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Nothing but prompted
When the google news feed says jump
Do you google "how high"?
Or just jump?
When the BBC says.
Do you think it's Simon?
Another game for an infantile mass.
When you see the headline
Do you read the story?
Or at least the few small paragraphs which amount to a story these days,
A few paragraphs which apparently correlate with being informed,
I remember when such shite was a blurb.
I guess that's the full fucking article to most.
Tik Tok attention spans dribbling into every aspect of life.
When the propaganda says "conform"
You conform
And then become at outlet just the same
You become the propagandist.
Useful idiots.
You are nothing but prompted.
Devoid of personality or curiosity
Devoid of integrity or principles
Devoid of self ownership and agency
Devoid of anything worthy of being named human
More akin to a dog
Wear your collar
Eat your treats
And stay on your leash
When the tik tok influencer says "take a sip"
Do you end up pissed?
You're the sort of worm
Which lives as required,
And only surfaces
At the behest of a blackbirds call.
Do you google "how high"?
Or just jump?
When the BBC says.
Do you think it's Simon?
Another game for an infantile mass.
When you see the headline
Do you read the story?
Or at least the few small paragraphs which amount to a story these days,
A few paragraphs which apparently correlate with being informed,
I remember when such shite was a blurb.
I guess that's the full fucking article to most.
Tik Tok attention spans dribbling into every aspect of life.
When the propaganda says "conform"
You conform
And then become at outlet just the same
You become the propagandist.
Useful idiots.
You are nothing but prompted.
Devoid of personality or curiosity
Devoid of integrity or principles
Devoid of self ownership and agency
Devoid of anything worthy of being named human
More akin to a dog
Wear your collar
Eat your treats
And stay on your leash
When the tik tok influencer says "take a sip"
Do you end up pissed?
You're the sort of worm
Which lives as required,
And only surfaces
At the behest of a blackbirds call.
Published 26th Sep 2021
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26th Sep 2021 2:50pm
Hahaha this is society, just look at them bowing before their political and religious thrones. The hunger and thirst for any dividing lines and a mad Moses with a microphone staff to keep these lines apart. Tight work
