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The Digital Garden
Websitez21d.com
Threads201
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Philosophy105
Technology30
Evolution22
Innovation21
Crypto19
Uncategorised2
Cults2

The Digital Garden is GritCult's personal site at z21d.com. In his words: “A centralised, curated node of my content and digital footprint.”

Thesis

To understand someone, understand their composite mental models. These are the concepts that shape my worldview — all, in essence, an application of one idea: evolution. The belief that through death, some things improve… for a while.

biology → memes → cults → innovation → technology

Mental models

CultsCults are biological and memetic organisms. I study them in modern culture.
MemesSpreading ideas, via ideas. My intellectual pursuit. (madru.org)
InnovationTechnology innovation IS evolution. Studied Business Economics & specialised in innovation.
CryptoOver a decade following; now all professional pursuits are crypto-related.

Flagship threads

201 flagship threads, newest first. Select a column heading to sort.

DateCategoryThreadSource
25 April 2022PhilosophyIN THE PROCESS OF DOING A BELIEF AUDIT QUESTIONING ALL MY BELIEFSView
22 April 2022PhilosophyDO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT OR WERE YOU MERELY PROGRAMMED WITH THAT BELIEF?View
17 April 2022PhilosophyA TRUE MAN HATES NO ONEView
26 March 2022PhilosophyCONVINCED SAM HARRIS. SHAPIRO. HITCHENS. MAHER ET AL. WERE ALL FUNDED BY THE SAME PSY OPView
11 March 2022PhilosophyLESSONS FROM CURRENT PSYOPSView
15 February 2022PhilosophyMENTAL MODEL THAT HAS HELPED ME IN TIMES OF UPS AND DOWNSView
12 February 2022InnovationDO YOU REALLY TRUST THIS MAN? ELON MUSKView
11 February 2022InnovationWE ARE GOING TO LIVE IN THE CRAZIEST DECADE OF ALL TIME.View
7 February 2022CryptoTHE FUTURE ISN'T WEB 3. I AM MASSIVELY BEARISH ON WEB3View
6 February 2022TechnologyTRUCKERS ARE GONNA BE EXTINCT IN 10 YEARS DUE TO AI.View
3 February 2022CultsWHY YOU SHOULD FOLLOW MEView
26 January 2022CryptoWHAT IS THE METAVERSE?View
22 January 2022PhilosophyWISDOM IS THE ABILITY TO KNOW HOW YOU SHOULD ACT IN ANY GIVEN SITUATION.View
22 January 2022InnovationENTREPRENEURSHIP IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN THE MONEY.View
19 January 2022CryptoTHIS IS WHY WE NEED CRYPTO. AND WHY WE NEED ANONS.View
14 January 2022PhilosophyYOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE MASSIVELY BY 2030 PART. 1View
30 November 2021CryptoTHIS IS HOW ANY COMPANY COULD BECOME A DAO.View
9 October 2021CryptoI'M A FAN OF KYCView
3 September 2021PhilosophyOBSERVATIONS ON MALE WORLDView
27 August 2021PhilosophyWE ARE ENTERING WARTIME.View
3 August 2021CultsEVERYTHING IS A CULTView
19 July 2021Philosophy20 FINDINGS ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOUR.View
16 July 2021CryptoWAR TIME CEO. IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ESSAY CRYPTO FOUNDERS NEED TO READ RIGHT NOW.View
3 July 2021PhilosophyTHE DECLINE OF JAPANView
28 June 2021CryptoCRYPTO-ANARCHY AS EXIT TO THE CURRENT POLITICAL TURMOIL AND DECLINE OF THE WEST.View
11 June 2021PhilosophyTHE DECLINE OF AMERICA:View
6 June 2021CryptoIMPLICATIONS OF EL SALVADOR ACCEPTING CRYPTO :View
5 June 2021InnovationTOP 5 INNOVATIONS OF HUMAN HISTORY AND CIVILISATION AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE WHITE PILLED.View
2 June 2021CryptoMEGA THREAD ON NFTSView
28 May 2021Philosophy20 REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTIC 2021View
15 May 2021InnovationLEARN TO ASK GOOD QUESTIONS.View
15 May 2021CryptoHOW ELON MUSK AND TESLA COULD BECOME THE WORLDS FIRST DAOView
9 May 2021CryptoSOME UNFILTERED THOUGHTS ON WHY I AM: BULLISH ON CRYPTO BEARISH ON FINTECHView
19 April 2021InnovationMY INFLATION THREAD.View
18 April 2021InnovationHOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AS A CONSULTANT.View
9 April 2021InnovationHOW TO MAKE MONEY ON TWITTERView
19 March 2021Technology10 LESSONS FROM PETER THIEL'S INFAMOUS CLASS ON START UPSView
15 March 2021TechnologySTART THINKING OF YOUR REPUTATION IN TERMS OF A "CREDIBILITY STACK"View
9 March 2021TechnologyTHE TRUTH ABOUT WHY BITCOIN WAS INEVITABLE.View
5 March 2021TechnologyTHE TOP 10 WAYS YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE IN 2030 PART 1View
5 March 2021InnovationLESSONS FROM MONEYBALLView
27 February 2021Philosophy20 LESSONS I LEARNED IN 2020View
24 February 2021PhilosophyDEDICATED WELL TRAINED GROUP OF MEN TO TAKE OVER THE WORLDView
23 February 2021TechnologyBROKE: THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WOKE: THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION.View
20 February 2021InnovationMY FORMULA FOR HAVING CONSISTENT ENERGY LEVELS AND FOCUSView
3 February 2021Technology20 WAYS TWITTER IS A FORM OF INTERNETView
9 November 2020PhilosophyWHAT IS A MIMESIS TRAP?View
29 October 2020PhilosophyGRITCULT READING OF HAGAKURE.View
19 October 2020PhilosophyCULTURE IS DOWNSTREAM OF SYSTEMS.View
17 October 2020TechnologyTHE FUTURE OF WARFARE.View
22 September 2020PhilosophyCHRISTOPHER HITCHENS WAS A MIDWIT.View
13 September 2020PhilosophyTHREAD ON THINKING ON THE FUTUREView
16 August 2020InnovationHOW TO TELL IF A PERSON IS SMART IN 2 MINSView
15 August 2020InnovationSOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO START WITH AN AUDIENCE OF ONE TO REACH AN AUDIENCE OF MILLIONS.View
15 July 2020TechnologyWELCOME TO THE CYBERPUNK DYSTOPIA OF 2020.View
25 June 2020Philosophy1 RT = 1 REASON WHY @JOEROGAN SHOULD CONSIDER RUNNING FOR PRESIDENTView
22 June 2020PhilosophyMOST PEOPLE TEND TO BE WRONG BECAUSE OF THEIR META HEURISTICSView
6 May 2020TechnologyTOP 10 TRIUMPHS OF WESTERN CIVILISATIONView
27 January 2020PhilosophyMOST IN THE MODERN AGE ARE DIVORCED FROM HISTORYView
4 January 2020PhilosophyTHE 2020S DECADE WILL SEE THE WORLD BECOME ALOT MORE "NEOREACTIONARY"View
22 December 2019PhilosophyTHREAD OF REFLECTIONS FROM SPARRING AND TRAINING.View
9 December 2019Innovation1 RT = 1 LESSON LEARNED FROM WORKING WITH SENIOR EXECSView
7 November 2019TechnologyANYTHING THAT CAN BE SOFTWARE. WILL BECOME SOFTWARE.View
4 November 2019InnovationMID SKILL LEVEL JOBS ARE GONNA RUN OUT.View
6 October 2019PhilosophyWHY I THINK @KANYEWEST SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATESView
30 September 2019PhilosophyTHREAD ON CITIZENSHIP MARKETSView
21 September 2019TechnologyTHE SOONER WE BECOME A MULTI PLANET SPECIES. THE BETTER.View
19 July 2019TechnologyLIFE AS A SERVICEView
8 July 2019EvolutionTHREAD ON EVOLUTION AND BEAUTYView
30 May 2019PhilosophyTHREAD ON MALCOLM X TEACHING HIMSELFView
30 May 2019InnovationUNIVERSITY WAS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY.View
25 May 2019EvolutionDOMESTICATION THREAD.View
9 May 2019EvolutionTRADITIONALISM IS GYNOCENTRIC.View
5 May 2019TechnologyTHREAD ON NETWORK SOVEREIGNTY.View
2 April 2019PhilosophyI'M A PERPETUAL WHITE BELT.View
26 March 2019PhilosophyPOLITICS IS DOWNSTREAM OF SEX.View
22 March 2019PhilosophyTHREAD ON THE NATURE/ONTOLOGY OF QUESTIONS.View
17 March 2019TechnologyTHE EVOLVING NATURE OF VIOLENCE IN THE POST INTERNET AGE.View
16 March 2019TechnologyBIG DATA THREAD:View
15 March 2019EvolutionTHREAD ON FATHERLESSNESSView
13 March 2019TechnologyTHREAD ON SPIRITUAL CAPITALISM OR TRANSCENDENTAL CAPITALISMView
10 March 2019PhilosophyTHREAD ON MY ANSWERS TO THE FAMOUS @PETERTHIEL QUESTION :View
9 March 2019PhilosophyTHREAD EXPANDING ON FRIENDS AND ENEMIES.View
8 March 2019TechnologyA VR CONCEPT OF TWITTER. USES THE HYPER TEXT MAP AS A VR INTERFACEView
4 March 2019InnovationGREAT THREAD ON ENTREPRENEURSHIPView
28 February 2019TechnologyTED KACZYNSKI AND ISISView
23 February 2019PhilosophyON THE NATURE OF POST POLITICS.View
22 February 2019PhilosophyMIKE TYSON AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF ENEMIESView
18 February 2019EvolutionTHREAD ON EPIGENETICS.View
14 February 2019PhilosophyON INSIGHT. THE NOVEL AND THE NEW.View
12 February 2019EvolutionGROUP AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS.View
8 February 2019TechnologyFACEBOOK ADS ARE A UNDER UTILISED AREA FOR GROWTH IN ALL AREAS.View
5 February 2019PhilosophyTHREAD ON UK INTEL HACKS OF INTEGRITY INITIATIVE, LINKED TO STATECRAFT.View
4 February 2019PhilosophyON CHAOSView
1 February 2019PhilosophyTHE CHAOS WILL EITHER SCARE YOU. OR INSPIRE YOU TO USE IT.View
26 January 2019PhilosophyON THE EMULATION OF DEATH IN THE CYBER WORLD.View
25 January 2019Philosophy@GRITCULT IS DEAD.View
18 January 2019Philosophy"THE HUMAN GAZE HAS A POWER OF CONFERRING VALUE ON THINGS; BUT IT MAKES THEM COST MORE TOO"View
11 January 2019Evolution"EXPERIENCE" = BAGGAGE. EVERYTHING COMES AT A COSTView
9 January 2019Philosophy"THUS, A GOOD MAN, THOUGH A SLAVE, IS FREE; BUT A WICKED MAN, THOUGH A KING, IS A SLAVE.View
2 January 2019PhilosophyTEST FOR PSEUDO-INTELLECTUALS.View
30 December 2018Philosophy"DIVIDE AND RULE, A SOUND MOTTO; UNITE AND LEAD, A BETTER ONE."View
1 December 2018PhilosophySOCIAL CAPITAL CAN COMPOUND FASTER THAN ANYTHING ELSE.View
25 November 2018CryptoTHREAD ON DAOSView
8 November 2018PhilosophyAESTHETICS OVER IDEOLOGY.View
3 November 2018PhilosophyTOO MUCH OF BEING A KID IS ALSO A PROBLEM.View
28 October 2018PhilosophyHAVE YOU CHALLENGED ALL YOUR ASSUMPTIONS ?View
27 October 2018PhilosophyMOST WHO ARE ENTRANCED BY THE MAGICIAN, SECRETLY HOPE TO BE THE ONE PULLING THE STRINGS OF THE ILLUSION.View
22 October 2018TechnologyPATENTS:View
21 October 2018CryptoSIMULATION TECH AND IN GAME DYNAMICS WITH CRYPTOView
10 October 2018PhilosophyVOLTAIRE QUOTES AND EXCERPTSView
29 September 2018PhilosophyIN THE ATTENTION ECONOMY. THE ABILITY TO IGNORE IS PRICELESS.View
24 September 2018InnovationCAPITALISM CREATED THE MODERN ARTIST PROFESSION.View
12 September 2018TechnologyNETWORK STATESView
3 September 2018PhilosophySPACE WARFARE LIKE ALL FORMS OF WARFARE MAY SEEM INEVITABLEView
29 August 2018PhilosophySCHRODINGER'S INNER DIALOGUEView
23 August 2018PhilosophyBARBELL STRATEGY TO LIFE :View
20 August 2018EvolutionBIOCOMPUTERS:View
18 August 2018UncategorisedUNCONVENTIONAL ADVICE :View
11 August 2018PhilosophyPEOPLE THINK SOCIOPATHS AND PSYCHOPATHS ARE BAD FOR SOCIETYView
9 August 2018PhilosophyMEMEPOOL IDEOLOGICAL TOPOLOGYView
7 August 2018PhilosophyCONCEPT : MEMETIC ENTROPYView
4 August 2018PhilosophyBROKE : HUMANITIES WOKE : BIOLOGYView
3 August 2018PhilosophyTHINKING ON CAESAR AGAINView
30 July 2018TechnologyTECHNOLOGY => MAGICView
30 July 2018Evolution"BIOLOGY" - @GRITCULTView
28 July 2018Philosophy"CAEDITE EOS. NOVIT ENIM DOMINUS QUI SUNT EIUS."View
24 July 2018PhilosophyEFFECTS OF BREAKDOWN OF THE NUCLEAR FAMILY MODELView
23 July 2018PhilosophyTHE MAIN THING THAT MOTIVATES ME TO BETTER MYSELF IS : HATEView
21 July 2018TechnologyCORPOREAL TECHNOLOGY AND MEMETIC TECHNOLOGYView
18 July 2018EvolutionBETA ORBITERS THREADView
15 July 2018PhilosophyMONTAIGNE'S ESSAYSView
14 July 2018TechnologyON BIOCOMPUTING :View
13 July 2018PhilosophySOFTWARE AND IDEOLOGY :View
9 July 2018PhilosophyA PERSON IS NOT RELIGIOUS SOLELY WHEN HE WORSHIPS DIVINITYView
6 July 2018EvolutionFETISH => MENTAL ILLNESS (ON SOME LEVEL)View
29 June 2018PhilosophySOCIOLOGY META AGE :View
29 June 2018CryptoMETA MONEY : BITCOIN - [QUESTION: CAN YOU BUILD EVERYTHING ONTO BITCOIN ?]View
24 June 2018InnovationINTERNET AND DATING PATTERNS TRENDS:View
20 June 2018PhilosophySOCIETY REFLECTS WHO IT CHOOSES AS ITS ROLE MODELS.View
15 June 2018CryptoHER: HE'S BEEN ACTING WEIRD ALL WEEK HIM: TIME IS MONEY, BITCOIN IS MONEY, THEN BITCOIN IS TIME.View
14 June 2018EvolutionWHEN MALES TRY TO "CHECK" YOU, BEST TO SHOW AGGRESSION BACKView
14 June 2018InnovationINNOVATION:View
13 June 2018InnovationCORPORATE SERFDOM:View
13 June 2018CryptoON CRYPTO AND COPYRIGHT LAW :View
13 June 2018InnovationSLAVES REDUCED THE NEED FOR INNOVATION, WHICH IS WHY THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION DIDNT HAPPEN IN ANCIENT ROME OR GREECEView
12 June 2018EvolutionHUMANS ARE GROWING IN SIZE. BUT OUR BRAINS ARE SHRINKING.View
11 June 2018PhilosophyGEOFFREY MILLER IS AN INTERESTING CASE STUDYView
11 June 2018PhilosophyTHREAD ON PROGRESSIVISM :View
9 June 2018PhilosophyLETS TRY; ATOMISATION(HYPERINDIVIDUALISM) HEDONISM, LACK OF PURPOSEFULNESS AND MEANING"View
8 June 2018EvolutionON UMWELT STEMS FROM THE THEORY OF SEMIOTICS (STUDY OF SIGNS) USED BY ETHNOLOGISTSView
8 June 2018PhilosophyIF YOU DONT ADJUST YOUR GOALS AS YOU GET OLDER, ARE YOU CHILDISH, OR STAGNATING ?View
6 June 2018TechnologyON CYBERNETICS:View
6 June 2018EvolutionWORDS -> PHRASES: "GOOD" + " DAY" PHRASES -> WORDS : "G'DAY"View
6 June 2018Philosophy"STUDY DEATH ALWAYS" WHY SENECA'S ADVICE FOR LIVING CENTERED ON DYING.View
5 June 2018EvolutionRECENT CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THIS TOPIC TAGS A FATTY AND PRESERVATIVE-LADEN DIET AS THE CULPRIT.View
5 June 2018PhilosophyIM SCEPTICAL OF THE FUTURE.View
4 June 2018EvolutionA STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR CONCLUDED THAT WOMEN'S FACIAL FEATURES AND ESTROGEN LEVELS CORRELATE WITH THEIR SELF-REPORTED DESIRE TO HAVE CHILDRENView
4 June 2018EvolutionDEMONISING MALES OF ANOTHER "IN-GROUP" OR ETHNICITY SEEMS LIKE A INTRASEXUAL MATING STRATEGYView
31 May 2018PhilosophyPLAY LONG TERM GAMES WITH LONG TERM PEOPLEView
30 May 2018TechnologyEXOSKELETONS:View
30 May 2018TechnologyBBC NEWS | SCI/TECH | BIOLOGICAL COMPUTER BORN -1999View
29 May 2018PhilosophyGOING TO A MARXIST CONVENTION THIS WEEKEND.View
29 May 2018PhilosophyINTERESTED IN THE GROOMING CASES ?-QUILLIAM FINDINGSView
28 May 2018EvolutionDO WE CATEGORISE PEOPLE BY HOW THEY ACT OR DO WE CATEGORIES ON WHAT THEY SAY THEY ARE ?View
27 May 2018PhilosophyTHINK :MORE QUESTIONS LESS STATEMENTSView
27 May 2018PhilosophyMANY PEOPLE CRY AT THE MERE MENTION OF NEOLIBERALISMView
26 May 2018CryptoTHREAD ON PERSONAL EQUITY SWAPS : MY CRYPTO PFOJECTS ARE WORKING ON THISView
25 May 2018EvolutionFEMINISTS, QUEER AND LGBT+ FOLK, (LIBERALS IN GENERAL) TEND TO HAVE LESS KIDSView
25 May 2018TechnologyTHREAD ON INNOVATIONView
25 May 2018PhilosophyTHREAD ON DECENTRALISING THE GOVTSView
24 May 2018UncategorisedPT 2 :View
19 May 2018PhilosophyIQ SHREDDERS ARE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY IQ IS OVER RATED.View
16 May 2018PhilosophyTHE POPULATION OF THE WORLD IS VERY VERY LIKELY TO HIT A ROOF THIS CENTURYView
11 May 2018PhilosophyITS SEXUAL SIGNALLING HUMANS *ARE* ANIMALS (APES)View
11 May 2018Philosophy"THE ONLY REAL REVOLUTIONARIES ARE PHILOSOPHERS AND SAINTS"View
7 May 2018PhilosophyIVE GOT A LOT LEFT TO LEARN, A THING I OFTEN FORGET.View
6 May 2018EvolutionHERE IS THE STUDY THAT HIGHLIGHTED MALE DNA IN FEMALESView
4 May 2018PhilosophyTHE MORE EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF WOMEN IN MONOGAMOUS GROUPS MEANS THAT MORE MEN CAN ACQUIRE WIVES, AND FEWER MEN HAVE TO LEAVE THE GROUP TO SEARCH FOR WIVES ELSEWHERE.View
4 May 2018PhilosophyON IDEOLOGICAL MARKETPLACES:View
3 May 2018PhilosophyTHE MORE LAWS YOU HAVE THAT PEOPLE DISAGREE WITH THE MORE THEY WILL NOT VALUE THE LAW AT ALL.View
3 May 2018CryptoI PERSONALLY THINK BITCOIN WAS INEVITABLEView
3 May 2018CryptoTHREAD ON CRYPTO AND ADVERTISING :View
2 May 2018EvolutionSAME SPECIES, RECESSIVE GENE FOR FUR MUTATIONView
29 April 2018PhilosophyTHIS MEME APPEARS TO THE NOTION OF SAMURAI AS WELL HAVING HONOUR.View
26 April 2018PhilosophyALARMIST THREAD: INCOMING POPULATION IMPLOSIONView
26 April 2018PhilosophyTHREAD ON POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICSView
20 April 2018PhilosophyON NHS :View
10 April 2018Philosophy1 BIRTH STATSView
15 March 2018Philosophy"FINALND IS HAPPIEST COUNTRY" ALSO DONT FORGET THE SIZE OF ITS POPULATION WHICH IS ~ 5 MILLIONView
14 March 2018PhilosophyI THINK THE SECOND COLD WAR WILL BE A LOT MORE EXCITING THAN THE FIRST ONEView
14 March 2018PhilosophyPOLITICAL MOVEMENTS:View
5 March 2018PhilosophyTHREAD BORROWS ALOT FROM BOOK: EVOLUTION OF EVERYTHING BY MATT RIDLEYView
5 March 2018Philosophy"SEXUAL LIBERTY" CORRELATES WITH WORSENING SOCIETIES.View
28 February 2018TechnologyTHREAD ON MICRO TECH PRODUCTION :View
24 February 2018PhilosophyEVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY = EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY + COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY.View
23 February 2018PhilosophyIT ALL DEPENDS ON DEFINITIONS. FROM WHAT I SEE, THE CURRENT WESTERN ITERATION OF THE NOTION HAS STEMMED FROM ROMANTICISM, WHICH ITSELF WAS A PHILOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT SWINGING THE PENDULUM AWAY FROM THE ENLIGHTENMENT ERA. THE MOVEMENT FOCUSED ON EMOTION OF THE INDIVIDUALView
22 February 2018PhilosophyMEMETIC HISTORY OF THE OCTOPUS AS A FORM OF POLITICAL PROPAGANDAView
17 February 2018PhilosophyTRAITS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE PASSED DOWN DEPENDING ON HOW ADVANTAGES THEY WILL BE TO A SPECIFIC SEX.View
11 February 2018PhilosophyGOOD READ ON THE SCIENCE AND MATHS BEHIND IQ TESTING, HOW GOOD OF A MEASURE IT IS, RELATEDNESS, VARIANCE AND HOW A INDIVIDUALS MAY DIFFER FROM OTHER INDIVIDUALS FROM THEIR PERCEIVED GROUPView
21 January 2018PhilosophyON UBI :View