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MENTAL MODEL · M2778

False Consciousness

False Consciousness
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

The oppressed class accepts the ideology of the ruling class, mistakenly believing it aligns with their own interests, thereby maintaining a system that is detrimental to them. For example: "996 is a blessing."

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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- Intellectual awakening: When you defend rules that exploit you, reflect: Is this my true thought, or an instilled 'false consciousness'?

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Marxist/sociological concept: The ruled class, due to ideological indoctrination, identifies with structures that harm their own interests, failing to see their true interests and power relations.

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