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		SavantIdiot on Sept 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Many young people diagnosed with Tourette’s after ... That is also the premise of these three great films, inducing disease/mind-control via digital communication: 1. Videodrome 2. They Live 3. Pontypool (which heavily references SnowCrash, the book) It would not surprise me if this becomes a concern this century (e.g., digital manipulation of the brain remotely).

swayvil on Sept 4, 2021 [–]

I totally agree. And I have watched all 3 of those.

Pontypool. Woo! What a crazy idea.

Bookwise, I recommend QNTM's "There is no Antimemetics Division" and Langford's BLIT.

SavantIdiot on Sept 5, 2021 | [–]

Never heard of those last two, thanks for the tips!

swayvil on Sept 6, 2021 | | [–]

This is interesting

https://modelelearning.com/2017/11/02/you-gotta-believe-me/

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