As autistic people we are really into The Truth™. We tend to think everyone needs proper, accurate, up-to-date information about all the things, and they should be grateful to us for dispensing that information, anywhere and everywhere we go. 😂 Unfortunately, this can drive people nuts, which frustrates the hell out of us.

"If they weren't so damn emotional, they'd be able to handle THE FACTS!"

But here's another fact - people prioritize their safety above all other things. If the truth we want them to see makes them feel unsafe, their mind will protect themselves from it. They will find a way to rationalize our points away like their life depended on it - which, according to their nervous system, it does.

This, my friends, is how you get an agent.

It's effortless to apply the dialogue spoken in this scene onto our current world. We are all very much 'plugged in' to something, even if it's not digital. We are so dependent on it and entwined within it, it's impossible to survive while also upholding any consistent moral integrity.

But so few of us are willing to confront how often we have to push our integrity aside for the almighty dollar. We don't want to admit we've been had, chasing our carrots, running on the treadmill that refuels our own oppression, in this cult of delayed gratification.

And there's nothing we can do to change the mind of an agent. We just have to protect ourselves from them until we gather the strength to build a new culture where survival doesn't cost our souls.

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair

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⚠ Spoiler Warning - The Matrix (1999) ⚠ The Matrix is available to stream on HBO Max.

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#Gloucester #massachusnuts now requires you to download an app to go to one of their beaches, if you want to park your car that is… I’m at a loss 😵‍💫 #ITM #WTF #dystopia #ITM #TYFYC #tech #hashbrown #thematrixisreal