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 @40cd5708 @dcb8bf28 — proof of this assertion is demonstrated in a book called INFLUENCE by Cialdini. Social scientists conducted a study based off an admission George Clooney made about believing climate change was man made — climate change resistant people changed their minds just because of Clooney’s example. 
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Thank you for this. I’ve looked for confirmation of my many assertions about this. Just FIVE people with 1 billion fans between them could change the trajectory of America, if not the world. But nobody organizes them effectively. It’s dumb.

https://today.yougov.com/ratings/entertainment/fame/people/all

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