It's not a link to another post; it's not a link to my podcast, it's not an article off-site, it's a note of writing, only for Stacker News readers, because I feel like it.
When I write my stories, I think a lot about writing as a function of consciousness. Something that comes up often in my stories, as either a theme or a cryptic subtext, is the intersection of fiction and propaganda. I know the mechanics of propaganda, or perhaps -the physical actions of propaganda-, because I'm a fiction writer.
This is what happens: One gets to a place in one's mind where what one knows ends. Standing at that place, one makes decisions.
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Back out because it's too much work right now and there are other things to do.
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Use scientific method to get more facts and information and take knowledge deeper.
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Let your imagination fill in the gaps of knowledge and create a story that can inspire new technology, new approaches to issues, and social commentary.
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Create a false narrative to deceive the population in order to create, or maintain an unearned position of wealth and power.
Those are the four essential decisions. I call it the quadrant.
You're welcome. I'm Herschel Sterling and I'm here to help.
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