Turmoil

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turmoil

Title text: At first, the Encouragement Drones seemed so innocent...

Votey

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Turmoil was roiling the planet

Actually it was entirely social turmoil

This presented an enormous financial opportunity.

We can take the slogans of all the countercultures and market t-shirts to their followers

Down with

Consumerism

Automation simplified matters

Our new system scans social media detects new movements as they are born, predicts their ideals, and creates corresponding literature, merchandise, and events

But, if you respond to a market well enough, you inevitably end up shaping it

People have stopped forming new social movements. But whyp

What's the point of starting say a violent anarchist resistance if your grandma's gonna send you a sweater about it for your birthday?

We tried to buoy the market

Would anyone like any literature on over throwing the government? Each pamphlet was generously provided by walmart and comes with two gallons of hot-n-spicy cheez ballz!

Just before business dried up. A new buyer emerged

I understand you have a way to make social upheaval feel dumb.

Sure. Yeah

The president would like a word with you

Soon, all the governments of the world implemented our technology.

Can you believe we once used weapons to suppress uprisings?

So barbaric.

Peace reigns throughout the world and nothing is ever wrong.

I wonder t wonder if the-

Were you thinking that injustice exists? That is so awesome and brave/ here's a ribbon for greatness and please go back to tv.

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