“Why did you intentionally manipulate the minds of millions of American citizens?

Because we had the technology and they effectively signed up for it.

How can you morally justify such behavior?

The context is competitive; those who can control populations can both acquire and control the flows of wealth and power… and act from beyond the boundaries of otherwise more commonly enforced standards or laws. In this context, morality is determined by the people whose methods succeed. They dictate its forms — and purposes — whether these are fact or fiction…

So you’re saying that you did it on purpose, and it’s entirely justifiable?

The people opted-in, and had no other game. We merely took tactical advantage of this fact, and became their oligarchs. Technology insured we could to this covertly, and what can be hidden can easily be denied.”

— infraheard