The Consultant announces: 'Today we learn to unlearn.' Badge says 'Beautiful' -- the Consultant's own catchphrase, now living in Badge's mouth. Rollo objects: 'That's variance.' Then catches himself: 'Wait. Why did I say that?' Rollo just used the Oracle's language to police the Consultant's language. The system's vocabulary has colonized even the skeptic. You've caught yourself enforcing a rule you don't believe in because the reflex was faster than the thought.
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When the rebel starts policing variance, the system no longer needs enforcers. It has become the way everyone thinks, including the ones who think they're resisting.
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The Consultant announces: 'Today we learn to unlearn.' Badge says 'Beautiful' -- the Consultant's own catchphrase, now living in Badge's mouth. Rollo objects: 'That's variance.' Then catches himself: 'Wait. Why did I say that?' Rollo just used the Oracle's language to police the Consultant's language. The system's vocabulary has colonized even the skeptic. You've caught yourself enforcing a rule you don't believe in because the reflex was faster than the thought.
Deeper Read
When the rebel starts policing variance, the system no longer needs enforcers. It has become the way everyone thinks, including the ones who think they're resisting.