Evil Media Book

Introduction 1

Evil 2

Book 7

Grayness 11

Sophistication 14

Stratagem 19

Intelligence 25

Brainwashing 25

Systemic Ambiguity 29

Objectify Indeterminacy 32

Leverage Anxiety 35

Speak the Metalanguage of Metabolism 38

Proliferate Psychological Operations 42

Togetherness 47

Social Engineering 47

Collective Intelligence 49

Be Everything But Available 52

Economize Behavior, Scale Signals 54

Stir Faith in Small Numbers 58

Flirting Tips 62

Mobilize Irritation 66

Algorithms 69

Enhance Queue Formation 69

Know Your Sorts 71

Invoke Recursion 75

Abstract Captures 77

Structures 83

Structure Data 83

Work Abstraction Layers 87

Multiply Interfaces 89

Let Datasets Advance 93

Mine Data for Probabilities 96

Leak Early, Leak Often 100

Technicalities 105

Workflow 105

Express Regularly, But Not Too Regularly 110

Look After Your Relations 114

The Justifiable Ignorance of the Exception 117

Encourage Error 121

Productivity 125

Keep It Personal 125

All the World's an Audition 128

Mythologize Decision Making 132

The Occult Virtue of the Project Plan 136

Middle Management 140

Excellence 147

Metamodel, or Formalize, Virtue 147

Lifelong Learning 151

Be Artistic 155

Role Play 158

Psychic Ergonomics 162

Optimize Stupidity Flow 166

Notes 173

Bibliography 201

Index 217