Top 10 Crusader Kings III patch notes, that could just as well act as advices about life in general:

10. ‘No Beard’ is now the top option in the barbershop
9. You now get a toast when you change your primary title
8. Characters are no longer angry at their new friends
7. People will now be a bit miffed if you raid them
6. Compassionate characters are now told that blackmailing people is stressful
5. Fixed a child’s favorite toy crashing the entire game
4. Good things now happen to good chancellors
3. If you’re trying to blackmail someone over something that, according to them, isn’t shunned or criminal you will now be told that properly
2. You cannot confide in friends you do not have
1. Spouses and lovers will only act as your wingman if they’re ok with you bedding someone else

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The common understanding of propaganda is that it is intended to brainwash the masses. Supposedly, people get exposed to the same message repeatedly and over time come to believe in whatever nonsense authoritarians want them to believe /1

And yet authoritarians often broadcast silly, unpersuasive propaganda.

Political scientist Haifeng Huang writes that the purpose of propaganda is not to brainwash people, but to instill fear in them /2


When people are bombarded with propaganda everywhere they look, they are reminded of the strength of the regime.

The vast amount of resources authoritarians spend to display their message in every corner of the public square is a costly demonstration of their power /3

In fact, the overt silliness of authoritarian propaganda is part of the point. Propaganda is designed to be silly so that people can instantly recognize it when they see it


Propaganda is intended to instill fear in people, not brainwash them.

The message is: You might not believe in pro-regime values or attitudes. But we will make sure you are too frightened to do anything about it.

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