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EP: 84 The Mechanics of Erasing History
In this episode of Sense and Senseless we break down how society is quietly trading freedom, privacy, and critical thinking for convenience—especially through the smartphone that replaced dozens of tools. We look at historical methods of erasing people and events (from ancient Egypt to Stalin to Pol Pot), then examine how digital systems, cloud storage, classification, and narrative repetition can achieve the same result more efficiently today. Using the Epstein case, long-classified files, and recent public narratives as examples, we discuss what happens when the infrastructure of daily life…
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