Preference Falsification

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9:21a, 2/14/25
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I have to admit this was the first time I ever heard explained the concept of Preference Falsification. Definitely going to be looking for the book, "Private Truth, Public Lies" by Kuran, next time I'm at half priced books.

In the clip above, Lex discusses the concept with Marc Andreessen. It is an incredibly accurate description of why we are witnessing such a rapid political and cultural shift back to the right today. The basic premise is that people have been privately harboring views they believe to be true all the while falsely virtue signaling in public things they know to be false. The power structure attempting to control the narrative is completely unaware of the underlying currents due to the sampling error generated by public lies. However, once a crack develops in the narrative, the dam comes crashing down. Marc believes Elon buying twitter was the initial crack that has led to the current cultural revolution.

"Everyone knows it is a lie, ...everyone knows it is fake. it isn't a truth; it is enforcement of compliance".
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In reply to FIDO95 • 9:29a, 2/14/25
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FIDO95 said:


I have to admit this was the first time I ever heard explained the concept of Preference Falsification. Definitely going to be looking for the book, "Private Truth, Public Lies" by Kuran, next time I'm at half priced books.

In the clip above, Lex discusses the concept with Marc Andreessen. It is an incredibly accurate description of why we are witnessing such a rapid political and cultural shift back to the right today. The basic premise is that people have been privately harboring views they believe to be true all the while falsely virtue signaling in public things they know to be false. The power structure attempting to control the narrative is completely unaware of the underlying currents due to the sampling error generated by public lies. However, once a crack develops in the narrative, the dam comes crashing down. Marc believes Elon buying twitter was the initial crack that has led to the current cultural revolution.

"Everyone knows it is a lie, ...everyone knows it is fake. it isn't a truth; it is enforcement of compliance".


This rings true
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9:38a, 2/14/25
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Yes. Those who think independently or who were aware of the past more closely always could tell just how malignant and deranged the globalist agenda is. The MSM's role as a villian was increasling obvious from Y2K forward. What was re-assuring last year is learning how much of the center HAD indeed been pretending and feigning compliance. For a while there it looked like fully half were on board with hard left and National divorce and break up of the country was likely the best route forward. It may still prove needful, but seems less inexorable.
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Leftist Democrats "have completely overplayed the Racism accusation. Honestly my first reaction when I hear it today is to assume bad intentions by the accuser, not the accused."
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10:02a, 2/14/25
The truth has been unchained, off the hook now.
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10:13a, 2/14/25
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"One of my colleagues said, 'He was lying to us, we knew he was lying, he knew we knew he was lying, but he kept lying anyway, and we pretended to believe him.'"

"Soviet citizens were indoctrinated into accepting propaganda as the absolute truth, no matter how obviously it contradicted the reality of their lives."

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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In reply to japantiger • 11:01a, 2/14/25
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japantiger said:

"One of my colleagues said, 'He was lying to us, we knew he was lying, he knew we knew he was lying, but he kept lying anyway, and we pretended to believe him.'"

"Soviet citizens were indoctrinated into accepting propaganda as the absolute truth, no matter how obviously it contradicted the reality of their lives."

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Exactly.

“You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me.”
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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In reply to FIDO95 • 1:16p, 2/14/25
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That entire Lex Friedman podcast with Andreesan is fantastic. High recommend
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1:31p, 2/14/25
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Speaking of lies…

Trump will fix it.
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1:33p, 2/14/25
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So off went the Emperor in procession under his splendid canopy. Everyone in the streets and the windows said, "Oh, how fine are the Emperor's new clothes! Don't they fit him to perfection? And see his long train!" Nobody would confess that he couldn't see anything, for that would prove him either unfit for his position, or a fool. No costume the Emperor had worn before was ever such a complete success.

"But he hasn't got anything on," a little child said.

"Did you ever hear such innocent prattle?" said its father. And one person whispered to another what the child had said, "He hasn't anything on. A child says he hasn't anything on."

"But he hasn't got anything on!" the whole town cried out at last.
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