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Gus Van Horn mentions the difficulty of arguing against the government’s use of behavior-modifying techniques in mixed-government contexts: Unfortunately, everyone is so used to the government owning the roads ... that few so much as bat an eye when they hear of the government looking for ways to psychologically manipulate people into doing its bidding. Indeed, in this limited context, it is hard to argue productively against the government taking advantage of such knowledge about human perception. As a law student, this topic has caused me a great deal of concern over the past few months. I have wanted to write something about [ . . . ]
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