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corporate-collusion

A strategic alliance among competing corporations to dominate consumer markets by jointly offering incentives tied to behavioral control.

1 chapter across 1 book

Analogue Men (1955)Damon Knight

Chapter 2. Horn Of Plenty

In this chapter, Dr. Kusko announces the passage of a global bill instituting a universal analogue treatment program designed to eliminate violence, crime, and corruption by controlling human behavior. The narrative then shifts to a corporate meeting where major North American producers discuss a coordinated marketing strategy leveraging the analogue treatment to secure consumer loyalty by offering significant free goods, highlighting the intersection of psychological control and commercial interests.