Great analogy with social media and churches. Humans seem to somehow be cursed to fall for leaders and always be tempted to follow leaders. Considering the media, whether online or ofline, as the fourth power in state it's clear that whoever controls it decides who the leaders are. So easily manipulable people have become. Decentralized social medias might be a good change, but they have to have demand and for now facebook and tweeter seem more appealing for the majority.
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It allows for states or other powerful entities to assume control. Yet it goes much deeper. When information is controlled, ignorance of the population follows. It is easy to hide nefarious actions by the powerful. Also, things such as science become meaningless since only the mainstream agenda is promoted.
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As Osho once said: the society does not want us to be smart.
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Oh yeah. The problem here lies with the huge techno-giants. They are controlling the media and the overall narrative of the society. The society is not there in its true sense where you were able to listen to counter arguments. I would prefer that traditional society versus this controlled, narrative flow of information. Osho would be shocked to see what Social Media did to us :P
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The problem with "traditional" society is that the same control mechanisms were in place. For the most part, people were not aware of them.
Today, at least some of us are aware what these tech giants are doing. That is the first step. Now we can go and do something about it.
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I always advocate for education and raising awareness. The more individuals are aware the more potent this evolution will be. It is pretty scary to think that these handful of tech-giants are writing our narrative.
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Osho was not a saint for sure but he was right on some things.
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I read a lot of Osho. I think the fundamental understanding of life in terms of individualism is something I like to understand in his speeches.
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He had a private life at those ashrams a bit strange though and what people living there were telling was also a bit freaky.
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I don't approve his lifestyle and the way he handled himself. But, the concept of self-actualization in a way he describes is fun/educating to listen to.
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