http://fs2004.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/a-hoax-most-cruel/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:31:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://fs2004.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/a-hoax-most-cruel/#comment-30 misterkurtz Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:54:03 +0000 http://fs2004.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-30 You didn't see that 20/20 special online anywhere, did you? I was looking for news video about this incident but couldn't find any. Anyway, what about this idea of 'false power' vs. 'real power'? Is there any difference? In other words, does the sense that someone has power mean he actually does have it? Is power given or taken? Those are esoteric and abstract concerns, but a more concrete one is the role that our upbringing and cultural influences may play in making people susceptible to this kind of manipulation. I think you're close to the mark in your prediction. Have you read Eric Schlosser's <i>Fast Food Nation</i>? He reveals how McDonalds is essentially treating its line workers are interchangeable parts of a machine; the whole process is designed to be as simple and linear as possible, and it relies largely on unquestioned following of the procedures. A bad model for an informed citizenry! You didn’t see that 20/20 special online anywhere, did you? I was looking for news video about this incident but couldn’t find any. Anyway, what about this idea of ‘false power’ vs. ‘real power’? Is there any difference? In other words, does the sense that someone has power mean he actually does have it? Is power given or taken? Those are esoteric and abstract concerns, but a more concrete one is the role that our upbringing and cultural influences may play in making people susceptible to this kind of manipulation. I think you’re close to the mark in your prediction. Have you read Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation? He reveals how McDonalds is essentially treating its line workers are interchangeable parts of a machine; the whole process is designed to be as simple and linear as possible, and it relies largely on unquestioned following of the procedures. A bad model for an informed citizenry!

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