One of my sociology professors was involved in a project to assess the effectiveness of DARE. She found that it was slightly effective with one group – 8th grade boys.

Of course, her findings didn’t fit the 80s narrative, so her study was shelved and the LAPD was happy.

nO 1 wAnTs 2 wOrK nE mOaR!!!1

In my burb, workers have to race to the bus, in order to get their bikes into one of two racks.

Google “false consciousness.” Your answers begin there.

Hint: It’s the same principle that has American workers competing with each other to work the most unpaid overtime, to send the boss on a nice trip to Tahiti.