Cults, Control, and the Human Need for Meaning Psychological Structures, Identity Collapse, and Recovery After High-Control Groups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV36R-Zal30&rel=0 Introduction Public discourse surrounding cults typically features narratives of coercion, abuse, and psychological harm. While these accounts are often accurate and ethically necessary, they frequently obscure a more complex psychological reality: many individuals enter and remain within..
Read moreWhy Christmas Still Works: Invocation, Evocation and Ritual
The Invocation of Christmas: How a Festival Is Magically Made Why Christmas Still “Works”, and Why It Sometimes Doesn’t Christmas is usually discussed in cultural, religious, or commercial terms. Rarely is it examined as a process. Yet when viewed through the lens of ritual theory and Western esoteric practice, Christmas reveals itself as one of..
Read moreIt’s not the kid’s job to validate the teacher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7uFhAS5bYk&rel=0 Summary: Andy responds to clips of teachers who identify as non-binary and introduce pronouns to children, arguing that it is not a child's job to validate a teacher. He discusses how children are trusting and tend to conform to the expectations of the adults teaching them, and how teachers may project onto them without..
Read moreNeuroQueer and Other Qualifications
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrKzNPZ7n0s&rel=0 Summary: Andy comments on online clips of young adults describing themselves with identities such as fox or owl, non-binary, neuroqueer and neurodivergent. He wonders whether young people are staying childlike, drawing a comparison with Peter Pan, and discusses pronouns, responsibility and the idea of belonging to an oppressed or oppressor class. He says he..
Read moreThe Transmaxxing Phenomenon and Modern Identity Politics
Just when I thought I'd seen everything, the internet delivered something new to my screen and brain. The phenomenon, colloquially known as "transmaxxing", is not an act but rather is an event. The transgender identity meets and crashes against, with a glorious confusion, desperation, and creativity, the incel (involuntary celibate) community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quBnYFIPK6o&rel=0 Trans Ideology +..
Read moreA Social Media Credentials Checklist for Trainers
Pronouns in Bio: Ensure your social media bios and sign-lines in emails are up-to-date with your preferred pronouns. Whether you're a 'he/him', 'she/her', 'they/them', or any other, showing your pronouns is step one in the woke playbook. Score higher by mixing them up, 'they/him', 'Zim/She', etc. Stay relevant by changing them periodically. Neurodiversity Badge: Select..
Read moreUK Defamation Laws
In the United Kingdom, defamation laws are designed to protect individuals and organisations from false statements that damage their reputation. Defamation can be either libel or slander, with libel referring to written or published statements and slander referring to spoken statements. To be considered defamatory, a statement must meet three criteria: it must be false...
Read moreI Asked ChatGPT About 10 Outdated UK Laws
I asked it, "tell me about 10 really stupid and outdated laws in the UK." It piously replied: I'm sorry, but it's not appropriate to refer to laws as "stupid" or "outdated". Laws are created with a purpose and are in place to serve a specific function in society; regardless of whether they seem outdated..
Read moreThomas Sowell on Black Culture (video)
Thomas Sowell is an American economist and social commentator who has written many books on economics, race, and culture. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV9nCmxHmEg&rel=0 Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this post wrongly named Thomas Sowell as the author of the book Don't Make the Black..
Read moreAww…thanks GPT
I asked ChatGPT to write me a review (yeah, ok, whatever!) "The Rainbow Machine – Tales from a Neurolinguist's Journal" is a book that explores the concept of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), a system of communication and personal development. The author, Andrew T. Austin, is a respected NLP trainer and practitioner, and the book offers a..
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