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bemildred

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2. Yes, it's like they want everybody to be crowded rats.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 19, 2012, 10:46 AM

Jan 2012

And that is called "efficient", which seems to be equivalent to "cheap", or at least they are used interchangeably.

But I think the main point is that - like surveillance - it attempts to make resistance more difficult and costly, i.e. it's about power, not money.

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Article link: "The Rise of the New Groupthink" [View all] MadrasT Jan 2012 OP

I always likened that forced group thing to the famous crowded rat study. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #1

Yes, it's like they want everybody to be crowded rats. bemildred Jan 2012 #2

not one for groupthink........ Scottybeamer70 Jan 2012 #3

Re "Quiet" catchnrelease Feb 2012 #4

I am picking up a copy at B&N on the way home tonight! MadrasT Feb 2012 #5