The power of subliminal messaging is extremely limited. You can inspire a flash of feeling, like lust hunger or disgust, but specific commands are impossible.
The power of subtext and social signaling is absurd. Ericksonian hypnosis is so powerful it makes a mockery of free will.
So the answer is maybe. Maybe to spike the emotional content of the programming. Doesn't do much good otherwise.
I realize that, I was referring to making people afraid of the "killer virus" so they don't even use their logical mind and question stuff and just do it because "death is scary" mode on the ones that just are not aware of anything and that no one would be that malevalent. It would make the fight or flight go straight to must listen to doctor or my horrible end is going to happen and only that needle can prevent it.
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