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Flat White

Living in an age of digital sedation

3 February 2025

1:14 PM

3 February 2025

1:14 PM

Indoctrination is simply hypnosis stripped of its mystique. In our society, we experience a form of ‘mass hypnosis’ that does not travel through magical waves but through the data waves of the internet, streaming services, and social media. It is disseminated not by chants but by slogans, hashtags, and viral content.

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