7 stages of existential disorientation
1. FUD freeze
2. Going Brrr
3. Random Acts of Creativity
4. Anaerobic capability building
5. Trial and error with ~0% hit rate
6. Goblin mode
7. Gnomic resignation
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There better not be a stage 8
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Russia is in stage 5
Biden is in stage 4
Trump is in stage 6
China is in stage 2
Media is in stage 3
Middle class is in stage 3
This is a cross between kubler ross and Gartner hype cycle
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I’m available for Covid reboot motivational speaking
30% off for zoom-only
50% off if I don’t have to shave or get a haircut
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Grindset belongs somewhere here. Possibly if you try to hang on to stage 5 at all costs. It’s just goblin-mode in denial.
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The question is, what kind of doom or "crisis" are we dealing with in existential disorientation: a medical crisis or a jurisdictional/legal crisis?



