In the case of the EPO, they’ve gone as far as bribing scholars for biased 'research'. That’s just their business model, sometimes known as “perception management” (Bill Gates has been paying a lot for that lately). It’s inevitable that some things we see in the mass media will be false. We live in a world where we must coexist with Public Relations spinners and liars. Paid-for media indoctrination, for instance, keeps telling people utter junk like “Microsoft loves Linux” even though nothing could be further from the truth. Sometimes reality is simply not comfortable, especially to those who are introduced to new information for the first time and it contradicts prior perceptions. It exposes corruption and might even lead to accountability, however belated or overdue.ĭon’t fall for these tricks. They try to prevent the EPO‘s workers from reading Techrights not because it is wrong but because it embarrasses EPO management. when autocrats such as Benoît Battistelli and António Campinos look for excuses by which they justify censorship. “Paid-for media indoctrination, for instance, keeps telling people utter junk like “Microsoft loves Linux” even though nothing could be further from the truth.”We keep saying that every now and then, e.g. It’s the idea that someone saying something should be ignored merely because of feelings invoked (like supposed ‘offence’ or discomfort). Summary: Don’t look away because some bits of information are new and unfamiliar there is always suppressed information and companies tend to pay publishers to publish material contrary to what is true (to seed confusion and urge for a false sense of “balance”)Ī pattern related to ad hominem or generalisations is mentioned in passing along with other patterns that we itemised last year. 02.21.21 Gemini version available ♊︎ The Focus on Delivery Style Rather Than the Substance is an Extension of Cancel/Censorship Culture
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