspects.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

which ironically have diminished greatly in mmos

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah the golden era of MMOs was ~2007. It's been getting worse since then.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 20 hours ago

at least there are still some gems appearing occasionally; project gorgon for one in my opinion at least. gloria victis was/is also pretty decent, star citizen is mixed opinion for me, but definitely above wow or other generic mmo games.

[–] IvyisAngy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Working harder and grinding more should mean more levels and cool gear faster.

In reality, the harder you work the slower the dopamine, and then I dip.

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