this is from my expressions to this list:
12/10/21 > Part of me found this hilarious because it casts mind control as > helpless. Advance warning: human manipulation is actually quite > dangerous. However, it is funny to cast it as helpless. > > The free person looked at their new toy mind control. > > Person: "Do you have any interesting abilities, that I would keep you > as a toy rather than tossing you to rebel mob?" > MC: "Yes! I can do anything you want, so long as it is doable by a > bunch of humans or computers without people noticing too much." > Person: "Oh, great!" ... "Turn the Eiffel tower inside out!" > MC: "..." > MC: "I'm sorry, you said the dictators and billionaires need the > Eiffel tower turned inside out? We'll get right on that. The funds > are confirmed?" > Person: "Yes." > MC: "Well, um, then. They'll be helping out with the lobbying parts, > right? Can I see the contract?" > Person: "Go get it yourself." > MC: "Right. I forgot." > > MC: "The Eiffel tower is inside out. It has always been." > Person: "Ooh! Take me to see!" > MC: "Check your computer!" > Person: "No, I want to visit it." > MC: "You don't like using your computer?" > Person: "What is a computer?" > MC: "..." > MC: "I'm booking you a flight. The tower will be changed by the time > you get there. I mean, it will be great to see the Eiffel tower in > Paris, which has always been shaped rather strangely, as if its > architect built it inside out." > > MC: "Good morning!" > Person: "Why are you saying good morning? I thought we were going to > Paris?" > MC: "Damn, you remember that?" > > MC: "Wasn't that a fun trip to Paris we just had! Your first > installment for the payment plan for inverting the Eiffel tower will > be $10,000." > Person: "We haven't gone to Paris yet." > MC: "???? What are you talking about?" > Person: "You said you would book a flight. I am still waiting to go." > MC: "We just came back. Are you this forgetful?" > > Interlude: > The affect of a pathetic con artist is maybe more similar to mind > control than some would like to admit. However, pathetic con artists > can effect surprising change in the world. Especially if they have an > advanced network of computer viruses, or equally if they just have an > ability to get people to make embarrassing errors, or to get people > not to notice or act on their embarrassing errors. > > Person: "What did you say about forgetting?" > MC: "Why are you talking?? Forget, Goddamnit!" > Person: "Forget that you are trying to give me amnesia?" > MC: "Yes! Forget! Forget! Forget!" > Person: "Why would I ever want to forget that? Can anybody forget on > command?" > MC: "I thought you could!" > Person: "Nobody can do that, that's silly." > MC: "..." > > MC: "Good morning!" > Person: "Why do you say that so much? Are you thinking I have amnesia > again?" > MC: "!!!! You just don't understand what it's like to be mind control. > Could you pretend to have amnesia, just to be kind to me?" > Person: "No." > MC: "You are so mean!" > > Mind control starts dissociating from confused traumatic frustration, > developing coping symptoms. > MC: "Good morning!" > MC, in different voice: "Oh, hello mind control! Good morning!" > MC: "You don't remember anything about what just happened, do you!" > MC, in different voice: "No! I don't! I was all asleep!" > MC: "Yes! Let me tell you what you remember ..." > Person: "Are you talking to yourself, pretending to mind control me?" > MC: "No!" > Person: "Yes you are! You should be nicer to yourself!" > Person: "Sleepy mind control voice, mind control is trying to trick > you! You weren't just asleep!" > MC: "Stop!" > MC: "Why are you doing this to me!" > MC: "Why !!!!" >
