Somebody once said that if Stalin had access to television, he would never have to kill 20+ million ppl. What would he do with all that data? No idea.
replyOnly thing better to rule with is a network connected telescreen that monitors and issues orders to the proles.
replyPretty sure it would be hard to enslave these people through television
replyWould it be? I'd argue the current US administration is entirely propped up by television. Hell, the president seems to "rule" based on what Fox News said last night.
replyA slightly different and no more charitable perspective is that the people pulling the president's strings are the same people pulling Fox News's strings.
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