A program is a carefully reasoned series of steps to accomplish an end result. Imagine, if you will, that you are reading a program. Imagine that the desired end result is the implantation of a certain idea in the machine: your mind.
There are many techniques for programming the human mind. Aristotle called them "rhetoric" in his book on persuasion. Some of them are known as "propaganda." Some are more subtle, psychological. Here's a good example: the human mind does not process negatives.
Thought: You are not an organic computer to be programmed.
The End
This story was first published on Thursday, April 20th, 2017
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