PREY ON IGNORANCE

"Society had been unfairly characterized as an organism with a soul, a conscience, and a sense of right and wrong." ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

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Society reflects the priorities of those in power & media— putting profit over people.

1. Fame: Live streamers, OnlyFans creators, ragebaiters, & trolls rise fastest — attention is currency, no matter how it’s earned.

2. Wealth: Success is measured by clicks, sponsorships, and side hustles. Those without money or connections are left behind.

3. Power: Control comes from shaping what people see and believe — algorithms, headlines, and viral content decide what feels true. (My Parting Prescription for America - “The Modern Triad of Success”)

America today mirrors his madhouse: citizens distracted while power profits off the online circus.

You keep the body. They take the mind. You can’t question what you don’t understand.

When attention is focused on outrage, viral content, or entertainment, policies and deals slide through quietly… Private interests get what they want while the public struggles to keep up.

The education system is part of this trap. Schools are underfunded, lessons in critical thinking are cut, and civic literacy is often ignored.

Students grow up without the tools to analyze media, question authority, or understand how decisions affect their communities.

By the time they enter adulthood, the cycle continues: an uninformed generation becomes easier to manipulate, and the next one starts the same way.

The modern Catch-22: the less we know, the more distracted we become.

Distraction hides manipulation, and by the time the next generation grows up, they inherit a system that leaves them unprepared to question or challenge it.

Without literacy, critical thinking, and awareness, real change feels impossible, pushing the public to rely on the very system that put them there — a system that depends on that inaction.

The cycle repeats, trapping each generation in the same loop.

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