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Locobot, thanks for the opening.

As I stated, I see humans operating best today under two types of control - governmental control - of which the US and some other socialist/capitalist/democratic governments, similar to the US in fundamental ways, are examples - and mass-media control - which is non-governmental to the extent that it is owned by corporations, organizations, and individuals.

This is the conflict and the crisis of the postmodern age I see eventuating from this dichotomy (both poles of which tend toward total psychological control). If it were simply a choice between governmental control (which I see as a socializing influence) and media control (which I see as an anarchic influence), I would choose to focus on governmental control, as it it more viable in the long run.

Optimal performance is probably not a simple choice between the two forms of absolute control but probably lies somewhere in between.

I have also proposed that both control and freedom are artificial and illusory. So the question becomes: what forces will best focus and drive our illusions toward the betterment of society as a whole and - less important - toward the fulfillment of individual destiny?

I don't know the answer to any of this, nor am I certain of its scope and scale. My opinion is that both are vast and as I'm seeking a theoretical solution, I'm soliciting the opinions of others.

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