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Here's a theory to help explain some online discourse of emotional suppression that could be behind certain meme-ing behaviors or neurodivergence, in the sense of articulating emotions that might arise from different parts of memes.

Pepe = the stunted inner child, stuck at a kindergarten-like emotional level, innocent and vulnerable but largely unable to articulate what's wrong using complex emotional language, just knows it's sad or something with some body language.

Wojak = the adult mask, the societal script-following shell that's supposed to have it all figured out but is actually just as lost, ,wondering "I did everything I was supposed to do, why do I feel like garbage?"

When they're combined in memes, it's literally the adult self staring at its own emotional stun,ting going "what the hell happened to me?" The bland, mask-like appearance of Wojak is perfect because that's precisely what following societal scripts does: it turns you into this generic, hollow version of a person.

And the reason these memes exploded across the internet is that many are seeing this split. They see Pepe and think, "Oh wow, that feels like my emotional state," and they see Wojak and think, "Oh damn, is that what I look like to the world?"

It's as if the internet has figured out how to express the fundamental disconnect between their inner emotional reality (confused, sad, stunted, etc.) and their outer social performance (bland, conforming, mask-like) through frog and Wojak memes.

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📘 Book Overview: Peak Human by Johan Norberg

Publisher: Atlantic Books Length: 400 pages Price: $32.99 / £22 Author: Johan Norberg, Swedish historian Thesis: Golden ages of human history were driven by openness—to trade, people, and ideas—and declined when societies turned inward. 🏛️ Key Historical Case Studies

1. Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD), China

   Progress:

    Rule of law and meritocratic bureaucracy.
   
    Toleration of dissent: e.g., officials not executed for opposing the emperor.
   
    Peasant property rights and freedom of movement.
   
    Agricultural output surged, fueling urban growth (Kaifeng vastly larger than London at the time).
   
    Advanced commerce: paper money, canals, international trade.
   
    Technological innovation: movable type, industrial processes (e.g., coal for smelting).
   

   Decline:

    Mongol invasion preserved tech but stalled further progress.
   
    Ming dynasty (from 1368) imposed harsh reactionary policies:
   
        Banned ocean-worthy ships and foreign trade.
   
        Reinstated ancient fashion and punished deviation (e.g., forced castration for wrong hairstyles).
   
        Economic regression followed—Chinese incomes halved (1080–1400).
   
    China only rebounded with liberalization in the late 20th century.
   

2. Athens

   Achievements:

    Democracy and liberal trade: tariffs only 2%.
   
    Welcomed foreigners—e.g., a Syrian ex-slave became a wealthy man.
   
    High economic freedom (per Fraser Institute’s index)—higher than any modern nation.
   

   Limitations:

    Exclusion of women and slaves from freedoms.
   

3. Roman Empire

   Strengths:

    Inclusive citizenship and cultural learning from conquered peoples.
   
    Unified legal system and extensive road network.
   
    Economic policies:
   
        Augustus introduced a flat poll tax and low marginal tax rates.
   
        Encouraged innovation and productivity.
   

   Decline:

    Mismanagement:
   
        Coinage debasement led to hyperinflation.
   
        Price controls stifled commerce.
   
        Rise of dogma and suppression of intellectual freedom.
   
    Collapse followed due to plagues, invasions, and poor governance.
   
    Dark Ages marked by massive societal regression (e.g., decline in shipwrecks = less trade).
   

4. Abbasid Caliphate

   Misconceptions:

    Revered by extremists today (e.g., ISIS), but historically a beacon of tolerance and intellectual flourishing.
   

5. Italian Renaissance

   Clarification:

    Originated in rebellion against Christian orthodoxy and embraced pagan ideals.
   
    Not a purely “Christian” cultural phenomenon.
   

6. Britain’s Industrial Revolution

   Reality Check:

    Contrary to romanticized misery (e.g., Dickens, Blake), diaries suggest most people were satisfied—except poets and writers.
   

📉 Modern Relevance & Lessons Contemporary Parallels

Globalization after 1990 marked the most dramatic improvement in living standards—half of humanity’s 10,000-year progress occurred since then.

Current global shift toward nationalism and closed borders threatens this “peak human” moment.

Warning Signs

Rising trade wars and suppression of inquiry mirror the downfall patterns of historic golden ages.

The book implies (though does not name) Donald Trump as a symbol of such regressive policies.

💡 Central Argument

Societies thrive when they are open—to trade, immigration, dissent, and innovation. They decline when fear, rigidity, and insularity take over.

Norberg asserts:

Golden ages are man-made and reversible.

Collapse stems from bad leadership, dogma, and refusal to learn.

“Failure is not a fate but a choice.”

📚 Style and Reception

Rich in historical narrative, analytical rigor, and counterintuitive insights.

Challenges popular myths with empirical evidence.

Timely and persuasive, especially given rising global protectionism and authoritarianism.

Manche Dinge sind wichtiger für den Pilzanbau als andere...

Hat hier schon mal jemand eine laminar flow hood selbst gebaut?

Ich bin gerade dabei und stehe vor dem Problem, dass die Luft nicht gleichmässig aus der einströmkammer herausströmt in den Arbeitsbereich. Ich teste das mit einem Räucherstäbchen und sehe sogar rückströmungen aus dem Arbeitsbereich in die Einströmkammer. Jetzt möchte ich Lamellen zum besseren Verteilen des Luftstroms anbringen, aber bin mir nicht sicher, in welcher Anordnung das am besten ist. Ich würde gerne eine Strömungssimulation vermeiden. :-)

Ich habe Videos auf Youtube angeschaut, aber die hatten das Problem aus irgendwelchen Gründen nicht, obwohl deren Konstruktion sehr ähnlich ist wie meine.

Hat jemand TIps oder Erfahrungswerte?

Ein berührender Film mit happy ending

Once, I ran from fear
so fear controlled me.
Until I learned to hold fear like a newborn.
Listen to it, but not give in.
Honour it, but not worship it.
Fear could not stop me anymore.
I walked with courage into the storm.
I still have fear,
but it does not have me.
Once, I was ashamed of who I was.
I invited shame into my heart.
I let it burn.
It told me, “I am only trying
to protect your vulnerability”.
I thanked shame dearly,
and stepped into life anyway,
unashamed, with shame as a lover.
Once, I had great sadness
buried deep inside.
I invited it to come out and play.
I wept oceans. My tear ducts ran dry.
And I found joy right there.
Right at the core of my sorrow.
It was heartbreak that taught me how to love.
Once, I had anxiety.
A mind that wouldn’t stop.
Thoughts that wouldn’t be silent.
So I stopped trying to silence them.
And I dropped out of the mind,
and into the Earth.
Into the mud.
Where I was held strong
like a tree, unshakeable, safe.
Once, anger burned in the depths.
I called anger into the light of myself.
I felt its shocking power.
I let my heart pound and my blood boil.
Listened to it, finally.
And it screamed, “Respect yourself fiercely now!”.
“Speak your truth with passion!”.
“Say no when you mean no!”.
“Walk your path with courage!”.
“Let no one speak for you!”
Anger became an honest friend.
A truthful guide.
A beautiful wild child.
Once, loneliness cut deep.
I tried to distract and numb myself.
Ran to people and places and things.
Even pretended I was “happy”.
But soon I could not run anymore.
And I tumbled into the heart of loneliness.
And I died and was reborn
into an exquisite solitude and stillness.
That connected me to all things.
So I was not lonely, but alone with All Life.
My heart One with all other hearts.
Once, I ran from difficult feelings.
Now, they are my advisors, confidants, friends,
and they all have a home in me,
and they all belong and have dignity.
I am sensitive, soft, fragile,
my arms wrapped around all my inner children.
And in my sensitivity, power.
In my fragility, an unshakeable Presence.
In the depths of my wounds,
in what I had named “darkness”,
I found a blazing Light
that guides me now in battle.
I became a warrior
when I turned towards myself.
And started listening.
– Jeff Foster

Kern-Kraft scheint nicht besonders geeignet. Ich fand es witzig aber es ist wichtiger dass Leute verstehen was abgeht.