Exposing the Mechanisms Used to Manipulate Your Thoughts, Actions and Beliefs.

“In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” George Orwell " There is no law that forces one to tell the truth in entertainment." Meshara: " The Destiny of Our Past " Have you ever heard of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave ?  Chances are you haven’t. Perhaps the warnings of a Greek philosopher from antiquity may not be seen as pertinent to our modern technological age. Yet one may be surprised at the idea that his allegory speaks directly to the here-and-now. We should pay attention to Plato’s analysis of how our perceptions are governed by biases such as our upbringing, what media we are exposed to and our peer group.  In psychology we call this schema. Plato’s lesson goes like this. A group of people, let’s say five women have been raised from birth chained to each other in a cave in such a way that they can only see directly in front of each other.  It is not a torturous existence as they are provided food and wat...