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Some very interesting but pretty esoteric work is being done by military theorists on the topic (ex: book 1, book 2) but a podcast I heard recently provides the best summation of the threat itself, some real-world implications, and a potential path forward on the issue. It's worth listening to, but that could be my own predilections for a neat, coherent theory which ties contemporary Western cultural trends (book 3) with larger, potentially existential, threats.
It's sobering. The notion that an entire population could be effectively suppressed with information, but not because of the actions of any particular actor, such that no one can actually cycle through an OODA loop and forge a path out of the chaos seems like the actual "biggest" generational threat -- much more dangerous to long-term survival than a certain nation-state in the pacific. (Albeit one that's more immediate, depending on who you listen to, which goes back to....5th Gen War. Spooky.)
Is anyone else giving thought to this?
It's sobering. The notion that an entire population could be effectively suppressed with information, but not because of the actions of any particular actor, such that no one can actually cycle through an OODA loop and forge a path out of the chaos seems like the actual "biggest" generational threat -- much more dangerous to long-term survival than a certain nation-state in the pacific. (Albeit one that's more immediate, depending on who you listen to, which goes back to....5th Gen War. Spooky.)
Is anyone else giving thought to this?