Latest posts tagged with #AmygdalaHacking on Bluesky
Fundamental to why this is the case has a lot to do with #ReflexiveControlTheory, as it relates to #AmygdalaHacking, and how the science of stimulating the fight-or-flight response in our consumption of information directly influences our perception of issues and events.
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If I achieve anything thru SM, I hoped to at least help instill a general awareness/understanding of the concept of #ReflexiveControl & #AmygdalaHacking aka #AmygdalaHijacking in tandem with an understanding of the degree in which language shapes our perception of the reality of issues and events.
Familiarize yourself with the concept of #AmygdalaHijacking aka #AmygdalaHacking bc it is fundamental to what makes propaganda/disinformation effective and is essentially how #ReflexiveControl functions; Stimulate the amygdala to the effective of overriding the cortex.
I’ve been harping on the concept of #ReflexiveControl, and #AmygdalaHacking now for a few years, because in the #AgeOfInformation, #CognitiveWarfare is the first tier of war. And until you are first aware of a weapon and understand its nature, can you only then begin to defend yourself against it.
Key terms to get your head around, #ReflexiveControl, and #AmygdalaHijacking aka #AmygdalaHacking
Other key factors, #AmygdalaHacking
#ReflexiveControl
#ContextCollapse
Etc. etc. it’s multifaceted.
#AmygdalaHacking is simply all about stimulating the amygdala; Eliciting emotional reactions, which hinders reasoned responses. A stimulated amygdala even to a subdued degree, has the effect of overriding the cortex.
#ReflexiveControlTheory the science of #AmygdalaHacking
The fundamentals of #Propaganda and #Disinformation
#GeneralSemantics as it relates to #ReflexiveControlTheory and #AmygdalaHacking
... Är Västerlandet förstört?
Nejdå, inte på länge än.
Det är bara FÖR STÖRT. :/
Just nu.
Vi måste börja avstöra det.
... På stört!
#svpol #USA #infowar #angerizarion #amygdalahacking #trump #hacking
If you aren’t familiar, research the terms #ReflexiveControlTheory and #AmygdalaHacking
#AmygdalaHacking
-practice of deliberately triggering fear, rage, & panic responses in your brain’s amygdala — the emotional center — to bypass logic and critical thinking.
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#FightDisinformation #MediaLiteracy #ThinkBeforeReacting
#HumilityIsCritical #StoicismIsEssential in the face of #AmygdalaHacking #Propaganda and #Disinformation
Propaganda and disinformation isn’t designed to appeal to intellect, but instead, raw emotion, specifically, the bias, grievance and abstract existential fears.
The strongest move?
Stay calm.
If something makes you feel instant rage or terror — verify before reacting.
Your amygdala is not your strategist.
#AmygdalaHacking #FightDisinformation #MediaLiteracy #ThinkBeforeReacting
Amygdala hacking is the practice of deliberately triggering fear, rage, and panic responses in your brain’s amygdala — the emotional center — to bypass logic and critical thinking.
It makes you react, not reason.
#AmygdalaHacking #FightDisinformation
#HumilityIsCritical and #StoicismIsEssential to help protect oneself from succumbing to #AmygdalaHacking via #ReflexiveControl and becoming better at identifying #propaganda and #disinformation
Understanding reflexive control, and the concept of amygdala hacking amounts to better media literacy.
#ReflexiveControl, fundamental to the algorithms of disinformation, are ultimately about #AmygdalaHacking
Stimulating the Umlah to the effect of overriding, the cortex affects how we process information and thus how we perceive the reality of issues and events.
Both #Brexit and the reelection of Trump speak to the insidious power of propaganda and disinformation, rooted in principles of #ReflexiveControl i.e. #AmygdalaHacking and the cultivation of #PoliticalSimulacra.
A fundamental part of that curriculum should be education about #ReflexiveControlTheory which is in essence the science of #AmygdalaHacking
To understand it amounts to better media literacy.
#ReflexiveControl101
Essentially, the science of #AmygdalaHacking the Art of divide and conquer; of cultivating schism and nurturing grievance. Giving voice to populism and hyperpartisanship.
#PSA
Heed these words. #Humility and a diligent exercising of #Stoicism is going to be essential going forward.
After all, the core objective of propaganda and disinformation is really all about #AmygdalaHacking.
