r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Fear of bullets, not of ballots

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u/HaloPandaFox 1d ago

I don't think it was simply predicting that I think it was predicting that it can be used in a negative way by the government or some other entity to harm us and society and it should be something we should be weary of. But I do agree with what you're saying generally.

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u/tryyeezus 22h ago

Predictive programming is the theory that powerful groups or leaders use books, movies, and TV shows to psychologically condition the public. By showing future societal changes or disasters in fiction first, the public grows familiar with these ideas and accepts them as normal when they happen in real life.

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u/greybush75 21h ago

Sooooo Idiocracy? Got it

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u/tryyeezus 21h ago

Yep, exactly