#22 - The Availability Heuristic: How To Architect Your Own Reality - Mind Control, Manufactured Consent & The Illusion of Democracy

This week, we pull a thread from the history of fiction and find that the ultimate conspiracy theory—mind control—is already reality.How does the Availability Heuristic warp my perception of risk, and how can I design a media diet to fix it? Did elections and modern democratic systems begin as a tool to exclude the majority from power? What is the core difference between equality of opportunity and equality of outcome, and how does my attention affect my ability to contribute meaningfully to society?Expect to learn the true meaning of "manufactured consent," why you should ignore the news unless it matters in one month, the historical and philosophical argument against elections (via sortition), the designer's guide to managing the Normalcy Bias, and much, much more...-Get access to every episode for free on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Subscribe to my newsletter: https://jadenhaynes.substack.com/-Get in touch in the comments or head to...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadenlmhaynesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jadenlmhaynesEmail: [email protected]