Mind control is bullshit – that was true of the CIA’s MK-Ultra experiments many years ago, and it’s true of Internet adtech…
But mind control experiments – done in secret, by people who already convinced themselves of their efficacy – demonstrate the usefulness of the scientific method, with transparency and review by skeptical adversaries.
And mind control is useful in that it helps identify monsters. People who believe in mind control, and are looking to perfect it, are not good people to have around.
(Cory Doctorow/Pluralistic)