Human beings are not algorithms. We are more than the sum of our experiences and choices. We are spiritual as well as physical beings. Manipulation...even on a massive scale...is not new to humanity or dependent on technology and social media. The key is to train people to realize when they are being manipulated and to follow those uncomfortable feelings to the root.

I may not know all that is happening or why or who...but I know what is real and what is not. This has been a very effective psychological operation. The people behind it understand human frailty and exploited it to great effect...but there are hundreds of millions of us who were immune.