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		Retric 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Delusional themes may be more varied than we thoug... > population control without coercion Isn’t how you describe an emergent phenomena, a flock of birds is the thing that moves it doesn’t make sense to say it’s controlled.

JoeyJoJoJr 6 months ago [–]

Well I don’t think what the OP is describing is a puppet master pulling strings. There are definitely individuals pushing their own agendas to gain control over masses, which obviously has emergent outcomes.

Retric 6 months ago | [–]

Contradictory agendas has emergent properties, but the outcome isn’t under any specific groups control.

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