Secret Psychology There is this psychologist who has been studying cults for a long time. His angle is to compare their origin stories and their underlying mythological identity structure. For example, Heaven’s Gate had the idea that dying meant going to a higher plane, and that involved aliens. Famous Cultists https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov22Loop.mp4 Jim […]
Weaponized Love Spells
Sucker Every Minute PT Barnum famously said there is a sucker born every minute. But the corollary to that idea is that we are suckers because we are willing to believe things that are too good to be true. And when it comes to modern snake oil scams that we keep falling for […]
Return To Mars
Old School Ideas A very interesting idea from antiquity, made famous by Plato, is the idea of the lost city of Atlantis. These idea of an underwater ancient city that was far more advanced is very compelling, and surrounded in tons of mythology. We humans seem to have a very keen interest in […]
Lunatic Planet
Full Moon Party One popular reason people go to Thailand is they have these wild full moon parties. It’s mostly for tourists, and they have it on this long stretch of beach. Basically a lot of alcohol, drugs and plenty of uninhibited sex. Humans vs. Nature https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov12Loop.mp4 The relationship between humans and […]
Insanity Resonance Chamber
Mass Hysteria A weird phenomenon that pop ups now and again is the idea of mass hysteria. It’s one thing if an individual has some kind of hallucination. And this hallucination is significantly different than reality. Eventually you’ll find out that this hallucination is false. Hallucination Resonance https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov09Loop.mp4 But when you […]
Misdirection Word Magic
Copywriting Techniques There a ton of copywriting techniques you can learn to be more persuasive. To come up with a collection of words that will induce the consumer of these words to buy things. The most common strategy is the slippery slope idea. That the more you pay attention, the more you […]
Evil Clown Show
Traveling Circus During the Great Depression, a lot of interesting ideas popped up that didn’t really exist before. A lot of traveling circuses and carnivals became popular. These had been around for hundreds of years, but they kind of became an employer of last resort. If you lost your job, and nobody […]
Subliminal Conspiracy Industrial Complex
TV Smack Down I saw this interesting interview the other night. It started off cordial and polite, but it ended in a beat down by the host. The host kind of lured him into his trap, like TV talk show hosts like to do. The poor guy didn’t really prepare, and this […]
Energy Harvesting Strategies
Origins Of Imperialism Human imperialism has been around for a long time, in a lot of different forms, and under a lot of names. Imperialism, of course, is when large societies have become empires are specifically and strategically attempting conquest. But even smaller bands of raiders like the Vikings of the middle ages […]
Hidden Insanity Revealed
Differential Equations I had this really cool differential equations teacher once. He would always be halfway through an equation and then he’d stop and tell a story. They weren’t the kind of stories that helped to illustrate the underlying idea of the equation. It was just that he would be talking about […]
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