by Martin | Feb 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
Part 3: Dopamine, Comfort, and the Addiction to Convenience The modern world is not collapsing from tyranny alone. It is collapsing from comfort. At the neurological level, convenience is not neutral. It is addictive. The same dopamine circuits that evolved to reward...
by Martin | Jan 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Series Overview This article now serves as: The Core Thesis for a ten-part series examining how neuroscience, psychology, and behavior shape the world systems people claim to oppose. Each part can stand alone while building toward a unified conclusion: authority...
by Martin | Jan 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
Introduction: The Convenient Illusion of Blame Across cultures and generations, people have blamed politics, governments, corporations, and distant authorities for the state of the world. Rising inequality, environmental collapse, economic instability, cultural...
by Martin | Oct 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Chaos as Midwife: Embracing Disorder to Birth New Stars As Nietzsche reminds us, “You must have chaos in yourself to give birth to a dancing star.” In a conversation with my friend Lori, we reflected on how this insight is not just poetic, but a lifeway—a posture...
by Martin | Sep 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Real Freedom: What It Truly Means & How to Live It Fully “Freedom is not simply the absence of chains, but the presence of the capacity to choose, act, and thrive.” Introduction We all want freedom. We speak of “being free” in many contexts — battling oppression,...
