# Century of the Self - Mass Psychology

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**Created:** [April 27, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/century-of-the-self-mass-psychology/11900 "2008-04-27T21:13:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![PheroQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@PheroQuirk](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/PheroQuirk)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/century-of-the-self-mass-psychology/11900/1 "2008-04-27T21:13:11Z")

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The Century Of The Self - Part 1 of 4 - By Adam Curtis - 58 min  
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfo](http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/century_of_the_self_episode_1.shtml)[ur/documentaries/features/century\_of\_the\_self\_episode\_1.shtml](http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/century_of_the_self_episode_1.shtml)

“This series is about how those in power have used Freud’s theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy.” - Adam Curtis

“In Episode 4 the main characters are Philip Gould and Matthew Freud, the great grandson of Sigmund, a PR consultant. They were part of the efforts during the nineties to bring the Democrats in the US and New Labour in the United Kingdom back into power. Adam Curtis explores the psychological methods they now massively introduced into politics. He also argues that the eventual outcome strongly resembles Edward Bernays vision for the “Democracity” during the 1939 New York World’s Fair.”

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**Author:** ![MarkL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/markl/32/825_2.png) [@MarkL](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/MarkL)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/century-of-the-self-mass-psychology/11900/2 "2008-04-27T21:37:27Z")

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This looks like it will be good. Thanks for the link, PQ.

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**Author:** ![Kitten](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/kitten/32/1051_2.png) [@Kitten](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Kitten)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/century-of-the-self-mass-psychology/11900/3 "2008-04-27T23:32:53Z")

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That is an amazing series. Those shows and the _Power of Nightmares_ have really affected the way I see the world. I’d also recommend Adam Curtis’s latest series. _The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom._

YouTube links to part 1 of each episode:  
Ep 1. [Fuck You Buddy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TqZDdPHmDE&feature=related)  
Ep 2. [The Lonely Robot](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEE2Z4yBcWM&feature=related)  
Ep 3. [We Will Force You to be Free](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHG9FVPZ9q0&feature=related)

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**Author:** ![Phya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@Phya](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Phya)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/century-of-the-self-mass-psychology/11900/4 "2008-04-27T23:46:38Z")

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Thanks again PQ! Kitten too! I’ll check this out later when I have some more time!