Kings and the Common Knowledge Game

The Common Knowledge Game is a major theme in Ben Hunt’s writing. The common knowledge game is when the universal truths change. For example, after the debate last week, no one could deny that Joe Biden was senile. It became something that was plausibly deniable to something that the majority believed. Shifts in the Overton Window are examples of the Common Knowledge Game. The ending of “The Emperor has no Clothes” is the Common Knowledge Game. Before the shift, the people who state the truth can be steamrolled, labeled as conspiracy theorists, sent to insane asylums.

“If you come at the king, you best not miss” - Omar Little, The Wire

Common Knowledge is the King. If you fail to shift people’s perceptions, it’s worse than not trying at all. You need to read the room and use the tools of rhetoric, logos, pathos, ethos tailored to the crowd. Even if you’re right, if you miss, you’re dead.