#Accountability should not be conflated with #Retribution 
Accountability is what we want.
Retribution only serves the #rhetoric of #AmygdalaHacking #Propaganda of #PartisanDivisiveness .
Accountability is what we want.
Retribution only serves the #rhetoric of #AmygdalaHacking #Propaganda of #PartisanDivisiveness .
November 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
#Accountability should not be conflated with #Retribution 
Accountability is what we want.
Retribution only serves the #rhetoric of #AmygdalaHacking #Propaganda of #PartisanDivisiveness .
Accountability is what we want.
Retribution only serves the #rhetoric of #AmygdalaHacking #Propaganda of #PartisanDivisiveness .
Fundamental to why this is the case has a lot to do with #ReflexiveControlTheory, as it relates to #AmygdalaHacking, and how the science of stimulating the fight-or-flight response in our consumption of information directly influences our perception of issues and events.
medium.com/@brettwillia...
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Social Media and Baudrillard’s Simulation and Simulacra
Social media is relatively new, and the way we interact with it and understand our identities within the context of it is an area that…
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Fundamental to why this is the case has a lot to do with #ReflexiveControlTheory, as it relates to #AmygdalaHacking, and how the science of stimulating the fight-or-flight response in our consumption of information directly influences our perception of issues and events.
medium.com/@brettwillia...
medium.com/@brettwillia...
If I achieve anything thru SM, I hoped to at least help instill a general awareness/understanding of the concept of #ReflexiveControl & #AmygdalaHacking aka #AmygdalaHijacking in tandem with an understanding of the degree in which language shapes our perception of the reality of issues and events.
October 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
If I achieve anything thru SM, I hoped to at least help instill a general awareness/understanding of the concept of #ReflexiveControl & #AmygdalaHacking aka #AmygdalaHijacking in tandem with an understanding of the degree in which language shapes our perception of the reality of issues and events.
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For some reason the GOP NEVER want to mention this fundamental problem when they characterize Democrat’s efforts to counter foreign #ActiveMeasures and #AmygdalaHacking #ReflexiveControl operations on social media
For some reason the GOP NEVER want to mention this fundamental problem when they characterize Democrat’s efforts to counter foreign #ActiveMeasures and #AmygdalaHacking #ReflexiveControl operations on social media
Countering Russian Information Operations in the Age of Social Media
Russia's information warfare operations, aimed to weaken adversaries' social cohesion and political systems, are complex and adaptive, but Western governments can take steps to guard against them.
www.cfr.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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For some reason the GOP NEVER want to mention this fundamental problem when they characterize Democrat’s efforts to counter foreign #ActiveMeasures and #AmygdalaHacking #ReflexiveControl operations on social media
For some reason the GOP NEVER want to mention this fundamental problem when they characterize Democrat’s efforts to counter foreign #ActiveMeasures and #AmygdalaHacking #ReflexiveControl operations on social media
Familiarize yourself with the concept of #AmygdalaHijacking aka #AmygdalaHacking bc it is fundamental to what makes propaganda/disinformation effective and is essentially how #ReflexiveControl functions; Stimulate the amygdala to the effective of overriding the cortex.
September 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Familiarize yourself with the concept of #AmygdalaHijacking aka #AmygdalaHacking bc it is fundamental to what makes propaganda/disinformation effective and is essentially how #ReflexiveControl functions; Stimulate the amygdala to the effective of overriding the cortex.
I’ve been harping on the concept of #ReflexiveControl, and #AmygdalaHacking now for a few years, because in the #AgeOfInformation, #CognitiveWarfare is the first tier of war. And until you are first aware of a weapon and understand its nature, can you only then begin to defend yourself against it.
September 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I’ve been harping on the concept of #ReflexiveControl, and #AmygdalaHacking now for a few years, because in the #AgeOfInformation, #CognitiveWarfare is the first tier of war. And until you are first aware of a weapon and understand its nature, can you only then begin to defend yourself against it.
September 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
September 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
#AmygdalaHacking is simply all about stimulating the amygdala; Eliciting emotional reactions, which hinders reasoned responses. A stimulated amygdala even to a subdued degree, has the effect of overriding the cortex.
September 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
#AmygdalaHacking is simply all about stimulating the amygdala; Eliciting emotional reactions, which hinders reasoned responses. A stimulated amygdala even to a subdued degree, has the effect of overriding the cortex.
#ReflexiveControlTheory the science of #AmygdalaHacking
The fundamentals of #Propaganda and #Disinformation
The fundamentals of #Propaganda and #Disinformation
September 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#ReflexiveControlTheory the science of #AmygdalaHacking
The fundamentals of #Propaganda and #Disinformation
The fundamentals of #Propaganda and #Disinformation
September 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#HumilityIsCritical #StoicismIsEssential in the face of #AmygdalaHacking #Propaganda and #Disinformation
Propaganda and disinformation isn’t designed to appeal to intellect, but instead, raw emotion, specifically, the bias, grievance and abstract existential fears.
Propaganda and disinformation isn’t designed to appeal to intellect, but instead, raw emotion, specifically, the bias, grievance and abstract existential fears.
If you’re learning to recognize propaganda — you’re doing sacred work.
Not just for yourself, but for the people you love.
For the future we still deserve.
This is a thread about what you're building — and why it matters more than ever.
#CognitiveDefense #MediaLiteracy #SharedProsperity
Not just for yourself, but for the people you love.
For the future we still deserve.
This is a thread about what you're building — and why it matters more than ever.
#CognitiveDefense #MediaLiteracy #SharedProsperity
March 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#HumilityIsCritical #StoicismIsEssential in the face of #AmygdalaHacking #Propaganda and #Disinformation
Propaganda and disinformation isn’t designed to appeal to intellect, but instead, raw emotion, specifically, the bias, grievance and abstract existential fears.
Propaganda and disinformation isn’t designed to appeal to intellect, but instead, raw emotion, specifically, the bias, grievance and abstract existential fears.
March 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
👇the authoritarian playbook 👇
#Maskirovka
#ActiveMeasures
#Menticide
#ReflexiveControlTheory
(#AmygdalaHacking)
#SemanticManipulation
#MemeticProgramming
#FifthColumn
#StocasticTerrorism
#RottenHerrings
#Zersetzung
#Provokatsiva
#Gaslighting
#Kompromat
👆#CognitiveWarfare👆
#Maskirovka
#ActiveMeasures
#Menticide
#ReflexiveControlTheory
(#AmygdalaHacking)
#SemanticManipulation
#MemeticProgramming
#FifthColumn
#StocasticTerrorism
#RottenHerrings
#Zersetzung
#Provokatsiva
#Gaslighting
#Kompromat
👆#CognitiveWarfare👆
Over the past days, we’ve explored 30 additional disinformation tactics, beyond the first 24 we previously covered.
Why?
Because disinfo evolves — and so should our ability to spot and fight it.
Here’s what we covered. 🧵 #FightDisinformation
Why?
Because disinfo evolves — and so should our ability to spot and fight it.
Here’s what we covered. 🧵 #FightDisinformation
March 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
👇the authoritarian playbook 👇
#Maskirovka
#ActiveMeasures
#Menticide
#ReflexiveControlTheory
(#AmygdalaHacking)
#SemanticManipulation
#MemeticProgramming
#FifthColumn
#StocasticTerrorism
#RottenHerrings
#Zersetzung
#Provokatsiva
#Gaslighting
#Kompromat
👆#CognitiveWarfare👆
#Maskirovka
#ActiveMeasures
#Menticide
#ReflexiveControlTheory
(#AmygdalaHacking)
#SemanticManipulation
#MemeticProgramming
#FifthColumn
#StocasticTerrorism
#RottenHerrings
#Zersetzung
#Provokatsiva
#Gaslighting
#Kompromat
👆#CognitiveWarfare👆
#HumilityIsCritical and #StoicismIsEssential to help protect oneself from succumbing to #AmygdalaHacking via #ReflexiveControl and becoming better at identifying #propaganda and #disinformation
Understanding reflexive control, and the concept of amygdala hacking amounts to better media literacy.
Understanding reflexive control, and the concept of amygdala hacking amounts to better media literacy.
The strongest move?
Stay anchored in facts.
When liars flood the world with falsehoods, clarity is resistance.
#FightDisinformation #FirehoseOfFalsehood #ThinkBeforeReacting
Stay anchored in facts.
When liars flood the world with falsehoods, clarity is resistance.
#FightDisinformation #FirehoseOfFalsehood #ThinkBeforeReacting
March 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#HumilityIsCritical and #StoicismIsEssential to help protect oneself from succumbing to #AmygdalaHacking via #ReflexiveControl and becoming better at identifying #propaganda and #disinformation
Understanding reflexive control, and the concept of amygdala hacking amounts to better media literacy.
Understanding reflexive control, and the concept of amygdala hacking amounts to better media literacy.
#ReflexiveControl, fundamental to the algorithms of disinformation, are ultimately about #AmygdalaHacking
Stimulating the Umlah to the effect of overriding, the cortex affects how we process information and thus how we perceive the reality of issues and events.
Stimulating the Umlah to the effect of overriding, the cortex affects how we process information and thus how we perceive the reality of issues and events.
March 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#ReflexiveControl, fundamental to the algorithms of disinformation, are ultimately about #AmygdalaHacking
Stimulating the Umlah to the effect of overriding, the cortex affects how we process information and thus how we perceive the reality of issues and events.
Stimulating the Umlah to the effect of overriding, the cortex affects how we process information and thus how we perceive the reality of issues and events.
Both #Brexit and the reelection of Trump speak to the insidious power of propaganda and disinformation, rooted in principles of #ReflexiveControl i.e. #AmygdalaHacking and the cultivation of #PoliticalSimulacra.
Me: I can’t believe UK voters chose to torch their economy with Brexit. That can never be topped.
American voters:
American voters:
a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men .
ALT: a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men .
media.tenor.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Both #Brexit and the reelection of Trump speak to the insidious power of propaganda and disinformation, rooted in principles of #ReflexiveControl i.e. #AmygdalaHacking and the cultivation of #PoliticalSimulacra.
#ReflexiveControlTheory101 the science of #AmygdalaHacking the art of the divide and conquer.
January 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
#ReflexiveControlTheory101 the science of #AmygdalaHacking the art of the divide and conquer.
A fundamental part of that curriculum should be education about #ReflexiveControlTheory which is in essence the science of #AmygdalaHacking
To understand it amounts to better media literacy.
To understand it amounts to better media literacy.
December 29, 2024 at 5:58 PM
A fundamental part of that curriculum should be education about #ReflexiveControlTheory which is in essence the science of #AmygdalaHacking
To understand it amounts to better media literacy.
To understand it amounts to better media literacy.
#ReflexiveControl101
Essentially, the science of #AmygdalaHacking the Art of divide and conquer; of cultivating schism and nurturing grievance. Giving voice to populism and hyperpartisanship.
Essentially, the science of #AmygdalaHacking the Art of divide and conquer; of cultivating schism and nurturing grievance. Giving voice to populism and hyperpartisanship.
December 1, 2024 at 3:53 PM
#ReflexiveControl101
Essentially, the science of #AmygdalaHacking the Art of divide and conquer; of cultivating schism and nurturing grievance. Giving voice to populism and hyperpartisanship.
Essentially, the science of #AmygdalaHacking the Art of divide and conquer; of cultivating schism and nurturing grievance. Giving voice to populism and hyperpartisanship.
#PSA
Heed these words. #Humility and a diligent exercising of #Stoicism is going to be essential going forward.
After all, the core objective of propaganda and disinformation is really all about #AmygdalaHacking.
Heed these words. #Humility and a diligent exercising of #Stoicism is going to be essential going forward.
After all, the core objective of propaganda and disinformation is really all about #AmygdalaHacking.
One thing I think people need to be aware of is the absolute torrent of bullshit we are about to see.
Pay attention to what else is happening when the big distracting things - deportations, etc. - start.
They’re going to try to flood the zone and ram it all through at once.
Pay attention to what else is happening when the big distracting things - deportations, etc. - start.
They’re going to try to flood the zone and ram it all through at once.
November 12, 2024 at 6:55 PM
#PSA
Heed these words. #Humility and a diligent exercising of #Stoicism is going to be essential going forward.
After all, the core objective of propaganda and disinformation is really all about #AmygdalaHacking.
Heed these words. #Humility and a diligent exercising of #Stoicism is going to be essential going forward.
After all, the core objective of propaganda and disinformation is really all about #AmygdalaHacking.
The strongest move?
Stay calm.
If something makes you feel instant rage or terror — verify before reacting.
Your amygdala is not your strategist.
#AmygdalaHacking #FightDisinformation #MediaLiteracy #ThinkBeforeReacting
Stay calm.
If something makes you feel instant rage or terror — verify before reacting.
Your amygdala is not your strategist.
#AmygdalaHacking #FightDisinformation #MediaLiteracy #ThinkBeforeReacting
March 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The strongest move?
Stay calm.
If something makes you feel instant rage or terror — verify before reacting.
Your amygdala is not your strategist.
#AmygdalaHacking #FightDisinformation #MediaLiteracy #ThinkBeforeReacting
Stay calm.
If something makes you feel instant rage or terror — verify before reacting.
Your amygdala is not your strategist.
#AmygdalaHacking #FightDisinformation #MediaLiteracy #ThinkBeforeReacting
Amygdala hacking is the practice of deliberately triggering fear, rage, and panic responses in your brain’s amygdala — the emotional center — to bypass logic and critical thinking.
It makes you react, not reason.
#AmygdalaHacking #FightDisinformation
It makes you react, not reason.
#AmygdalaHacking #FightDisinformation
March 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Amygdala hacking is the practice of deliberately triggering fear, rage, and panic responses in your brain’s amygdala — the emotional center — to bypass logic and critical thinking.
It makes you react, not reason.
#AmygdalaHacking #FightDisinformation
It makes you react, not reason.
#AmygdalaHacking #FightDisinformation
If you aren’t familiar, research the terms #ReflexiveControlTheory and #AmygdalaHacking
August 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If you aren’t familiar, research the terms #ReflexiveControlTheory and #AmygdalaHacking
... Är Västerlandet förstört?
Nejdå, inte på länge än.
Det är bara FÖR STÖRT. :/
Just nu.
Vi måste börja avstöra det.
... På stört!
#svpol #USA #infowar #angerizarion #amygdalahacking #trump #hacking
Nejdå, inte på länge än.
Det är bara FÖR STÖRT. :/
Just nu.
Vi måste börja avstöra det.
... På stört!
#svpol #USA #infowar #angerizarion #amygdalahacking #trump #hacking
August 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
... Är Västerlandet förstört?
Nejdå, inte på länge än.
Det är bara FÖR STÖRT. :/
Just nu.
Vi måste börja avstöra det.
... På stört!
#svpol #USA #infowar #angerizarion #amygdalahacking #trump #hacking
Nejdå, inte på länge än.
Det är bara FÖR STÖRT. :/
Just nu.
Vi måste börja avstöra det.
... På stört!
#svpol #USA #infowar #angerizarion #amygdalahacking #trump #hacking