NOTE: Work-in-progress
De-Agency-fying Funnels
The purpose of the analysis below is to show what NOT to do.
We have to be careful not to be too caught up in it.
What is more important - because Offense is the Best Defense - that we focus on this:
[Re]Agency-fy with Sustaining Systems for Aggregated Agency
For Real Systemic Change.
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Activity Engaged |
Agency |
System Effect |
Outcome |
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(A) |
Over Investment in: |
Self Mentally, Chemically "Castrated" |
Self Selected Siren(s) |
Hierarchy's core power: paradigm & systems preserved. People warped & weaponized into Change Escapists. |
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Work |
Cortisol-bombed |
Material siren |
People siren-ed to ruin |
2 |
Gaming, AI |
Endorphin-enslaved |
Tech siren |
People siren-ed to ruin |
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Porn |
Dopamine-debased |
Carnal siren |
People siren-ed to ruin |
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Substance abuse |
Alcohol'd / Drug'd |
'High' siren |
People siren-ed to ruin |
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Escapist Entertainment |
Adrenaline / Serotonin-saturated |
Fantasy siren |
People siren-ed to ruin |
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Social Media |
Oxytocin-manipulated |
Social siren / tribe |
People siren-ed to ruin |
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Religion |
Hopium-hooked |
Spiritual siren / tribe |
People siren-ed to ruin |
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(B) |
"Problem" / "Solution": |
Stirred Up 24/7/365 |
Choose Your 'Culdesac' |
Hierarchy's core power: paradigm & systems preserved. People divided, demoralized & weaponized into Change Cynics. Change inertia perverted |
1 |
"De-centralize!" |
Agitated |
Fringe Tribe |
People agitated & impassed to ruin |
2 |
"Catch the Cabal!" |
Agitated |
Rabbit-hole |
People agitated & impassed to ruin |
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"Fix the Government" |
Agitated |
Catch 22 |
People agitated & impassed to ruin |
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"Fix the Constitution" |
Agitated |
Catch 22 |
People agitated & impassed to ruin |
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"Fix the Money" |
Agitated |
Catch 22 |
People agitated & impassed to ruin |
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"End Capitalism" |
Agitated |
Catch 22 |
People agitated & impassed to ruin |
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"Free Assange" |
Agitated |
Catch 22 |
People agitated & impassed to ruin |
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< More to come >
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