Absurdus Definimus (Blog 159)

(1/22/2025) In my last deep dive, we explored Two-Step Flow Theory—a concept from the 1940s that revealed how information filters through "opinion leaders" before reaching the masses. In today’s world of influencers and thought leaders, this dynamic has morphed into something far more unsettling. Original thought has given way to recycled soundbites, bad takes, and word salads. Are we living our own lives, or are we reflections in a hall of mirrors shaped by others’ fake expectations? Existence feels like glitch in the Matrix, with meaning always just out of reach being clear due to its own blurry undertones. From the illusion of leadership in a social-media-dominated age to the pull of metaphorical black holes, this essay unpacks the masks we wear, the conversations we tend to hide from and the absurdities we cling to. In this follow-up to Trickle-Down Influence, we’ll examine how this distortion is redefining everything—self-image, relationships, leadership, and even our existential frameworks like politics, gender and philosophy. “I know where I came from - but where did all you zombies come from?” —Robert A. Heinlein, " '—All You Zombies—' "

Absurdus Definimus — Latin for We Define Absurdity
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by David-Angelo Mineo
1/22/2025
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