War, for all its horror, has always had its admirers. The poets romanticise it. The generals study it. The bored and bitter sometimes root for it like it’s a football match with real casualties. Through the Nincompoop Lens, this isn’t surprising — it’s textbook human psychology doing what it does best: projecting, shortcutting, and backfilling […]
The Israel–Palestine conflict is not, at its root, an exceptional story. It’s a very human one — painfully, predictably human. Two populations, each armed with their own deeply rehearsed stories of victimhood, survival, and entitlement, locked into a tragic loop that has replayed itself for generations.
For most of history, mental health has been treated like a collection of strange, disconnected afflictions that happen to “other people.” The Nincompoop lens rejects this completely. There is no fundamental difference between the so-called “sick” mind and the “healthy” one.
The human brain was never built for clarity, truth, or wisdom. It wasn’t designed for careful reflection or objective judgement. It was designed for survival — to react quickly, to avoid danger, to preserve energy, and to keep us vaguely acceptable to whichever tribe we happened to belong to.
Anxiety, in its purest form, is simply the brain’s natural warning system. It’s there to help us spot threats, anticipate problems, and stay alive. Without it, our ancestors would’ve strolled straight into predators or off cliffs while admiring the scenery. A bit of worry sharpens focus.
Every human brain — from the most brilliant scientist to the office loudmouth who thinks he’s brilliant — runs on the same basic set of flawed internal systems. These are not exotic features. They’re built-in. The brain’s architecture is fundamentally designed for speed, not accuracy; for comfort, not truth; for survival, not wisdom.
A Personal Operating Manual for Navigating the Human Mind
At its most basic level, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is simply the brain’s habit system trying to protect you — and completely overdoing it. The mind spots potential danger, feels a surge of discomfort, and attempts to neutralise that discomfort by performing a ritual or mental routine.
It is easy to assume that intelligence, success, or intellectual prestige can protect a person from the common errors of human thinking. But this assumption fails under scrutiny. Expertise in one domain does not translate into clear thinking across the board. In most cases, it only sharpens the illusion of certainty.
At its core, modern spirituality is meant to reconnect people with meaning outside of materialism, dogma, and institutions. It’s anti-rigid, anti-hierarchical, and highly personal. It borrows from ancient traditions — meditation, energy work, astrology, manifestation, chakras, crystals, and “universal consciousness” — all with the promise of self-discovery, healing, and inner peace.