If you’re studying political science, there’s a chance you’re going to become a bit of a paranoid. Your mind, striving for knowledge, finds itself flooded with conspiracy theories, false consciousness and the inability to think for itself. Big Brother’s eye—watching, analyzing and most importantly, guiding—seems much more realistic from the high windows of the academic ivory tower.
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When you leave the academia and join the ‘evil forces’ of the free market, the paranoia releases its grip a little and you start to understand, consent, and even collaborate.
Every now and then you’ll hear faint voices from the past, in various contexts, warning you: Beware, conspiracy ahead! Continue reading ‘Trenspiracy (the Trends Conspiracy)’
