- Gained InSite: facts that destroy postmodernism

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Essays

The Networks in All Things

Perception’s Recursive Layers

The Machine Gods

What Got Us Here:

The Technical Idiot

Notes

Philosophy (aka History of philosophy, Philosophy’s use)

Metaphysics (aka Reality, Facts, Truth, Ideas, Environment, Nature, Numen, Tao, Natural law)

Religion
- Religions’ answers to the ultimate questions
How things spread in networks (external)
Humanity (aka Soul, Human Nature, Ego, The human animal)
- List of human universals
- Gender (aka Sex, Sexuality)

Epistemology (aka Understanding, Experience, Wisdom, Skill, Learning, Education)

How we learn
The depth of our understanding
Animal knowledge (aka Trust, Implicit trust, Faith, Belief)
- Trauma and PTSD (aka Offense, Past Pain, Regret, Tragedy)
- Feelings (aka Sensations, Emotions, Sentiments)
  - Happiness (aka Joy, Contentment, Satisfaction)
  - Sadness (aka Grief, Sorrow, Loss)
  - Disgust (aka Distaste, Disapproval)
  - Surprise
  - Fear (aka Pain, Death, Scarcity, Survival, Fight-or-flight, Restlessness)
    - List of phobias
  - Anger (aka Rage, Fury, Ire)
  - Shame (aka Regret, Dishonor, Inferiority)
- Safety (aka Security, Risk Management, Risk assessment)
Subconscious knowledge (aka Certainty, Luck, Boldness, Beliefs, Bias, Hope)
- Cogitive bias and fallacies list
  - The forms of neurodivergence
- Purpose (aka Desire, Wants, Amusement, Games, Play, Work)
  - Meaning (aka Fulfillment, Satisfaction, Enjoyment)
  - Games (aka Competition, Play)
- Symbols (aka Patterns, Rhythms, Connections)
  - Myths phenomenology list
  - Humor (aka Comedy, Levity, Amusement)
- The Unknown (aka Mystery, Chaos, Void, Darkness, Shroud)
Habits (aka Routine, Ritual, Muscle Memory)
- Addiction (aka Worship, Obsession, Idolatry)

Axiology (aka Values, Grouping, Chunking, Abstraction, Order)

Conscious thoughts
- Image (aka Perception, Impression, Phenomenon)
- Stories (aka Narrative, Connections, Tales, Lore, Sequence)
  - The form of stories
- Maturity (aka Growth, Development, Youth, Aging)
Processed thoughts
- Stock values
- Power (aka Ownership, Capability, Control)
- Language (aka Communication, Expression, Speech, Text)
- Identity (aka Focus, Association, Affiliation)
- Logic (aka Analysis, Rationalization, Sense)
  - Math (aka Quantity, Calculations, Statistics, Number Theory)
  - Science
Aesthetics (aka Quality, Beauty, Art, Value)
- Creativity (aka Formation, Inspiration, Muse)
- Creations (aka Creation, Work, Design, Building, Developing)
Decisions (aka Choices, Selection)
- The calculus for how we make decisions
- Personality (aka Essence, Core Self)
  - The Big 5 personality traits
- Inner Conflicts (aka Cognitive dissonance, Turmoil, Indecision)
- Imagination (aka Predictions, Expectations, Forecasting, Estimation)
- A list of bad predictions

Society (how to live together)

Actions and consequences (aka Results, Consequences, Effects, Diminishing return)
- Ethics (aka Morality, Virtue, Goodness)
  - List of virtues
  - Evil (aka Malice, Wickedness, Corruption)
- Why people change (aka Changes, Inner transformation, Adapting)
- The Good Life (aka Ideal life, Intentionality, Satisfaction, Living well)
Interpersonal (aka Friendship, Human connection, Companionship, Marriage)
- Love (aka Affection, Adoration, Sentiment, Interests)
- Boundaries (aka Rights, Privileges, Coexistence)
  - Contracts (aka Agreements, Exchanges, Payments)
    - Various types of contracts
  - Conflicts (aka Altercations, Arguments)
- Conversation (aka Connection, Teaching, Interacting, Communication)
- Influence (aka Social change, Sophistication, Leadership)
  - List of power types
  - List of image distortion methods
  - Education (aka Pedagogy, Teaching)
- Hacking (aka Exploit, Cleverness, Social engineering)
* Culture (aka Tradition, Customs)
- Cultural dimensions
- Human legacy (aka Lineage)
- Group membership (aka Religious/club association, Organizations)
  - Family (aka Parenting, Generations)
- Rules (aka Norms, Laws, Policies, Taxes, Impositions)
  - Justice (aka Rights, Equality, Fairness, Liberty)
  - Taboo (aka Heresies, Impropriety, Violations)
  - Slavery (aka Oppression, Subordination)
- Storytellers (aka Gossip, News, Lore)
  - Historical eras
- Technology (aka Tools, Techniques)
Small-scale conflicts and politics
- Small group leadership (aka Management, Group Dynamics)
- Specialization (aka Niches, Population density’s effects, Why cities exist)
- Social risk (aka Entrepreneurship, Pioneering)
- Cults (aka Fanaticism, Mass Formation Psychosis)
Large-scale groups
- Social classes (aka Classes, Divisions)
- Economics
- Social trends (aka Transitions, Fads, Adoption, Cycles, Memes)
  - The stages of a trend
- Utopia (aka The perfect society)
Large-scale conflicts and politics (aka War, Espionage, Battles)
- How wars are defused
- Engagement in a large-group conflict
- Large group leadership
- Conservative and liberal (aka The political spectrum)
  - Political systems list
  - Leftism (aka Social Justice, Egalitarianism, Marxism, Communism, Socialism, Democratic Socialism)
    - Sustainability factors
- Why bad systems persist (aka Bad Systems, Bureaucracy, Impotence, Mega-Corporations, Government Overreach, Corruption, Enshittification)
Modern complexities