It's interesting that everyone says it is predictive programming, but what if it's simpler? Whistle-blowing? I mean all this stuff (other than the lock-downs) is stuff they have literally been doing for decades, more than a century in some cases. I doubt the producers of the Matrix had permission for everything they put in that one! Or perhaps it is a mix of the two.
I don't think it's whistleblowing...especially if the people that put the movie out are still alive. Look at what the real whistleblowers have gone through. They've been harassed and in some cases, even murdered. Look at Kappy, for an example.
The reason Q says "symbolism will be their downfall" is due to the DS's belief that if they tell you what they're going to do, then that absolves them of guilt. You've been warned, by their way of thinking, and if you ignore their warning, then you must be ok with it, so the DS feels no guilt, no remorse by what they do because in their minds' eye, you've consented. Yeah, it's twisted, but that's how they operate.
This is a great example of Predictive Programming.
It's interesting that everyone says it is predictive programming, but what if it's simpler? Whistle-blowing? I mean all this stuff (other than the lock-downs) is stuff they have literally been doing for decades, more than a century in some cases. I doubt the producers of the Matrix had permission for everything they put in that one! Or perhaps it is a mix of the two.
I don't think it's whistleblowing...especially if the people that put the movie out are still alive. Look at what the real whistleblowers have gone through. They've been harassed and in some cases, even murdered. Look at Kappy, for an example.
The reason Q says "symbolism will be their downfall" is due to the DS's belief that if they tell you what they're going to do, then that absolves them of guilt. You've been warned, by their way of thinking, and if you ignore their warning, then you must be ok with it, so the DS feels no guilt, no remorse by what they do because in their minds' eye, you've consented. Yeah, it's twisted, but that's how they operate.