Patrick Leavy<p>Ever wonder how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> got away with perpetuating <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillancecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillancecapitalism</span></a> despite all the scandals?</p><p>It's a quirk of human <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> that is exploited by autocrats:</p><p>"Ludicrous lies and cynical propaganda campaigns are meant to create apathy and nihilism." </p><p>Or as Bunk said in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWire</span></a> TV show "The bigger the lie, the more they believe" </p><p>It's how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> operates, it's how big tech operates.</p>