🧵 Why post-disinfo recovery is emotional — and existential.
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #ExistentialWellbeing
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #ExistentialWellbeing
May 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🧵 Why post-disinfo recovery is emotional — and existential.
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #ExistentialWellbeing
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #ExistentialWellbeing
Bottom line:
We’ve been trying to refill people’s heads.
But what they need is someone to help calm their nervous system.
No one escapes a regulation vacuum with facts.
They escape it with connection.
#ConspiracyMentality #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveWarfare
We’ve been trying to refill people’s heads.
But what they need is someone to help calm their nervous system.
No one escapes a regulation vacuum with facts.
They escape it with connection.
#ConspiracyMentality #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveWarfare
March 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Bottom line:
We’ve been trying to refill people’s heads.
But what they need is someone to help calm their nervous system.
No one escapes a regulation vacuum with facts.
They escape it with connection.
#ConspiracyMentality #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveWarfare
We’ve been trying to refill people’s heads.
But what they need is someone to help calm their nervous system.
No one escapes a regulation vacuum with facts.
They escape it with connection.
#ConspiracyMentality #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveWarfare
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#CognitiveSecurity
#TragicOptimism
#ExistentialWellbeing
#NarrativeWarfare
#MilitantDemocracy
#PsychologicalDefense
#Disinformation
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#TragicOptimism
#ExistentialWellbeing
#NarrativeWarfare
#MilitantDemocracy
#PsychologicalDefense
May 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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#Disinformation
#NarrativeWarfare
#Gaslighting
#InfoOps
#FreeSpeechVsManipulation
#PsychologicalDefense
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#NarrativeWarfare
#Gaslighting
#InfoOps
#FreeSpeechVsManipulation
#PsychologicalDefense
May 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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May 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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May 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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🧵 Why fake comfort makes us easier to manipulate.
#TragicOptimism #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
#TragicOptimism #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
May 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🧵 Why fake comfort makes us easier to manipulate.
#TragicOptimism #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
#TragicOptimism #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
This completes the cognitive map.
Next: a recap thread covering all 7 tactics, key lessons, and the source.
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveSecurity
Next: a recap thread covering all 7 tactics, key lessons, and the source.
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveSecurity
May 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This completes the cognitive map.
Next: a recap thread covering all 7 tactics, key lessons, and the source.
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveSecurity
Next: a recap thread covering all 7 tactics, key lessons, and the source.
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveSecurity
Misplaced Vigilance: When Trust Turns Upside Down
It’s not just that people believe lies.
It’s that they distrust truth.
🧵 How disinfo flips our trust instincts — and why being “skeptical” isn’t always a defense.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
It’s not just that people believe lies.
It’s that they distrust truth.
🧵 How disinfo flips our trust instincts — and why being “skeptical” isn’t always a defense.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
May 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Misplaced Vigilance: When Trust Turns Upside Down
It’s not just that people believe lies.
It’s that they distrust truth.
🧵 How disinfo flips our trust instincts — and why being “skeptical” isn’t always a defense.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
It’s not just that people believe lies.
It’s that they distrust truth.
🧵 How disinfo flips our trust instincts — and why being “skeptical” isn’t always a defense.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
Illusions of Accuracy: The Power of Repetition in Political Lies
Say it once and it’s a claim.
Say it ten times and it feels true.
🧵 How repetition warps perception — and why your brain trusts what it hears again.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
Say it once and it’s a claim.
Say it ten times and it feels true.
🧵 How repetition warps perception — and why your brain trusts what it hears again.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
May 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Illusions of Accuracy: The Power of Repetition in Political Lies
Say it once and it’s a claim.
Say it ten times and it feels true.
🧵 How repetition warps perception — and why your brain trusts what it hears again.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
Say it once and it’s a claim.
Say it ten times and it feels true.
🧵 How repetition warps perception — and why your brain trusts what it hears again.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
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May 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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May 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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May 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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#CognitiveSecurity
#NarrativeWarfare
#ReflexiveControl
#PsychologicalDefense
#Disinformation
Use these to navigate or resurface the series.
#FixationTheory
#CognitiveSecurity
#NarrativeWarfare
#ReflexiveControl
#PsychologicalDefense
#Disinformation
Use these to navigate or resurface the series.
May 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Hashtag Index:
#FixationTheory
#CognitiveSecurity
#NarrativeWarfare
#ReflexiveControl
#PsychologicalDefense
#Disinformation
Use these to navigate or resurface the series.
#FixationTheory
#CognitiveSecurity
#NarrativeWarfare
#ReflexiveControl
#PsychologicalDefense
#Disinformation
Use these to navigate or resurface the series.
The Truth Bias Trap: Why We’re Wired to Believe First, Ask Later
Disinfo doesn’t start with lies.
It starts with trust.
🧵 Why the human brain is built to believe — and how disinformation uses that against us.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
Disinfo doesn’t start with lies.
It starts with trust.
🧵 Why the human brain is built to believe — and how disinformation uses that against us.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
May 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Truth Bias Trap: Why We’re Wired to Believe First, Ask Later
Disinfo doesn’t start with lies.
It starts with trust.
🧵 Why the human brain is built to believe — and how disinformation uses that against us.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
Disinfo doesn’t start with lies.
It starts with trust.
🧵 Why the human brain is built to believe — and how disinformation uses that against us.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
Meta-Cognitive Myopia: When Belief Outpaces Awareness
You believe something.
But can you trace where it came from?
🧵 Why our brains lose track of belief origins — and how disinfo thrives in that forgotten space.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
You believe something.
But can you trace where it came from?
🧵 Why our brains lose track of belief origins — and how disinfo thrives in that forgotten space.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
May 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Meta-Cognitive Myopia: When Belief Outpaces Awareness
You believe something.
But can you trace where it came from?
🧵 Why our brains lose track of belief origins — and how disinfo thrives in that forgotten space.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
You believe something.
But can you trace where it came from?
🧵 Why our brains lose track of belief origins — and how disinfo thrives in that forgotten space.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
Thread 3: Causal Imprinting
The brain links events to causes fast — and won’t let go.
Disinfo embeds false cause-effect stories that feel untouchable.
#CognitiveSecurity #PsychologicalDefense
The brain links events to causes fast — and won’t let go.
Disinfo embeds false cause-effect stories that feel untouchable.
#CognitiveSecurity #PsychologicalDefense
May 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Thread 3: Causal Imprinting
The brain links events to causes fast — and won’t let go.
Disinfo embeds false cause-effect stories that feel untouchable.
#CognitiveSecurity #PsychologicalDefense
The brain links events to causes fast — and won’t let go.
Disinfo embeds false cause-effect stories that feel untouchable.
#CognitiveSecurity #PsychologicalDefense
Sweden's new civil preparedness info to all citizens "In case of crisis or war" has #psychologicaldefense as a key part of national security. Citizens are advised to be critical of information sources and stay alert to influence campaigns aimed at eroding social trust.
rib.msb.se/filer/pdf/30...
rib.msb.se/filer/pdf/30...
November 18, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Sweden's new civil preparedness info to all citizens "In case of crisis or war" has #psychologicaldefense as a key part of national security. Citizens are advised to be critical of information sources and stay alert to influence campaigns aimed at eroding social trust.
rib.msb.se/filer/pdf/30...
rib.msb.se/filer/pdf/30...
May 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Thread 5: Sacred Fixations
Some beliefs aren’t just sticky — they’re protected.
Disinfo uses ritual, emotion, and group identity to make falsehood sacred.
#NarrativeWarfare #PsychologicalDefense
Some beliefs aren’t just sticky — they’re protected.
Disinfo uses ritual, emotion, and group identity to make falsehood sacred.
#NarrativeWarfare #PsychologicalDefense
May 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Thread 5: Sacred Fixations
Some beliefs aren’t just sticky — they’re protected.
Disinfo uses ritual, emotion, and group identity to make falsehood sacred.
#NarrativeWarfare #PsychologicalDefense
Some beliefs aren’t just sticky — they’re protected.
Disinfo uses ritual, emotion, and group identity to make falsehood sacred.
#NarrativeWarfare #PsychologicalDefense
Sacred Fixations: Why Some Beliefs Survive Everything
You didn’t outgrow Santa.
You replaced him.
🧵 Why the brain protects sacred beliefs — and how disinfo uses them to create emotional strongholds immune to truth.
#FixationTheory #NarrativeWarfare #PsychologicalDefense
You didn’t outgrow Santa.
You replaced him.
🧵 Why the brain protects sacred beliefs — and how disinfo uses them to create emotional strongholds immune to truth.
#FixationTheory #NarrativeWarfare #PsychologicalDefense
May 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Sacred Fixations: Why Some Beliefs Survive Everything
You didn’t outgrow Santa.
You replaced him.
🧵 Why the brain protects sacred beliefs — and how disinfo uses them to create emotional strongholds immune to truth.
#FixationTheory #NarrativeWarfare #PsychologicalDefense
You didn’t outgrow Santa.
You replaced him.
🧵 Why the brain protects sacred beliefs — and how disinfo uses them to create emotional strongholds immune to truth.
#FixationTheory #NarrativeWarfare #PsychologicalDefense
🧵 A recap of 7 cognitive vulnerabilities that political misinformation exploits — and how to recognize them.
#CognitiveSecurity #PsychologicalDefense #Disinformation
#CognitiveSecurity #PsychologicalDefense #Disinformation
May 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🧵 A recap of 7 cognitive vulnerabilities that political misinformation exploits — and how to recognize them.
#CognitiveSecurity #PsychologicalDefense #Disinformation
#CognitiveSecurity #PsychologicalDefense #Disinformation
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May 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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May 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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May 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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