Anyway, this was a post about an anonymous whistleblower contacting them and telling them that DARPA was running a study at Arizona State University that was meant to use transcranial magnetic stimulation to affect the brain's narrative processing. This was a real project that was undertaken by ASU titled, quote, Toward Narrative Disruptors and Inductors, Mapping the Narrative Comprehension Network and its Persuasive Effects. What this really comes down to is interpretation. Like, if you want to look at this project and say it's evil, there's no way I'm going to be able to talk you out of that. And at the same time, I don't think it's evil, and I really don't think that I could be convinced that it is. The study is essentially about how the brain creates narratives and ways that you can effectively help the narratives be more persuasive, and conversely, how you can disrupt the persuasiveness of narratives. The hope was to be able to construct a better understanding of the brain's narrative comprehension network, which will, quote, lead to a fuller understanding of the influence narrative has on memory, emotion, theory of mind, identity, and persuasion, which in turn influence the decision to engage in political violence or join violent groups or support such groups ideologically or financially.