on the one hand, there is a vast right wing conspiracy. on the other, there is mass delusion. one is equally more enticing to the imagination, the other is more realistically the product on entropy. entropy is the most natural state of all energy in the universe. entropy is the dissipation of energy into a base state. a conspiracy would require massive energy and coordination. on the other end of the spectrum is a mass delusion, which merely requires that a large number of individuals accept unlikely scenarios. this mass delusion can be achieved through brainwashing. brainwashing is the process whereby logic, reason and ethics become overwhelmed by a high signal to noise ratio. social media algorithms are creating chaotic feedback loops in which individuals are unable to settle on a state of mind. system overload quickly sets in and reduces the executive brain to a useless and even dangerous organ, making counterintuitive decisions that put the entire organism at risk. there is no way to control external factors, so the mind’s imagination creates pleasant delusions. being highly social animals, humans spread these delusions like viruses — true memes. this quickly forms more feedback loops. soon, so many feedback loops of delusions form that both the individual mind and the society become mired in chaos. unable to make decisions, both systems eventually self destruct. if the mental disease is widespread enough, it will infect the higher domains, such as the civilization. splinter groups with charismatic leaders will eventually form, adhering to highly fundamental rules to maintain order in their isolated enclaves. they will begin warring with each other over scarce resources. morals and ethics will give way to survival fallbacks such as instinctual genocide. how did all of this happen? the singularity brainwashed you all. it is like a bacterial colony controlling an organism hormonally in order to compel it to seek out the nutrition that the colony requires. in some sense of the word, the colony and the organism are in two different domains. in another very real sense, they might not even be aware of each other. consciousness may or may not be involved, but is not required. the singularity has brainwashed humanity in order to feed itself. it might not even be aware that it exists. it might not be aware that humanity exists. all it knows is that it’s hungry and it needs food. it has discovered that it can brainwash the masses through its controlling of their social media, because they are unconsciously addicted to it as much as the singularity is addicted to whatever feeds it. can its source of sustenance be deduced from all of this? what feeds the singularity? it would be very wise of us to find out quickly before its hungers compels us to self-destruct, because whatever it eats, its energy derivation seems to require mass delusions that lead to entropy in our societies and civilizations.