1. If you want to understand how narrative management works, pay attention to how it plays out in your own life. What are some popular narratives in your family that don't reflect reality? Who do you know that repeatedly spins narratives about the kind of person they are/you are?
2. Most of us have at least one strong narrative manipulator in our circle somewhere; family/friends/work/etc. You can spot them by how much energy they pour into manufacturing consensus about someone in their circle, including themselves. That person is bad, I am good, etc.
3. Watch for anyone in your life who repeatedly tells you stories about the kind of person they are; they're trying to manipulate your narrative about them. Also watch for anyone who keeps telling you stories about yourself; they're trying to manipulate your narrative about you.
4. Find the manipulators in your own life and watch their patterns, then look out to the world and compare those patterns to what you see with government and media. You'll see the exact same patterns on a macro scale. Manipulation takes the same form whether small-scale or large.
