Dead Internet

Dead Internet

"All the fun accounts are gone." "This site used to be fun." "Their search engine is broken." If you've made any of the above complaints, you are justified, and it's not just you. The Internet is dead. The Dead Internet Theory is a loose term used to describe a range…
August 13, 202111 Comments
Simulation Argument

Dark Ages

Every religion provides its adherents with an origin story--an explanation for who the faithful are and how their creed came to be. Nu-atheism is no exception. Some would argue that atheism isn't a religion but a lack of belief. Science and logic prove this claim false. Human beings are wired…
July 7, 202116 Comments
Get off Facebook

Delete Facebook

As I pointed out in the comments on yesterday's post, a hallmark of authoritarian regimes is their need to make everybody inform on everyone else. Facebook, the online marketing firm to which the state has long outsourced its censorship work, has now dropped any pretext of being an open forum…
July 1, 20218 Comments
Nerds Run Shit

Revenge of the Nerds

It's obvious to anyone who's been paying attention that the entertainment industry has become the Death Cult's propaganda ministry. The more astute observers know that the subversion of Hollywood started decades ago. The movie, music, and game industries aren't alone in their anti-evangelism for the new civic religion. Almost every…
June 15, 202125 Comments
Hetfield Shopping

More Music Ground Zero

In case you missed it, author and musician David V. Stewart recently did a couple of videos in which he ranked heavy metal albums. One video ranked Metallica's discography, while the follow up graded Megadeth's catalogue (on the front end of his Final Fantasy V stream). Both are highly worth watching.…
June 7, 202118 Comments
cardboard cutouts

Fantasy World of Cardboard

Talk to enough Millennials and Zoomers, and before long the conversation will turn to their favorite pop culture brands. Discussing these brands with them at any length will give you the strong impression that younger generations have a deep affinity for projecting themselves into these properties. Without a doubt, you'll…
June 1, 202114 Comments
Gaming Ground Zero

Gaming Ground Zero

In which author David V. Stewart takes the Cultural Ground Zero ball and advances it ten years down the field: Maybe you’ve heard of cultural ground zero: 1997.     Now let’s talk games, because unlike other institutions of culture, the games industry kept on growing and innovating for another…
April 7, 202111 Comments
Death Cult Seminaries

Death Cult Seminaries

That's what Death Cult priest  R. Tolteka Cuauhtin is openly campaigning to turn California's public schools into.   Next week, the California Department of Education will vote on a new statewide ethnic studies curriculum that advocates for the “decolonization” of American society and elevates Aztec religious symbolism—all in the service…
March 11, 202136 Comments
Chinese Rooms

Chinese Rooms

Timely blast from the past: A Twitter user dispels the illusions of machine learning and artificial intelligence.   Here's the news report on the mystery. It turns out a YouTuber illegally uploaded clips from a fifteen-year-old Japanese TV show that featured "Over Your Shoulder" by Dinosaur Jr. Japanese viewers started…
February 25, 202127 Comments
A 1980s Loser

A 1980s Loser

... lived like a king by today's standards. Readers over a certain age will remember the house above as the one used for exterior shots of the house from the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. The series chronicled the life and times of Al Bundy, a shoe salesman going through…
February 19, 202121 Comments