Monday, April 06, 2009

anthroposis

"anthroposis" is the state of being disgusted with humanity, and not sure of either one's epistemology to, or relation thereof with it. In Verdler & Rhynckoff's /Survey of Anthroposis Treatments/ (Vozgfe Press, New Yondroborough), Arnhec Crauille concisely describes anthroposis as: "the disgusting taste that humanity leaves in your mouth, dry, pasty, like pease porridge durian paste, and as a member of humanity you struggle with this once in a while. It's a sad fact that it's a scourge that is difficult to rout out because it's a member of the family of problems that do not easily effervescent solutions, though one must combine a wide variety of syncretic antidotes to oppose it: encouraging citricity, being wetter, eating fresh leafy vegetables, listening to music with a large bass component, being more open to touching people and being touched, being more tolerant of a diversity of opinions, eating a larger variety of foods and opening one to a wider variety of sensory stimuli. In the Internet Age (thankfully over!) the practical memetic currency of anthroposis was "lulz". It is shocking how long it took to recognize the pasty incoherence of lulz, as well as the fact that it is symptomatic of a precessionary nihilism and general disregard for other people. It is interesting how people's cultural radars were initially retargeted after the Second Pax Cultura to the insidious and not easily addressed pathology of lulzculture. We are fortunate to have a wide repetoire of tools to detect anthroposis and treat it. The research of Byzzkjien and Dronderferry has showed that by targeting sex-starvation and anthroposis together, the incidence of cancers in a society (controlling for other factors) can be reduced by three orders of magnitude. Targeting anthroposis in school age children reduces bullying significantly. We are fortunate to live in a day and age when we are lucidly aware of it."

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