DYSTOPIA
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Conditioned knowledge
What we know is not something we have learned for ourselves, but rather something we have been taught.

Arranged through screens
The majority of what we consume in terms of information and entertainment comes from electronic devices.

Controlled emotions
Our emotions are regulated, stifled, and often manipulated by exterior forces and social stigmas.

Aligned through dreams
Our goals and aspirations are often influenced by unattainable ideals and fantasies.

Repressed desires
Our natural inclinations as human beings are often suppressed and discouraged by societal norms and expectations.

Maintained by fear
We are often told what to think and how to behave out of a place of fear rather than understanding or compassion.

Imprisoned faith
Our beliefs and our spirituality are often used against us, manipulated for control or oppressed entirely.

No will to flee
We are conditioned to believe and to accept the status quo, often without ever questioning or challenging it.

The order is issued
The expectations and rules of society are predefined and implicit.

Enforced by steel
Conformity is seemingly inevitable and often enforced by authority, technology or violence.

Compliance required
To function within their system we are required to comply with their rules and regulations, never allowed to question or challenge them.

The transfer begins
We begin a process of depersonalisation and relinquishing our agency to a larger, faceless power.

Assembled and numbered
Individual identity dissolves, collective and institutional identity takes precedence.

Assigned to cells
We are categorised and placed within groups based on predetermined labels or criteria.

Injected and wired
We are subjected to pervasive technology and mass media to the degree that it becomes a part of every facet of our lives.

Reality fades
The more we delve into this system the more our sense of objective reality is compromised.

We'll Program your minds
Those in control have the power to shape and manipulate not only our thoughts, but our entire perception of the world.

Program your dreams
By controlling our aspirations and inspirations they maintain order and keep us pacified within set parameters.

We'll Program your lies
They determine what is presented as fact, which can result in their agenda being portrayed as the only source of truth.

Program your thoughts
To shape our conclusions and beliefs, what we consume is carefully curated and manipulated.

Program your lies
The distortions and misrepresentations we consume as truth are ingrained, often beyond detection.

Program your thoughts
Constraints on thought and the suppression of ideas deemed subversive or dangerous becomes more prevalent.

Program your dreams
The extent of control becomes so pronounced we lose sight of our own wants, needs and plans - replacing them with those they enforce.

Program your thoughts
Creative thinking is suppressed and imagination is relegated to the same box as peripheral vision.

Program your lies
Lies are presented as facts so insidiously that we are no longer able to tell the difference.

Awake at last
We become aware of the nature of this oppressive system and begin to break free of it.

All thoughts are clear
Once the veils of illusion have been lifted, clarity sets in.

A strength is present
Individual empowerment begins to strengthen and resolve, spurred on by newfound awareness.

The walls disappear
The limitations that previously held us captive begin to erode and we begin to see a new realm of possibility.

You stand surrounded
This liberty is not freely given and we are forced to navigate through adversity and opposition.

Feel no constraints
Despite the risks we feel emboldened and invigorated by the prospect of tapping into our true potential.

New blood is flowing
We feel reinvigorated and inspired by new ideas and a fresh direction and sense of purpose.

Through artificial veins
We take new technology and a modern approach to achieve these aspirations rather than perpetuating the same cynicism of the past.

The sky is burning blue again
We begin to see beyond the smokescreen and the fog of lies to a reality that is radiant and worth fighting for.

A blinding light protects the gray
The resulting brightness and clarity is at first overwhelming and disorienting, but eventually reveals the truth.

A stainless shield against the wind of change
We create an armour against further coercion, and this newfound unyieldingness helps us withstand anything else that tries to knock us back again.

A rising grid expands beyond
With newfound support from others who have broken free, we are strengthened and empowered to extend this battle outside of our individual lives, as well as local and national levels.

Converting stars to perfect form
The potential to achieve great things is finally unlocked, allowing for not just individual but collective achievements that were previously unimaginable.

Above horizons merging into gray
As our horizons expand, the previously solid boundaries and limitations begin to blur and dissolve, leaving us with a more fluid and limitless set of possibilities.