Low Jun Jian @lazaruslow

Another day, another flood of informational stimuli. Thank goodness, I can just barely handle informational overloads. My energy from the last large burst has definitely returned. Creative life for me.

New Romantics is an example of a song that exemplifies the energy and power a youthful and hungry Taylor Swift is capable of showing. The music video is both highly appreciative and an invite to join her for more. It is a call and a signal of what she believes. Powerful, strong.

To clarify, I did not intend the comments in my review of Taylor Swift's album to be an attention grabbing diss. But it is like watching a marathon runner the day after winning a big race. Used to winning and lacking the stamina the runner usually exudes with abundance.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and it feels true for the picture in Taylor Swift's album. The feel of her songs matches that sad and melancholic look. She seems to be in an era of sadness and lethargy as there is little power that you can feel from her songs.

I see confused people projecting their fantasies onto innocent people who are powerless.

Graham Linehan 🎗️ @Glinner

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I see confused people projecting their fantasies onto innocent people who are powerless.

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I imagine a story that will make the biggest of companies fall that is about empowerment, empathy, and leadership. It goes, an infinitely talented male gets transformed into a female by a witch to stop his ascendency. The transformed male gets emasculated and treated badly to…

TaraBull @TaraBull808

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I imagine a story that will make the biggest of companies fall that is about empowerment, empathy, and leadership. It goes, an infinitely talented male gets transformed into a female by a witch to stop his ascendency. The transformed male gets emasculated and treated badly to…

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"I reemerged with a newfound belief in money." What do you think? Is greed a coping mechanism when Nihilistic or could it be a way of reemerging existentially? People say money can't make you fulfilled but does greed count as a fulfilling goal or just a way to cope.

If we use the Standard Model of the Mind to map out how people might respond when confronted with existential realities like death, here’s how it can be structured: 1. Barrier/Trigger (Existential Truth) The trigger is the realization of mortality, suffering, or historical…

Breakthrough lens: Application to fear of truths Barrier: Truths such as death are paralyzing Buildup: Truth often catches up to us Trigger: When confronted with the truth, do we survive Release: Nihilism or existentialist reemergence Aftermath: The next phase

An essay on how The Breakthrough Lens applies to music is below. Music as Breakthrough: A Lens on Why Songs Move Us Introduction: Music is often described as the universal language of emotion. Across cultures and centuries, humans have used melody, rhythm, and words to…

The Breakthrough Lens simplified for everyone At the heart of The Breakthrough Lens is the idea of the packet of change. Barriers make it so that there isn't continuous but quantized change. The barrier only gets broken if the packet is big enough to release the tension.

Part 7: Conclusion In other words, the Breakthrough Lens tells us how peace collapses and war ignites. While, the Standard Model of the Mind tells us why the destructive impulses exist and what virtues can counter them.

Part 6: How We Achieve Peace: Lessons from the Standard Model of the Mind Cultivate positive forces: Education, diplomacy, and cultural exchange must emphasize truth, kindness, beauty, and understanding — countering greed, violence, manipulation, and apathy. Trait-conscious…

Part 5: How We Achieve Peace: Lessons from the Breakthrough Lens Stabilize barriers: Build robust institutions, treaties, and norms that absorb pressure without rupturing. (E.g., arms control agreements, trade interdependence.) Monitor buildup indicators: Look for signs of…

Part 4: Why War Starts: Standard Model of the Mind View Greed → conquest or resource competition. Nations pursue wealth, land, or strategic advantage. Violence → ideology of force. Aggressive impulses valorize domination, framing war as strength. Manipulation → propaganda.…

Part 3: Why War Starts: Breakthrough Lens View Barrier of peace becomes too strained. War begins when the buildup of unresolved tensions (territorial disputes, ideological conflicts, economic competition) reaches a threshold. Triggering event. A discrete spark (terrorist…

Part 2: Why peace is hard to achieve: From the Standard Model of the Mind Dark forces inside the mind. The “Dark Tetrad” (greed, violence, manipulation, apathy) ensures that destructive motivations are ever-present. Peace is hard because these negative drives are latent in…

Below starts a series where I try to prove the utility of my frameworks by applying it to real-world scenarios. Why Peace Is Hard to Achieve: From the Breakthrough Lens Peace = a fragile equilibrium. Just as breakthroughs require a barrier holding back change, peace is itself a…

I am satisfied with my Theory of Complexity, Standard Model of the Mind, and Breakthrough Lens. I will try and focus all attention on my three major frameworks from now on. I will master and refine these frameworks to cement my legacy as a true polymath.