Arrival Mass Communications

Arrival Mass Communications
Research Cost: 5000
Summary
How the world responds to the aliens depends upon who builds the narrative around them.
Description
Whoever controls the media, controls the mind. Though the platforms of mass media and debate have changed almost beyond recognition over recent decades, that essential truth remains the same. The arrival event has caused not just widespread panic, but also widespread opportunism - for many, the hysteria caused by this grandest of revelations is the ideal way to control hearts and minds. Conspiracy theories, ultra-nationalism, radicalization, and even misplaced religious awe abound, and it is important that cooler heads manage the message before society falls into greater division than ever before. Maintaining order and coordinating Earth's response to both this and any future visitations is crucial, and there is much to be gained from establishing new ways in which the world's leaders might address our species as a whole. It is increasingly likely that humanity will one day be dispersed throughout the stars, and if we are to retain any sense of togetherness, we will need effective lines of communication across worlds.
Full List of Prerequisites. Name Type Cost Augmented Reality 1500 Space Research 2500 We Are Not Alone 500 Arrival Psychology 5000 Mission To Space 250 Arrival Sociology 2500 Biotechnology 1500 Space Medicine 2500
Total Research Cost (including itself)
	0		1500
	9000		0
	0		10500
	250	Total	21250
Direct Prerequisite For
Techs		Projects
Networked Propaganda • Arrival Culture		(90%)Pherocyte Quarantine Protocols • (100%)Broadcast Outlet • (100%)Appeals to Fear Messaging • (100%)One People
Unlocks Orgs
Org Stars Stats and Missions Bonuses and Resource Incomes Affinities and Requirements Purchase Cost Random Influence32 50%: 1 25%: 1 Public Campaign Increase Unrest 50%: 1% to 2% 15%: 1% to 3% 5% 3 to 6 2 to 4 75%: 1 to 10 Affinity: Arrival Mass Communications 500 to 1500 Random Influence13 20%: 1 to 2 Public Campaign Stabilize Nation 6% to 8% 25%: -4 to 4 4 to 8 Arrival Mass Communications 500 to 750 10 to 20
Quote
"You're kidding, right? I could set a puppy on fire on live TV, right, and it wouldn't change a bloody thing. That's how much they love me." Chairman Soren Van Wyk, The Initiative Comments made to press following victory in a libel trial, 2016
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