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Psychic Schema (Necrocene)
Measured Outcomes
🦠 Necrocene
🔮 Sustainability Theorems
A cross-domain analysis of Political, Economic, Cultural, and Ecological theories.
Political Theory
Nihilism
Economic Theory
Consumerist Salvation
Cultural Theory
Influencer Worship
Ecological Theory
Disenchantment
The Inner Landscape: Psychological and spiritual effects of the system.
📑 Observations
Establishing a triage containing observations of social experience.
🪞 Self-Enquiry
When I feel the pull of Nihilism or the promise of Consumerist Salvation, am I responding to a genuine human need, or to a Psychic Schema engineered by a culture of Influencer Worship that profits from my Disenchantment?
🩺 Diagnosis Questions
1. Is there widespread apathy or despair?
2. Are meaning substitutes (shopping, fame) promoted?
3. Is the world viewed as disenchanted and mechanical?
Related Variables
- Mental health prevalence
- Consumer confidence indexes
- Participation in community or spiritual activities
"Their culture glorifies martyrdom, we're fighting an ideology, not a people."
🩻 Targeted Organ
The Pineal Gland
Capacity for Meaning & Enchantment
🧾 Rationale
To destroy Their cultural and spiritual identity.
💉 Extraction/Cultivation
Targeting universities, libraries, archaeological sites, and religious landmarks.
😷 Defense/Propagation
Irony and Cynicism: Framing cultural destruction as "collateral damage" in necessary war.
❌ Tetrad Analysis
- Object of Perception: Meaning / Purpose
- ENHANCES: Nihilism; consumerist coping; celebrity worship; disenchantment
- OBSOLESCES: Authentic meaning; spiritual connection; community purpose; wonder
- RETRIEVES: Ancient stoicism and cynicism, but stripped of their philosophical depth
- REVERSES INTO: Spiritual hunger becomes so acute it manifests as addiction, fundamentalism, or mental health crisis
📝 Partial Diagnosis
Soul Sickness: Collective psyche exhibits nihilism, consumerist salvation, influencer worship, and disenchantment—a loss of meaning and connection.
⚗️ Research Repository
🔮 Engagement Circle
🧊 Life Course
🎓 Case Study
Instagram Influencer Economy (2010-present)
The rise of influencer culture demonstrates the psychic schema of late capitalism: nihilistic acceptance of commodified authenticity, consumerist salvation through product consumption, worship of lifestyle influencers as secular saints, and the disenchantment of genuine human connection through algorithmic mediation.
Sources: Social Media Examiner Industry Report | Influencer Marketing Hub Statistics | NYU Stern Business School Analysis
📚 Literature
"Capitalist Realism" by Mark Fisher (2009)
Fisher's analysis of how capitalism has colonized desire and the unconscious, creating nihilistic acceptance of "there is no alternative" while offering consumerist salvation and celebrity worship as substitutes for authentic meaning.
