Vaccine Skeptics are the True Critical Thinkers We Overcame the Most Sophisticated Forms of Manipulation

substack.com ^ | 4/17/2022 | Igor Chudov

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This post is the first in my future series, on how governments and shady non-governmental players psychologically manipulated us during the Covid-19 crisis. In this series, I will highlight various dirty tricks and explain why most people fell for them, one per post.

First, a little personal anecdote.

Richard Thaler is a brilliant behavioral economist, Nobel Prize winner, and a major contributor to the “Nudge Theory”, that provided impetus for the infamous UK “Nudge Unit”. His work on human decision making and cognitive biases was groundbreaking and, in part, helped governments worldwide to hypnotize most people into taking “Covid Vaccines”.

Richard Thaler, around 1999, also taught my favorite class “Decision Making”. He was my favorite professor at the University of Chicago, where I was an MBA student. He taught us a lot about ways that exist to hijack our decision making and how our adversaries use our subconscious biases to make us make wrong decisions — as well as how we can use these manipulations to our own advantage in business.

What I learned in that class was helpful throughout my entire life, affected many investment and business decisions, helped me convert prospects to paying customers, avoid several stockmarket crashes, and much more. This same decision making class possibly saved my life, because it made me able to recognize and resist Covid vaccine propaganda and manipulation. 

MORE AT LINK: Vaccine Skeptics are the True Critical Thinkers (substack.com)

[ransomnote]

I really appreciated this article, as it explains content I've seen elsewhere and appears to be the first in the series, which I am looking forward to reading.

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PING

[mewzilla]

Why? Because Solomon Asch found out that any expression of disagreement — lack of consensus — immediately kills compliance...

I must be wired different. I see consensus and smell BS.

[exnavy]

Bump

[Jane Long]

Thanks for posting…have subscribed, to follow the series.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

From the comments on this article:

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Steve Kirsc hWrites Steve Kirsch’s newsletter ·10 hr agoLiked by Igor Chudov
Brilliant article. This is why Twitter had to ban me (twice). I actually got sucked into the narrative, but when my friends got injured, the math didn’t make any sense since those injuries would have been statistically unlikely.””””

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I am like Kirsch. When one of my friends nearly died after he took the Moderna jab in January 2021, I became more concerned about the covid vaxx.

[OHPatriot]

Critical Thinking is a lost art. Over the past 2-3 years I’ve seen our company include “Critical Thinking” training in their monthly listing of classes. As an Engineer for 33 years, the fact that companies now have to “Teach Critical Thinking” scares the hell out of me. Covid response is a glaring example of the results of educational conditioning instead of teaching skills. The author is right, it’s easy to manipulate skulls full of mush.

[airborne]

Thanks for sharing. I’m already looking forward to the next part.

For me it was mistrust of government. That and the overwhelming amount of efforts by the social media “experts” to silence any opposing conclusions.

As of October 1st, 2021, I have been told that I am no longer allowed to volunteer at my local VA because I won’t get the jab. And they have refused everyone else (as far as I know) that asked for a religious exemption.

[mewzilla]

This puts me mind of an old saying...

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

“””the fact that companies now have to “Teach Critical Thinking” scares the hell out of me”””

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I fully agree. From my viewpoint it seems our educational system is creating ‘non-critical thinkers’ these days. In today’s educational system those who blindly follow are the ones rewarded.

[scott says]

Same here-—

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtx5NTxebJk&ab_channel=TheBeatles-Topic

I’ve got a word or two
To say about the things that you do
You’re telling all those lies
About the good things that we can have
If we close our eyes
Do what you want to do
And go where you’re going to
Think for yourself
‘Cause I won’t be there with you
I left you far behind
The ruins of the life that you had in mind
And though you still can’t see
I know your mind’s made up
You’re gonna cause more misery
Do what you want to do
And go where you’re going to
Think for yourself
‘Cause I won’t be there with you
Although your mind’s opaque
Try thinking more if just for your own sake
The future still looks good
And you’ve got time to rectify
All the things that you should
Do what you want to do
And go where you’re going to
Think for yourself
‘Cause I won’t be there with you
Do what you want to do
And go where you’re going to
Think for yourself
‘Cause I won’t be there with you
Think for yourself
‘Cause I won’t be there with you
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: George Harrison

[mewzilla]

Let’s hear it for publik skrewls!

[Presbyterian Reporter]

When I began my corporate career 50 years ago. this was the required book to read.

How to Write, Speak and Think More Effectively: Flesch ...
Search domain amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com › Write-Speak-Think-Effectively-Signet › dp › 0451167635
by Rudolf Flesch (Author) 41 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover $57.70 3 Used from $57.68 Paperback $39.99 1 Used from $39.99 Mass Market Paperback from $56.00 1 Collectible from $56.00 Instructs readers in the art of expressing themselves clearly and concisely in written and oral communication Print length 352 pages Language English

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Critical thinking used to be called independent thought. Today, people don’t know what to think until they are told.

[ballplayer]

Should have done same thing on Biden’s claim of all the intelligence individuals agreed about Russian disinformation on Hunters lap too ! All bullcrap

[V_TWIN]

Every day I hear or read something that confirms my decision to refuse these little tested experimental treatments was the absolute correct one and today is no different.

Why would I want a shot that still allows me to catch the virus it’s supposed to prevent AND I can still transmit it. All for an ailment I have a 99.8% probability of recovering from as long as I don’t have FOUR comorbitities....not to mention the distinct possiblity of side effects from these shots that I may or may not ever recover from.

No thanks.

[kallisti]

I remember reading about that experiment in Scientific Amaerican in the olden days (olden meaning the mag was still scientific and American and I was on the other side of this life).

The test subject was a nerdy guy and resolute. I thought about this experiment over the past few years but couldn’t recall the title. Thanks!

[ConservaTexan]

For years, I have told people in discussions, “I could agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong.” Now I know why, thanks to Solomon Asch.

[sergeantdave]

The deep state propaganda model is based on the innate stupidity of the deep state morons and their equally moronic followers. That’s why so many people didn’t fall for covid brainwashing.

[kosciusko51]

Sunshine go away today
I don’t feel much like dancing
Some man’s gone, he’s tried to run my life
Don’t know what he’s asking

He tells me I’d better get in line
Can’t hear what he’s saying
When I grow up, I’m going to make it mine
But these aren’t dues I been paying

How much does it cost, I’ll buy it
The time is all we’ve lost, I’ll try it
But he can’t even run his own life
I’ll be damned if he’ll run mine, Sunshine

Sunshine go away today
I don’t feel much like dancing
Some man’s gone, he’s tried to run my life
Don’t know what he’s asking

Working starts to make me wonder where
The fruits of what I do are going
He says in love and war all is fair
But he’s got cards he ain’t showing

How much does it cost, I’ll buy it
The time is all we’ve lost, I’ll try it
And he can’t even run his own life
I’ll be damned if he’ll run mine, Sunshine

Sunshine come on back another day
I promise you I’ll be singing
This old world, she’s gonna turn around
Brand new bells’ll be ringing