EPISODE · Feb 11, 2026 · 11 MIN
The Hurting Face of Time
from easytopia! · host Herschel Sterling
The new technology was amazing. It was so innovative and interesting. People were more connected than ever. Families could stay in touch and keep track of their kids. Friends could maintain contact, though far-flung.* Get my $5 eBook | The political class in 15 minutes or less* Use this link for discounted tech items. Refurbished, open box, etc.* This is the best landing page system you’ll find for writers* Check out The Arc of The Bard Fiction Writers interview podcast* Read and share my GiveSendGoThe speed and efficiency which business could be done was astounding. Money and negotiations could be moved with ease; agreements and contracts signed instantly. People could learn new things in record time. Not only voluntarily, but there were courses and online degrees available to anyone who wanted to take that avenue.Behind the scenes of this technology were people who feared competition, free -enterprise and good will. They had other plans in mind. They used the tech to instill fear. To keep people engaged negatively, they created false stories and made fake identities online to harass people and foment chaos.Of course, they’d blame it on other countries, but the impetus was global, it wasn’t national. It was cheaper to pay people in difficult situations, from other places. Their goal was global capture, was it not?The population had given over their minds and their bodies to these technologies. They had declined in intelligence, they were uncoordinated. They declined to monitor their food and water for poison. They had become weak, and sick; they had become trusting of authority. Some of them actually believed they were participating in various revolutions, or others. They were nearly as unskilled as the people manipulating them.The technology that was not being revealed was far more than anything people had in mind. It was assumed that the strategy was to keep the people distracted with hate and emotional triggers; with bad information and motives. It was assumed that keeping the people at odds and in chaos, while the clever but mostly talentless operators prepared to unleash technologies that would not only psychologically devastate the population, but physically destroy them, was the plan. That was an incomplete and presumptuous notion.One day, the advanced technology and weaponry was revealed by the controllers. People were terrorized and shocked into compliance. The next day, the plug was pulled on the technology that the rest of the population used. They bloodied themselves, falling on their faces.367 Words. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit commercialherschel.substack.com/subscribe
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