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Adam Curtis - The Century of Self

Remember that documentary that aired on BBC which turned out to be a big hit, The Power of Nightmares? Well, here's another great one by the same guy, Adam Curtis. It's a documentary about the current state of democray and the impact of the public relations industry on it, who's father Edward Bernays, Freud's nephew, is largely responsible for. Bernays put Freud's theories of human nature to use for business & marketing to create artificial demand at a time when consumption was based entirely on need, forever changed how business and consumers interacted and participated in the market. Not much later, his skills which proved to be so successful for the business world, were put to use for politicians and selling them to the public. This ultimately ended up shaping democracy as we know it today. The Centry of Self is definetly one of the most captivating and unique documentaries I've ever seen, simoultaneously being very informative and entertaining. Enjoy:

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Hey Z, you wanna see what other crap there is on the internet

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid Hey Z, you wanna see what other crap there is on the internet

Holy....

Is that what I THINK that is???

eeeeewwwwwww....................

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z Remember that documentary that aired on BBC which turned out to be a big hit, The Power of Nightmares? Well, here's another great one by the same guy, Adam Curtis. It's a documentary about the current state of democray and the impact of the public relations industry on it, who's father Edward Bernays, Freud's nephew, is largely responsible for. Bernays put Freud's theories of human nature to use for business & marketing to create artificial demand at a time when consumption was based entirely on need, forever changed how business and consumers interacted and participated in the market. Not much later, his skills which proved to be so successful for the business world, were put to use for politicians and selling them to the public. This ultimately ended up shaping democracy as we know it today. The Centry of Self is definetly one of the most captivating and unique documentaries I've ever seen, simoultaneously being very informative and entertaining. Enjoy:

Watched the first one so far....great post!

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Originally posted by Fir3start3r Watched the first one so far....great post!

It is a great post.

I learned more from watching the first video about phycology than all of HS.

I spelled that word wrong.

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Originally posted by Fir3start3r Holy.... Is that what I THINK that is??? eeeeewwwwwww....................

It's worms so yeah it is what you think it is.

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid It is a great post. I learned more from watching the first video about phycology than all of HS. I spelled that word wrong.

dood...get the FF2; built in spell checker

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid It's worms so yeah it is what you think it is.

...inside....?

Hopefully not someONE...

Sorry to hijack Shao....

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Originally posted by Fir3start3r ...inside....? Hopefully not someONE... Sorry to hijack Shao....

Yeah, its inside someone. Didn't you double click? 1 in 3 has worms. They are parasites inside your tummy and sometimes they crawl around your body and you wouldn't notice until a yr or so. That is when you poo the older ones out.

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid Yeah, its inside someone. Didn't you double click? 1 in 3 has worms. They are parasites inside your tummy and sometimes they crawl around your body and you wouldn't notice until a yr or so. That is when you poo the older ones out.

How was I to know to double-click?? I just pressed play

Yea, I know all about them, we have a good friend who's a homeopath and she taught us all about them and how to get rid of them (and if you have them).

It's STILL gross...

so powerful

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Originally posted by Fir3start3r How was I to know to double-click?? I just pressed play Yea, I know all about them, we have a good friend who's a homeopath and she taught us all about them and how to get rid of them (and if you have them). It's STILL gross...

nvm double clicking doesn't work.

@ Renegade: I think this is right up your alley. Lemme know what you think if you plan on watching it.

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z @ Renegade: I think this is right up your alley. Lemme know what you think if you plan on watching it.

Shao, I've watched 3/4 so far; veeeeery interesting indeed.

this whole thing was covered in the education conspiracy thing i read and promoted here

but i guess people prefer video to text

^^ Jesus Christ! Not everything you find discomforting is a "conspiracy theory."

EDIT: I've even read a response to questions directed at Adam Curtis on BBC's website asking him if he thinks the US goverment was involved in 9-11, and he said no.

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z ^^ Jesus Christ! Not everything you find discomforting is a "conspiracy theory."

i don't find anything discomforting
i regarded it as a conspiracy theory because of the way it presents itself, something which you are in no position to judge, since you haven't even read it. and regardless, calling it a conpiracy theory doesn't prevent me from believing it.

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Originally posted by Psy-T i don't find anything discomforting i regarded it as a conspiracy theory because of the way it presents itself, something which you are in no position to judge, since you haven't even read it. and regardless, calling it a conpiracy theory doesn't prevent me from believing it.

Have you even watched it?

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z Have you even watched it?

yeah, a few weeks ago.

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