Cons depend on it.
There's a cold calculus there and we are being managed as objects/liabilities/expenses.
The cite indicates a hi-info level behind cons actions.
They know us better than we know them.
*We* need to know *us*, and them better than they do.
Then we need to use cognitive science and every trick available, to, as my dad used to say of bullies, 'sort them out.'
But we need to do it without turning into them.
That'll be the real trick.
And while I'm at it, this linked article gives an insight into some of this.
https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/use-the-force-how-magicians-can-control-your-decisions
@Meri So twisted and illogical, isn't it? My simple mind can't wrap around that. 🙃