It brings to mind the old saying from the USSR: "We pretend to work and they pretend to say us".
A mutual, tacit understanding to look aside whenever the fact that illusion is being accepted as reality is brought up -- in effect bringing down the "social credit" of the truthteller, because of the anodyne pleasure the fantasy offers.
It is called Kayfabe:
https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11783
This is fascinating.
It brings to mind the old saying from the USSR: "We pretend to work and they pretend to say us".
A mutual, tacit understanding to look aside whenever the fact that illusion is being accepted as reality is brought up -- in effect bringing down the "social credit" of the truthteller, because of the anodyne pleasure the fantasy offers.
Terrifying but fascinating
Both Weinstein brothers are worth checking out, great insights from great minds.