In this week’s edition of Mind Hack, Jeff DeRiso discusses how one of the new services offered by Facebook seeks to monopolize internet speech in the developing world. He also looks at the recruitment tactics of religious cults, and how these tactics often lead to tragic endings. We’ll also explore the roots of fictional narratives, and why people prefer narratives over raw information.
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Show notes
Facebook Zero and the “People’s ReceiverHYPERLINK "http://journal-neo.org/2017/03/07/facebook-zero-and-the-peoples-receiver-2/"”
Eight steps to mind control: How cults suck ordinary people in
Heaven's Gate 20 Years Later: 10 Things You Didn't Know
The Psychological Comforts of Storytelling