title of this post is a short story by ray nelson. a very short story with a very simple message and protagonist who awakens from hypnosis to perceive surreality as it surreally is. he sees that reptilian aliens are ruling the world and constantly brainwashing the human masses. there's evidence they consume human flesh, and they're rather repulsive looking. they control everything, especially the mass media, which is used as a tool of constant hypnotic reinforcement and indoctrination. it's clear that the aliens are hear to control and exploit us, which they're doing very successfully. (google eight o'clock in the morning to read the rest. i'll summarize it here: the protagonist manages to spark a human awakening which leads to violent clashes with their lizard masters, ultimately successful, but doesn't live to see it, as he obediently succumbs to a heart attack ordered by his alien handler).
other than the last parts, i relate a lot to this protagonist. i feel as though i've 'awakened' from hypnotic delusions to clearly see the dystopia i'm enmeshed in; from most of my indoctrination, into awareness of it, awareness of the immense amount of time and effort that goes into controlling how we perceive and experience our world. who exactly is in control remains a mystery, but they obviously have no regard for the long term health of our ecosphere or the long term survivability of my species, which makes me think they could be alien. either that or stupidcrazy. any way, it spells doom.
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