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Public (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠managed from above: exposed to powerful persuasive messages, it cannot answer back through the media that carry them.