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# Is Ignorance Bliss?
- URL: https://werd.io/is-ignorance-bliss/
- Published: 2025-01-12T15:05:43.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-12T15:05:43.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: Notable links, #Import 2025-06-11 21:47

\[[Jared White](https://jaredwhite.com/20250111/is-ignorance-bliss)\]

I've been thinking about this paragraph since I read it:

> "In times past, we would worry about singular governmental officials such Joseph Goebbels becoming a master of propaganda for their cause. Today’s problem is massively scaled out in ways Goebbels could only dream of: now everyone can be their own Goebbels. Can someone please tell me what the difference is between an “influencer” holding a smartphone and…a propagandist? Because I simply can’t see the distinction anymore."

This brings me back to Renee DiResta's [Invisible Rulers](https://bookshop.org/a/7949/9781541703377): whoever controls the memes controls the universe.

[#Democracy](https://werd.io/tag/Democracy)

\[[Link](https://jaredwhite.com/20250111/is-ignorance-bliss)\]