Edward Bernays | Torches of Freedom (youtube.com) “The engineering of consent is the very essence of the democratic process, the freedom to persuade and suggest.” – Edward Bernays Imagine if we lived in a world where our thoughts, desires, and actions were subtly influenced by unseen hands of puppeteers, guiding us towards decisions that seemed…
We live in a world where the most revered buildings are not cathedrals or temples but banks and corporate headquarters; the temples of consumerism. The hum of commerce is the chant of worship, and the ceaseless pursuit of wealth has transformed into the highest form of devotion. This is the reality of our modern society,…
Automation: A Life on Repeat Our life on repeat, in an age where technological advancements promise unparalleled convenience and efficiency has become a series of automated cycles. An unrelenting pattern of wake, work, and sleep. This repetitive routine, seemingly a hallmark of modern life, raises critical questions about the nature of our existence, the influence…
Every single decision, big or small, represents a pivotal destination in our lives; a goal or milestone that many of us aspire to achieve. From the traditional markers of success like completing education, climbing the career ladder, building a family, to finally resting as a ‘retiree’, our lives have standardized into linear progressions toward a…
Climate Change has become a somewhat controversial topic these days due to opposing opinions that either claim or dismiss human involvement in the overall environmental changes occurring throughout the globe. The reason there’s so much discrepancy in this straightforward issue is mostly because the planets do, in fact, have a climate cycle that resonates between…
We’ve so often heard and been made to believe that ‘Greed’ in humans is natural that we’ve come to believe it as an unquestionable aspect of our being. We believe it so firmly that if an idea of a living community is proposed, that does not incorporate any monetary incentives or other such rewards for…
