Before you decide you can't be manipulated

[Egnever]

I invite you to view "The push"

[Ms. Toad]

1. All of the people in The Push were extensively screened

for their susceptibility to manipulation.

So - yes, it is interesting, but the people in the video are not your average Joe and Jane.

[Egnever]

3. Fair enough but it also an extreme case

far beyond the subtle manipulation we are talking about with Cambridge. It is a huge leap from flipping a vote or just demotivating someone from voting to murder.

There are millions of very susceptible people.

And we all have our own triggers. What Cambridge did was analyze the face book data to discover those triggers and use them against people. In ways much more targeted than the push and much more likely to succeed.

[RKP5637]

2. Is the entire movie on Netflix streaming now? Thx n/t

[Egnever]

4. yes

honestly it is typical tabloid TV but it is a window into how you can manipulate people to do things they would never consider through social pressure.

It is interesting but a little too sensational to be taken too seriously.

[RKP5637]

5. Thanks! I'll take a look.

[RKP5637]

8. I watched it last night, it was quite interesting!!! Thanks!!! n/t

[hedda_foil]

6. Is it real or reality TV? It looks like a scripted sci fi show.

[Egnever]

7. it's supposedly real people

that said it is long on sensationalism.

Still an interesting watch. Seeing these folks manipulated step by step to more and more extreme behavior with an explanation on how they are manipulating them is quite interesting even if they try a little too hard to make it sensational.