Difference between revisions of "The Distributed Idea Suppression Complex (The DISC)"

 

The distributed idea suppression complex (DISC for short) is a concept conceived by Eric that is heavily discussed in episode [[18: Slipping the DISC: State of The Portal & Chapter 2020]] of The Portal.  

Eric has said he believes this might be the most important concept that we will be dealing with on a going-forward basis in 2020 on The Portal.

Its the complex of structures that resulted in fantastic income inequality & unrest breaking out all over the Americas.

Now, taking it apart, the center of it is idea suppression. Not all ideas are good. And so, idea suppression is very frequently understood as an important concept when we're talking about something like bigotry, where we're talking about something like violent ideology. Of course, you want to suppress certain ideas. But these are not the ideas that are principally important inside of the disk. The disk is actually a complex. It is a large collection of different structures, and it's not controlled in any one place. Many of these have emerged separately. But what makes an aspect of the DISC—what shows you a particular component, is that it protects institutions from individuals who are making valid and reasonable points. So, if you imagine that the institutions have become incredibly fragile because they're in fact built for growth, and that plan for their growth obligates them to tell untruths, and to hide certain characteristics, because they are not, in fact, able to grow at the rates in which they are supposed to—you need some complex for making sure that that information doesn't reach the bottom entrance to a pyramid structure.