Steve writes: < I don't know how deeply technical the presumed election-manipulation of 2016 (now 2020) is, but it *does* seem like the work you reference here implies that with the information venues/vectors like streaming video (TV, Movies, Clips, attendant advertising) and social media (FB/Insta/Twit...) the understanding and tools are already in place to significantly manipulate public opinion. Based on my anecdotal experience about people's *certainty*, this article is very on-point. And this doesn't even reference the technology of "deep fakes". >
What would be some fun deep fakes? He’s decided the wall was all a big mistake and that now families in the south will be required to give up their living room floor and extra bedrooms for families that cross the border? The especially vulnerable, like gender-conflicted teens are at the front of the line. Once a week will be (mandatory) take your visitor to work day, where you train them to do your job. Another good one might be the announcement of a white people tax, which will pay reparations to native Americans and black people. There’s a long list of fun taxes to announce, like 5 dollars per gallon for gasoline for each mpg less than 25mpg. Oh, and how about tax incentives for mixed race couples in order to diversify the gene pool. Concurrent with this, all other dependent tax deductions will be eliminated. In fact, because of global warming, all children of non-mixed races couples will be subject to a $20,000 a year tax. Churches will no longer be tax exempt. Marcus
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