WEAPONIZED GOSSIP (Profound) We humans are capable of three means of influence,

WEAPONIZED GOSSIP

(Profound)

We humans are capable of three means of influence, persuasion, and coercion.

1) Violence or the threat of it.

2) Remuneration or the threat of deprivation if it.

3) Ostracization or the threat of it.

I’d originally taken the idea from Johnson, who referred to ostracization as morality.

But with our advances in genetic, cognitive, behavioral, and anthropological knowledge it has become clear to me that the means of influence is gossip. That our gossip accuses others of moral violation. And that moral violation drives ostracization. And that ostracization drives up opportunity costs and transaction costs.

Gossip evolved as a means of rallying betas to kill, punish, or control alphas. And therefore return reproductive control to females.

Once you approach political speech as gossip for the purpose of reproductive control, you rapidly come to the conclusion why it is morally loaded and why it is rarely rational or scientific.

You also will understand why the culture of critique was successful in the 20th century.

Its weaponized gossip.