The Great Reset: How They Hijacked Our Minds

The Great Reset: How They Hijacked Our Minds

Welcome to the New World Order

In 1984, Orwell warned us of a future ruled by surveillance and fear. In Brave New World, Huxley envisioned a society enslaved by pleasure and distraction. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave reminds us that most people live chained to illusions, too fearful to face the truth.

Those were not just stories. They were warnings.

Today, we live in a world where comfort has replaced courage, entertainment has replaced enlightenment, and obedience has replaced freedom. Our minds—the last frontier of true liberty—are under siege.

The Shift: Life After the Pandemic

The pandemic marked the beginning of "The Great Reset." 

We were promised connection. We got isolation.

We were promised progress. We got dependence.

Remote work skyrocketed by 400% (Pew Research, 2022). Screen time for adults nearly doubled, with an average of over 13 hours a day spent on screens (Statista, 2023). Anxiety and depression diagnoses soared by 25% to 27% (CDC, 2024).

Our ways of living, working, loving, and dreaming were reshaped—not by choice, but by force. Big Government and Big Corporations dictated the new terms of existence. And our minds paid the price.

The Rise of Cognitive Decay

The Matrix’ Methods for Mind Control

Think about it, the consequences are everywhere:

• Social media addiction reached crisis levels, with Instagram and TikTok users averaging over 2 hours daily (Statista, 2024).

• Porn addiction EXPLODED, with nearly 40% of men under 30 admitting to daily use (Barna Group, 2023).

• Online dating dependency rose 200% (Pew Research, 2024), warping real human connection.

• Crypto scams cost Americans over $3.5 billion in 2024 alone (FTC Report).

We traded real-world struggles and victories for dopamine hits. We surrendered family to historic lows, faith, and meaning for convenience, escapism, and lies.

Meanwhile, rates of cognitive disorders—Alzheimer's, Autism, ADD, ADHD—skyrocketed. Between 2000 and 2024, ADHD diagnoses among adults rose by 441% (NIH).

This is not an accident. This is engineered decay.

Meet the Puppet Masters: Who Profits from the Collapse?

Big Tech profits from your distraction. Big Pharma profits from your breakdown. Big Government profits from your obedience.

• The global market for ADHD and anxiety medications hit $14 billion in 2024 (Market Research Future).

• 70% of Americans now take at least one prescription drug regularly (Mayo Clinic, 2023).

• The average American spends over 7 hours a day consuming digital media (Forbes, 2024).

The playbook is simple: Break the mind. Sell the fix. Keep you DEPENDENT.

The Hidden Cost: A Weakened Society

This isn't just about individual struggles. It's about societal collapse:

Alzheimer’s is growing at an alarming 145% rate among U.S. adults over 65 (CDC, 2024), leaving families shattered and healthcare systems overwhelmed. Meanwhile, cognitive decline is no longer just a concern for the elderly—1 in 3 adults battles cognitive disabilities and more than 10 million face memory failures; stripping healthy (young) people of their productivity and independence far too early.

And perhaps most alarming of all, the dependency on stimulants like Adderall and Ritalin has surged 250% over the last decade (NIH, 2024). These drugs, marketed as solutions, have created widespread emotional instability, weakened resilience, and an erosion of critical thinking.

Through addiction, college campuses (for example) have become hotspots for "study drug" abuse, with reports showing that nearly 20% of college students have ABUSED prescription stimulants to cram for exams or stay awake (SAMHSA, 2023). 

Stories of people suffering from heart problems, severe anxiety, and long-term dependency are becoming disturbingly common. A drug meant to "help focus" ends up ROBBING our youth, an ENTIRE GENERATION of authentic strength, resilience, and clear thinking.

They’ve made people weak, dependent on drugs, and easy to control.

The mind was the first battlefield. Society is the casualty.

The Tribe’s Way: A Call to Rebuild

But it doesn't have to end this way.

At Black Forest, we’re FIGHTING to counteract these threats. We believe the way out is not through more drugs, more screens, or more empty promises.

We believe in reclaiming the ancient virtues that built civilizations:

• Strength: Physical, mental, spiritual.

• Faith: In yourself, in your family, in something greater than you.

• Courage: To question, to resist, to stand firm.

• Health: True, foundational health—not pharmaceutical dependency.

We are a Tribe of men and women who refuse to live on our knees. We choose to rebuild—brick by brick, thought by thought, action by action.

We don’t sell escape. We don't sell sedation.

We offer a way back to what was never meant to be lost.

The Great Shift hijacked our minds. But the Great Reclamation is ours to LEAD.

Reclaim your mind. Reclaim your destiny.

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