Heavy metal philosopher of psychology, sociology, and political theory. Grease your mental gearbox with this collection of concise concepts meant to get the creative juices flowing. (formerly titled Psychic Lube)
Quick shoutout to the always entertaining history podcast, the Duo Stulti; in this morning’s episode on Cicero, Dune detoured into bashing Buddhism for exactly the same reason I would, so I was inspired to join in the fun.
Intro theme: "Shattered", by (https://www.youtube.com/@VopiscusGuitar)https://www.youtube.com/@VopiscusGuitar (https://www.youtube.com/@VopiscusGuitar) (https://www.youtube.com/@VopiscusGuitar)
Augmenting Willpower (audiobook): (https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Augmenting-Willpower/dp/B0CMY2T4D5/)https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Augmenting-Willpower/dp/B0CMY2T4D5/ (https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Augmenting-Willpower/dp/B0CMY2T4D5/) (https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Augmenting-Willpower/dp/B0CMY2T4D5/)
An Idea is Not a Product: Moving Daydreams from Your Head to Your Wallet (audiobook): (https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Not-Product-Moving-Daydreams/dp/B0CXFXXLB1/)https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Not-Product-Moving-Daydreams/dp/B0CXFXXLB1/ (https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Not-Product-Moving-Daydreams/dp/B0CXFXXLB1/) (https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Not-Product-Moving-Daydreams/dp/B0CXFXXLB1/)
The Podcram (highlights from other podcasts): (https://open.spotify.com/show/7eXzt8qPiuh0Er6CIwVKFK)https://open.spotify.com/show/7eXzt8qPiuh0Er6CIwVKFK (https://open.spotify.com/show/7eXzt8qPiuh0Er6CIwVKFK) (https://open.spotify.com/show/7eXzt8qPiuh0Er6CIwVKFK)
Practical psychology tech: (https://www.patreon.com/cw/PsychicLube)https://www.patreon.com/cw/PsychicLube (https://www.patreon.com/cw/PsychicLube) (https://www.patreon.com/cw/PsychicLube)
Duo Stulti, The Worst of History 11: Cicero, The Libtard: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0RoNs9tKDOE6ZlJqNUpaEw
10 Jul 2026
Monopoly on Violence (Political Short)
Augmenting Willpower (audiobook): https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Augmenting-Willpower/dp/B0CMY2T4D5/ (https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Augmenting-Willpower/dp/B0CMY2T4D5/)
An Idea is Not a Product: Moving Daydreams from Your Head to Your Wallet (audiobook): https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Not-Product-Moving-Daydreams/dp/B0CXFXXLB1/ (https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Not-Product-Moving-Daydreams/dp/B0CXFXXLB1/)Intro theme: "Shattered", by https://www.youtube.com/@VopiscusGuitar (https://www.youtube.com/@VopiscusGuitar)Transcript:
The state conceived of as a monopoly on violence is already a totalitarian framing. Once a monopoly on violence is secured, there is infinite leverage for governmental expansion. Only when the capacity for organized violence is retained by the citizenry can the government be held to account. The 2nd amendment is the reason America crawls, rather than sprints, toward full-blown slavery.
Without limits to government growth, any issue that a government is considered necessary to solve is guaranteed to become a bigger and bigger problem, whether that’s war, welfare, healthcare, homelessness, food production, drug abuse, terrorism, or theft of marshmallows.
It needs to be remembered that any organized body of people collecting a paycheck is a for-profit entity, and the government is no exception. Whatever they’re guaranteed a budget increase to deal with, they’re incentivized to worsen.
Voting is only real to this extent: The political party handed power by the unelected bureaucracy is whichever one can at the moment do a better job convincing the populace of reasons to increase the federal (or state or municipal) sphere of responsibilities (and thereby, the budget).
The Podcram (highlights from other podcasts): https://open.spotify.com/show/7eXzt8qPiuh0Er6CIwVKFK (https://open.spotify.com/show/7eXzt8qPiuh0Er6CIwVKFK)
22 Feb 2026
Socialism is Slavery without Accountability for the Slave-Owners
[Political Theory Series]
Right now the government takes one quarter of the fruit of my labor. I don’t get to decide where that money goes or what it gets used for. We are one-quarter socialist, from where I’m sitting. Just heard that in New York City, which is not my problem, but a useful example, they’re trying to raise taxes by another 9%, and trying to pass a law that prevents you from selling your property to anyone but the government.* Okay, so fast-forward that madness a few generations, and you have a world in which everyone lives in government-owned housing and works without pay. Someone else decides where you live, what you do, and what stuff you can have. How is that different from slavery? Only in one respect: you’re owned by committee, instead of by an individual, so there’s no one to hold accountable when things go too far. Fork socialism.
*correction: proposed NYC law is about selling apartments, not houses (yet). Certain non-profits would get first dibs on multi-family residential purchases. Still illustrates the trend.
Augmenting Willpower (audiobook): https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Augmenting-Willpower/dp/B0CMY2T4D5/ (https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Augmenting-Willpower/dp/B0CMY2T4D5/)
An Idea is Not a Product: Moving Daydreams from Your Head to Your Wallet (audiobook): https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Not-Product-Moving-Daydreams/dp/B0CXFXXLB1/ (https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Not-Product-Moving-Daydreams/dp/B0CXFXXLB1/)
The Podcram (highlights from other podcasts): https://open.spotify.com/show/7eXzt8qPiuh0Er6CIwVKFK (https://open.spotify.com/show/7eXzt8qPiuh0Er6CIwVKFK)
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