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Russia is a perfect example of mass opinion manipulation and the war in Ukraine is perfect litmus test to underscore this sad truth.
Edit: Some may note that China is a very strong contender for that top spot, and, in general, large polities have a very high correlation with opinion manipulation and self-delusion (e.g. UN, India, USA, EU, Brazil, IMF, WB, other supranational orgs). The side effect of these artificialities is of course jerky and often unpredictable self-corrections after long periods of drifting, similar to mean reversion processes. Perhaps, not unsurprisingly, the stock market exhibits and shares very similar divergent/convergent processes and cycles (at micro and macro levels) with our largest polities.
Edit: Some may note that China is a very strong contender for that top spot, and, in general, large polities have a very high correlation with opinion manipulation and self-delusion (e.g. UN, India, USA, EU, Brazil, IMF, WB, other supranational orgs). The side effect of these artificialities is of course jerky and often unpredictable self-corrections after long periods of drifting, similar to mean reversion processes. Perhaps, not unsurprisingly, the stock market exhibits and shares very similar divergent/convergent processes and cycles (at micro and macro levels) with our largest polities.
