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The analysis of message violence: "that there is certain violence that is committed theatrically as an instrument of transmission to induce preference falsification." | The analysis of message violence: "that there is certain violence that is committed theatrically as an instrument of transmission to induce preference falsification." | ||
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"''With [[Message Violence]] the idea is to create something so horrific, beyond what is necessary to silence someone through murder and death, to communicate to others the instant necessity of beginning to falsify their preferences. | |||
" | "''It's a leveraging effect, where a small amount of violence results in the maximum amount of [[Preference Falsification|preference falsification]]." | ||
- '''Eric Weinstein''' on [[4: Timur Kuran - The Economics of Revolution and Mass Deception|The Portal Ep. 4: Timur Kuran]] @ 32:16 | |||
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[https://youtu.be/xzjqjU2FOwA?t=1728 #4 Timur Kuran] @ 28:50 Eric describes Saddam's Ba'ath party meetings. @ 31:45 Eric puts forth his theory. | [https://youtu.be/xzjqjU2FOwA?t=1728 #4 Timur Kuran] @ 28:50 Eric describes Saddam's Ba'ath party meetings. @ 31:45 Eric puts forth his theory. | ||
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"''I talk about a concept most people don't react to called "[[Message Violence]]", where the point of the violence is to be so picturesque that it works its way into your mind and it won't let you go because somebody did something that was unnecessarily unthinkable; just for the purpose of torturing your brain with knowing that is what is on the other side.''" | |||
- '''Eric Weinstein''' on [[6: Jocko Willink - The Way of the Violent Intellectual|The Portal Ep. 6: Jocko Willink]] @ 55:43 | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 5 March 2026
The analysis of message violence: "that there is certain violence that is committed theatrically as an instrument of transmission to induce preference falsification."
"With Message Violence the idea is to create something so horrific, beyond what is necessary to silence someone through murder and death, to communicate to others the instant necessity of beginning to falsify their preferences.
"It's a leveraging effect, where a small amount of violence results in the maximum amount of preference falsification."
- Eric Weinstein on The Portal Ep. 4: Timur Kuran @ 32:16
#4 Timur Kuran @ 28:50 Eric describes Saddam's Ba'ath party meetings. @ 31:45 Eric puts forth his theory.
"I talk about a concept most people don't react to called "Message Violence", where the point of the violence is to be so picturesque that it works its way into your mind and it won't let you go because somebody did something that was unnecessarily unthinkable; just for the purpose of torturing your brain with knowing that is what is on the other side."
- Eric Weinstein on The Portal Ep. 6: Jocko Willink @ 55:43
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