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The Internet is Driving us Crazy

July 03, 2026

I declared independence from society 3 years ago, stopped consuming modern media, and started noticing staggering differences. We're all addicted to screens without realizing it—unable to form memories, develop identity, or create real relationships. This isn't just isolation; it's soul death. Zoomers can't date, mate, or mature because we've eliminated every social script for becoming human. This is the wound before I show you the medicine. LINKS: Play world of warships today by using the ...

things are very bad now....

April 22, 2026

My civil war prediction was RIGHT—both sides now openly discuss violence, leftists advocate murdering opponents, and every historic indicator points to collapse. But we haven't erupted because something VASTLY WORSE is happening: Mouse Utopia. Screen addiction, complete authority failure, and total societal atomization mean people are too drugged and disconnected to organize conflict. We've entered the behavioral sink's final phase—right before mass violence begins. The missing variable makes...

The Ten Great Macro-Cultures

April 21, 2026

At 18, hiking the Appalachian Trail, I mapped humanity's cultural origins—discovering nearly ALL world cultures stem from just 10 historic events. These shared formative moments continue shaping nations' motivations and borders today. From Greater India's peaceful diffusion to the Germanic Völkerwanderung, from Arab Caliphates to the British diaspora—this anthropological framework reveals how historic sparks created cultural viruses spreading across entire regions, forming the macro-ethniciti...