How all kinds of minds have been sabotaged to wrongly gather and process information
1) “Average IQ” isn’t the problem—human cognition is the problem An IQ score near the population average means you’re… normal. It doesn’t mean you’re “bad...
Category : Psychology
The difference between common egotism and pathological narcissism
How often these days do you hear statements like “my ex was a narcissist” or “ALL my exes were narcissists” or “my boss was gaslighting...
The Confidence Trap: Why the Dunning–Kruger Effect Bites Hardest in Politics, Ideology, and Religion
Introduction: When ignorance becomes certainty The classic Dunning–Kruger result is simple and unsettling: people who know the least about a domain are the most likely...
New kindle ebook on amazon: Evil Decoded
Click here for the kindle ebook on amazon First the good news: Overcoming evil is a solvable task; just as we humans have managed to...
Friends & Enemies (03/17/24) C.G. Jung and Jordan Peterson
Jeff Nyquist and Alex Benesch talk about Carl Gustav Jung and Jordan Peterson. The latter thinks we can solve evil with the former’s early infatuation...
Communists got early access to psychology to build “critical theory”
We will never find out if Karl Marx was simply misguided with his prediction of the collapse of capitalism, or if he was intentionally lying...
“Activism” means infighting among the 99%
Remember Occupy WallStreet, the amorphous activist blob which grabbed headlines years ago but changed absolutely nothing? They had a really good slogan: “We are the...
How to avoid narcissists among the conspiracy interested
Narcissistic conspiracy theorists can (but not necessarily do) appear charismatic and charming. But this is only a facade. There are a number of warning signs...
How to spot a narcissistic conspiracy activist or guru
Apparently we live in an age of activists. “Activist” in most cases means “unemployed” or “still in school/university” or at least “unsuccessful and unwilling to...
Activism and resistance techniques are intentionally designed to fail
Domination is a science. Rulers successfully use various techniques on a scientific level to enforce their interests against the interests of the ruled. If the...