Episode 9. A troubling business ethics issue. Potemkin terrorism, or How the information industry is playing us.

PHILOSOPHY FOR THE REAL WORLD

Jun 07 2026 | 00:13:45

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Show Notes

As explained in Episode 3, the two warring tribes narrative that virtually the entire news/information/opinion industry promotes is false. Companies do this because it’s profitable. This episode explains the mechanism they use—Potemkin terrorism.

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