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No one can, as far as I can tell.

Tools can help you soften the impact, but I don't think they can negate it entirely - see the effects of being exposed to propaganda even when you know it for what it it.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu May 12th, 2011 at 12:22:51 PM EST
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Certainly to the extent that new behaviours themselves evolve from previous sourcing behaviours. But the cerebellum et al don't always come up with clear cut behavioural responses. There are after-the-fact options that are open to apparently conscious choice.

Of course you can argue that those options are not chosen, but also behaviourally driven.

It's a mindfield out there...

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Thu May 12th, 2011 at 01:50:19 PM EST
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