37C3 - YOU’VE JUST BEEN FUCKED BY PSYOPS

Explore the boundaries between magic, mind control, and psychological warfare, where perception manipulation and deception blur the lines between reality and illusion.

Key takeaways
  • Cognitive warfare becomes a standard part of marketing, sales, and psychological operations, with the goal of manipulating people’s perceptions and behaviors.
  • The art of magic is about taking advantage of quirks in our perception and using them to create illusions and hallucinations.
  • The CIA’s MKUltra program involved experiments in mind control, including hypnosis, sensory deprivation, and psychological torture, and was motivated by a desire to use these techniques to manipulate people’s minds.
  • The concept of “synthetic friends” refers to the idea of creating a circle of online friends that are programmed to manipulate and influence people’s behaviors and attitudes.
  • The CIA’s Psychological Warfare Division used magic and deception operations to create illusions and hallucinations, and to manipulate people’s perceptions and behaviors.
  • The idea of “brain warfare” was used to describe the use of psychological operations to manipulate people’s minds and behaviors.
  • The concept of “cognitive hacking” refers to the use of psychological operations to manipulate people’s perceptions and behaviors, and to exploit their vulnerabilities.
  • The idea of “psychological warfare” refers to the use of psychological operations to manipulate people’s attitudes and behaviors, and to achieve political or strategic goals.
  • The concept of “magical thinking” refers to the idea that people’s perceptions and behaviors can be manipulated and influenced by external forces, such as magic or supernatural powers.
  • The CIA’s UFO investigations involved experiments in perception and hallucination, and were motivated by a desire to understand the nature of reality and the human experience.
  • The concept of “parasocial relationships” refers to the idea that people can form emotional connections with online personas and AI entities, and that these connections can have a profound impact on their behaviors and attitudes.