@tavelarocque: a magician shows you the empty hat and you check it. he rolls up his sleeves and you check those too. and the entire time, you are hoping you don't find anything. cutter says you're looking for the secret, but you won't find it, because you're not really looking. you want to be fooled. you are not being outsmarted by a feed. you are being agreed with. "the algorithm is manipulating you" has always been the welcome lie. it makes you the victim of a trick. a trick needs two people, and you've been doing your half for free. #philosophy #psychology #theprestige #attention