On This Modern Warrior Archetype Part Six.9.12

9j. Maximum Advantage seeks to divert serious opponents through diversion and lifestyle. Dissent may be channeled toward profitable ends and means. Compromise may be compounded. As the world slides ever onward and downward, deviance becomes ever more a product. Mass media is a carrier, but originates nothing. Alternatives become meaningless entertainment. Serious discussion is removed from the civil realm. Waves are endless. Wallowing is instinct. Saturation levels concerning past glories inflate the herd ego. Metaphorically, the mass mentality is dulled by its root mean square. Eventually, after its decline, the end result can be something better; it can never be greater.