Summary of MASS PSYCHOSIS - How an Entire Population Becomes MENTALLY ILL
The video explores the concept of mass psychosis, where a large portion of society loses touch with reality and descends into delusions. This phenomenon has occurred throughout history, such as during witch hunts and the rise of totalitarianism. The methodology presented in the video includes the following steps:
- Identify psychogenic triggers, such as floods of negative emotions like fear and anxiety.
- Understand the process of a psychotic break as a re-ordering of one's experiential world.
- Recognize the use of menticide by ruling elites to manipulate collective feelings.
- Spread information that counters propaganda and use humor and ridicule to delegitimize rulers.
- Create parallel structures or a "second culture" that operates outside of totalitarian influence.
- Take action collectively to move society back towards freedom.
### Methodology
- Identify psychogenic triggers
- Understand the process of a psychotic break
- Recognize the use of menticide
- Spread countering information and use humor
- Create parallel structures
- Take collective action
### Speakers
- Gustav Le Bon
- Carl Jung
- Silvano Arieti
- Arthur Versluis
- Hannah Arendt
- Joost Meerloo
- Vaclav Havel
- Thomas Paine
Notable Quotes
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00:37
— « According to the psychologist Carl Jung the greatest threat to civilization lies not with the forces of nature, nor with any physical disease, but with our inability to deal with the forces of our own psyche.
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00:51
— « We are our own worst enemies or as the Latin proverb puts it "Man is wolf to man".
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02:32
— « When a mass psychosis occurs the results are devastating.
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09:21
— « The mass psychosis of totalitarianism has been induced many times throughout history.
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12:28
— « Smart phones and social media, television and the internet, all in conjunction with bots that spread propaganda and algorithms that quickly censor the flow of unwanted information, allow those in power to easily assault the minds of the masses. »