A transgender man who was born female offers their insights on the differences between male and female socialization: Still bothered by the US cultural idea that men can only be non-romantically intimate with one another in war-like or competitive circumstances. … I’m pretty quiet about the fact I’m a transman usually, but holy shit I … More Insights on Male Socialization from a Former Female
A Romanian anon tells the tale of how the people in his little town got around draconian new laws their town imposed on littering: My town is pushing an aggressive agenda against littering. You get like 1000 euros fines for doing it. What did my big brain townsmen do to avoid the fines? Naturally they … More Littering Punishment
Below is an interesting parable on the modern economy, using bicyclists as a focus point: The bicycle is the slow death of the planet. General Director of Euro Exim Bank Ltd. got economists thinking when he said: “A cyclist is a disaster for the country’s economy: he does not buy cars and does not borrow … More On Cyclists and the Economy
I posted something last week about how some people were seemingly building a pseudo-religion around the Covid virus and its vaccines. Here is a more in depth look from someone who studied the psychology of religion on how a different topic in society, “Wokeness”, resembles a brand new religion or even a cult: The Cult … More “Wokeness” as a Cult
This is a slightly abridged essay from the late John Taylor Gatto on the hidden goals of modern styled compulsory schooling. I originally found a fragmented portion of it on 4chan in a discussion thread on the topic of indoctrination among the masses, but found a more complete version of it in a link. It … More The Goal of Modern Compulsory Schooling
This is a curious little meme comic that has been circulating a lot on 4chan in the light of the recent attack on Ukraine from Russia: There’s multiple different versions of this comic, from one without any flag, to one with a modified flag of the USA. The versions of the different flags present very … More “Traitor”
Below is an essay based on a speech by Senator Ann O’Connell that was adapted by Diane Alden. It sheds a lot of light on the public schooling system used in the US and a good chunk of the rest of the world today. The original archive for this essay is now long gone from … More Are we teaching American Citizens or training Prussian Serfs?
A 4chan anon explains the modern phenomenon of single young men who does not bother to seek out sex/marriage in the lens of an old Sumerian myth, and how society views them: It’s called the Enkidu gambit, and this is why incel has become the insult du jour of the present social mainstream. Women – … More The Enkidu Gambit – How Modern Society See Single Young Men
One 4chan anon’s scathing criticism at a commonly seen picture depicting a modern woman and her mother, both at age 31: This image (and the others) can be broken down very simply, and to devastating effect. What we see on the left is the biological imperative. Woman and child. The universal destiny of the female … More “My Mom and Me at Age 31”
Some interesting insight from a 4chan anon who used to be a Buddhist on the subject matter of compassion: I used to be a Buddhist from my early teens 12-13 through to my mid-late 20’s. I wasn’t the greatest but I was sincere. I would meditate for hours everyday on universal compassion. I still quite … More A Former Buddhist on Compassion and Empathy
Temple of Zagan 