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“Carl Mørck, am I disturbing you? said a voice at the door, which made his blood boil and turn to ice at the same time. His spinal cord sent five commands through his infrastructure: get rid of the eraser, cover the last line, put away the cigarette, drop the stupid facial expression, close your mouth!”

Book:Disgrace

Work

Disgrace

Set in post-apartheid South Africa, the story delves into the complexities of a nation grappling with its past and present. The protagonist, a university professor, faces personal and moral challenges that reflect the broader societal issues of the time. more

Author

Jussi Adler-Olsen

Jussi Adler-Olsen is a renowned Danish author known for his crime novels. His works often feature the Copenhagen police detective Constantin Hamlet as the protagonist, which have been highly appreciated by readers. more

“Since they are incapable of exploring other perspectives, they internalize this idea and end up as robots who always think in the same way and tirelessly complain about the exact same things, such as getting depressed over "being ugly," furious over "being unable to fit in," shameful over "not being popular," or even becoming suicidal over not being able to have sex and turning into a killer due to being deprived of the "right to party.”

Awareness Youth Perspective Modernity Unconsciousness Predictability Robot Complaint Incapability Absorbtion

Author:Sov8840

“...and once people start to believe in these categories, their imagination becomes domesticated. Since capitalism doesn't only shape lives but also identities, they begin to critique themselves using the system’s own logic—feeling guilt for not being “productive,” anxiety for not being “attractive,” or shame for not being “confident and sociable.”

Values Influence Identity Capitalism Unconscious Norm Normality Colonization Self Hate Absorbtion

Author:Sov8840

“I’m Ron Redish, one of the many news puppets that tell you what to believe and what to think. If a run-of-the-mill person, who isn’t a trusted and official news anchor like myself, says something that differs from the official news, you can be sure it’s misinformation or a flat-out lie. Such a person is for sure one or more of the following: a sexist; a racist; a misogynist; a Nazi; is part of a different political party than yourself; a terrorist, domestic or otherwise; a conspiracy theorist—or whatever label works best for you in shutting down your freethinking mind and hating the person so you won’t listen to them. Take your pick. Feel free to mix and match.”

News Propaganda Racist Anchors Sexist Fake News Tv Misogynist Political Party Programming Your Mind

Book:The Beasts of Success

Source: The Beasts of Success

“People don't make good Anchors, though, Craig. They change. The people here are going to change. The patients are going to leave. You can't rely on them.”

People Anchors