Covert plot lines and dialogue to get you to subconsciously accept certain narratives that will be pushed out. For example in 3 Body Problem, all knowing, big state is here to keep all of us safe, trust the science experts because they are super smart and went to a good school, belief in God is superstitious, the intel agent is just a good civil servant working to save humanity. Those are just a few.
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That's a good explanation, thanks. So many people on twitter were raving about the book. Maybe it's just the movie that comes off this way...