Comfort War

Comfort War


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#9 – Riptide Retrograde
December 22, 2017

Hi, I’d like to present an idea: “Supernormal stimulus poses the greatest existential threat to our species.”   Modern-day global extinction rates are at about 100 to 1000 times background rates[1]. The main cause of that is habitat destruction[2].

#9 – Riptide Retrograde
December 22, 2017

Hi, I’d like to present an idea: “Supernormal stimulus poses the greatest existential threat to our species.”   Modern-day global extinction rates are at about 100 to 1000 times background rates[1]. The main cause of that is habitat destruction[2].

#8 – Rage Spread Thin
January 30, 2017

Hi, I’d like to present an idea: “Mediate between thought-suppression and cognitive-reappraisal with expression.”                        You can’t distinguish popularity from lowest-common-denominators. That’s prima facie obvious,

#8 – Rage Spread Thin
January 30, 2017

Hi, I’d like to present an idea: “Mediate between thought-suppression and cognitive-reappraisal with expression.”                        You can’t distinguish popularity from lowest-common-denominators. That’s prima facie obvious,

#7 – Addiction
January 22, 2017

Hi, I’d like to present an idea: “For an addict, it’s not unreasonable to take radical steps toward self-betterment.”                      Suppose you considered yourself addicted to supernormal stimulus. You’d notice of course,

#7 – Addiction
January 22, 2017

Hi, I’d like to present an idea: “For an addict, it’s not unreasonable to take radical steps toward self-betterment.”                      Suppose you considered yourself addicted to supernormal stimulus. You’d notice of course,

#6 – Beast & Death
January 10, 2017

Hi, I’d like to present an idea: “Live outside the pursuit of happiness.”                           There are two traps, I’d say, that’ll lead you to gorge on supernormal stimuli; overextension and excess. Overextension occurs when you’ve strained your...

#6 – Beast & Death
January 10, 2017

Hi, I’d like to present an idea: “Live outside the pursuit of happiness.”                           There are two traps, I’d say, that’ll lead you to gorge on supernormal stimuli; overextension and excess. Overextension occurs when you’ve strained your...

#5 – Hardship v.s. Comfort
January 04, 2017

Hi, I’d like to present an idea: “Consider your origin story.”   We all love a good ‘rise from the ashes’ tale. Our superheroes who overcome a great tormented past, the homeless man turned real-estate tycoon,

#5 – Hardship v.s. Comfort
January 04, 2017

Hi, I’d like to present an idea: “Consider your origin story.”   We all love a good ‘rise from the ashes’ tale. Our superheroes who overcome a great tormented past, the homeless man turned real-estate tycoon,