Scanning for Paradoxes: A Counter-Disinfolklore Discipline

If we can scan for paradoxes and contradictions inside memes, it becomes a valuable discipline, helping us interpret data more insightfully. Disinfolklore isn’t just one story; it’s hundreds, day after day. Paradoxes become more than rhetorical tricks; they’re powerful weapons.

Source: Podcast (2025, post-archive)

The charge of hypocrisy is part of these paradoxes, often seen in propaganda. They aim to get people used to paradoxes and inconsistencies. I’m making a plea to pay attention to these paradoxes and avoid them unless they’re truly interesting. They have brainwashing effects.

Source: Podcast (2025, post-archive)

Scanning for paradoxes is proposed as a discipline — a practical Counter-Disinfolklore technique alongside the Incoming Troll Radar. When you notice a paradox inside a meme, you have detected the brainwashing mechanism at work.

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