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The Core Principle of the Nincompoop Philosophy
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.
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The 9 Core Systems of the Nincompoop Brain
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.
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The 7 Steps of Nincompoopism (The Idiot’s Recovery Programme)
A Personal Operating Manual for Navigating the Human Mind
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Even the Smart Ones
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.
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Nincompoopism through the Nincompoop Lens
Let’s take a step into the future — where Nincompoopism has grown legs, gained followers, splintered into factions, and inevitably become the very thing it warned you about.
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The Self Destructing Philosophy
A self-destructing philosophy is one that refuses to become sacred. It carries within it the tools to dismantle itself the moment it stops being useful and starts being dogma. It questions its own assumptions, mocks its own followers when they get too smug, and actively resists becoming a belief system that people cling to for…