The Psychological Playbook of Animal Farm

Reading Animal Farm one chapter at a time changed everything. I discovered the

patterns of power. Every revolution starts with hope. We're told we'll control our own

destiny, but it's just a replacement. The pigs didn't seize power; they

offered expertise. We defer to confidence because thinking is hard. When internal problems

arise, find an external threat. Power doesn't debate; it eliminates the

alternative. Whoever controls the narrative controls the past. Small compromises lead

to more equal than others. The mistake wasn't trusting the wrong pigs.

It was believing that pigs could be trusted at all.