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B30 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 17, Part 4

General Intellect Unit

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The people have their voice, but the channels open for its direct expression are heavily attenuated. A piece of art focuses emotion by selecting a set of states from a plethera of variety that is in total too gigantic to be apprehended, except perhaps as a great sigh. If the artist can focus the voice of the people to their satisfaction, he may also put words into the people's mouth. Once more, we see huge systemic effects. In this case, the negantrope of political awareness rising rapidly in the absence of iterative channels linking the artist and the public. Even the initial message may not be overly political, as it is in a protest song. Simply to be av

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