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Propaganda 2.1 Model, Manufacture of Dissent and Monetisation of Outrage
Abstract This article introduces the Propaganda 2.1 model as a theoretical extension of the author’s earlier Propaganda 2.0 framework, arguing that contemporary online media ecosystems are no longer governed primarily by political, ideological or cultural objectives but by a dominant economic policy of platform capitalism. In this regime, revenue optimisation trumps belief formation, identity construction and persuasive coherence, transforming propaganda from a project of ideological influence into an infrastructure for affect extraction. The model identifies three core mechanisms structuring this new phase. First, rage-baiting or the monetisation of outrage becomes the central commodity form of public discourse, replacing persuasion with the algorithmic optimisation of irritation, humiliation and moral injury. Second, the proliferation of AI ‘slop’ produces a regime of semantic banalisation in which meaning is not distorted but dissolved through excess, flooding the public sphere with syntactically fluent yet cognitively weightless content that exhausts attention rather than informing it. Third, parasociality functions as simulated intimacy, substituting civic belonging and social reciprocity with managed emotional attachment to influencers, automated agents and personalised feeds. Together these mechanisms describe a propaganda system that no longer requires belief, truth or ideological consistency. Outrage replaces conviction, automation replaces meaning, and artificial intimacy replaces sociality, marking the transition from the manufacture of dissent to the liquidation of public opinion itself. Does a media system that no longer seeks to persuade but to provoke still qualify as propaganda, or has it become a different technology of power altogether? If outrage is now more profitable than truth, what remains of public opinion as a democratic force? Can meaning survive in a communicative environment flooded by automated, semantically empty content? And when artificial intimacy replaces social relations, is the public sphere still a space for politics, or only a marketplace for emotions?
By Peter Ayolov3 months ago in Education
What Is Transcription Practice & Why It Matters for Accuracy
If you’re just getting started in transcription—or even if you’ve been at it for a while—you’ve probably heard the phrase transcription practice. But what does it actually mean? And why is it so important for doing accurate transcription work?
By Mahesh Kumar3 months ago in Education
Why Do Wormholes Require Exotic Matter? Exploring the Physics Behind Spacetime Tunnels
What Is a Wormhole? A Brief Overview In general relativity, gravity is not a force but a consequence of curved spacetime. Massive objects distort spacetime, guiding the motion of matter and light.
By shahkar jalal3 months ago in Education
Could Wormholes Exist Naturally in the Universe? Exploring Physics, Possibilities, and Evidence
What Is a Wormhole, Scientifically Speaking? In physics, a wormhole is a solution to Einstein’s equations of general relativity that connects two separate regions of spacetime through a curved tunnel-like structure.
By shahkar jalal3 months ago in Education
Are Wormholes Mathematically Allowed by Physics? Exploring the Equations Behind Cosmic Shortcuts
What Is a Wormhole? A wormhole is a hypothetical structure that connects two separate regions of spacetime through a tunnel-like geometry. Instead of traveling the long way through space, a wormhole could provide a shortcut by bending spacetime itself.
By shahkar jalal3 months ago in Education
Learn Fast, Play Smart
Modern trends demand a total recalibration of how people acquire new abilities. Information arrives in bursts, requiring a strategy that favors speed and precision over the slow methods of the past. Because of that, traditional education often feels heavy and static, while the digital era is fluid and relentless.
By Angela Ash3 months ago in Education
Banal Globalism vs. Electronic Nationalism, National Culture and Internet
Abstract Following the introduction of the term "banal nationalism" by Michael Billig in 1995, scholars began to speak of other banal ideologies such as globalism, Americanism, and Europeanism. These formations operate on a symbolic level within the mass media and articulate a performative ideal and a superficial sense of identity within certain groups. Banal nationalism functions as a form of soft propaganda, censoring inconvenient truths about a nation’s past by repeatedly circulating the same national myths through national mass media. With the development of Internet-based media, this system has been disrupted: the full range of facts concerning a nation’s shared history has become accessible, and many of these myths have been challenged or dismantled. The ideology of globalism has gradually taken the place of nationalism, generating discourses on the decline of the nation-state and the emergence of a new global order. Yet this shift, together with the imposition of banal globalism in official mass media, has produced the opposite effect within online platforms and social networks, contributing to the revival of nationalism in a new electronic form. This article examines the role of Internet media and social networks in sustaining national systems and in facilitating the rise of electronic nationalism as a contemporary mode of constructing and maintaining national identity.
By Peter Ayolov3 months ago in Education
How to Become a Super Tutor on Preply
Teaching online is now accessible to almost anyone. Creating a profile, offering lessons, and waiting for students is easy. What is much harder is becoming a tutor who is trusted, visible, and stable over time. On Preply, the Super Tutor status is not a cosmetic label. It is a strong signal sent to students, to the platform, and to the tutor themselves. It reflects seriousness, consistency, and a deep understanding of what makes online learning work.
By Bubble Chill Media 3 months ago in Education
Helpful Guide for People Who Are Learning Online for the First Time
It's not always easy to start something new, and a lot of people find online learning to be especially scary at first. If you've spent most of your life learning in real classrooms with books, chalkboards, and teachers, login into a digital platform can feel like going to a new place. It might be easy to feel overwhelmed before you even start learning when you see buttons, dashboards, discussion forums, uploads, and deadlines all at once.
By Novelty Diploma3 months ago in Education
