This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders # Dopamine / De Doping Allen Dulles, the future head of the CIA, had conversations with Joseph Goebbels back in 1935, openly expressing his admiration for Goebbels. Even a letter declassified in 2003 shows that Dulles spoke very positively about Goebbels at least until…
Category: Psychosupersum
The Psychosupersum is a part of the Microdose Bible by author M.H.H.Benders where he treats mental disorders in the light of teacher plants and new psychedelics.
“Inherent Censorship Within Your Software”
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders ## Censorship Baked into Your Software I am a paying user of Adobe, which costs me 67 euros per month. But I regularly get warnings that I am creating content that “violates the content policy,” such as the image I was working on last…
The Necessity of Megalomania
This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders *** You Must Have Delusions of Grandeur First and foremost, it’s remarkable how the mechanisms of power and exclusion operate within the literary world. The same figures who ignore one book after another in the media then take a position at the Dutch Foundation…
The Delusions of Grandeur Speak
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders. What came before: With the help of Bossche bollen, I successfully created a Temporary Autonomous Zone in the objections committee of the Dutch Foundation for Literature. I received a letter from Richard Jackson that was sent just in time after waiting around 10 weeks,…
The Temporarily Autonomous Zone
This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders The Temporarily Autonomous Zone I immersed myself in the paradox of the literary administrative landscape, a world where the chance of just 0.7% is not only a statistical anomaly but almost a mythological manifestation of bureaucracy. Imagine: four times in a row, an administrator…
“Daniel Hopfer and His St. Jerome: An Artistic Exploration”
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Daniel Hopfer and His St Jerome Three days and nights in a scorching hot Venice: normally, I wouldn’t even consider it, but a promise is a promise. Even at ten o’clock in the evening, it was still thirty degrees, and in that steaming water…
“A Barbarian in a Heatwave”
This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders Barbaar in een hittegolf Currently, Italy is experiencing one of the worst heatwaves in history. I’m typing this in Venice, after the second sweltering night where it didn’t cool down below 25 degrees. Still, I have no regrets about coming here—I’m doing it, of…
The Masters of Linguistic Prowess
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Sometimes, you come across people eager to demonstrate their superior linguistic knowledge. We all know them, the teachers, especially the one who believes there is nothing left for him to learn. Now that the human IQ is declining rather quickly and most people struggle…
The Castlefest of the Free Professions
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders The Castlefest of Independent Professions There seems to be a strange kind of misunderstanding about so-called “independent professions.” The titles “attorney” and “legal advisor” are not protected: in the Netherlands at least you don’t need to have undergone any training to call yourself a…
Defiant Creatures: Unveiling the Myth of the Donkey Deity
This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders Soon, I will set off for Pinocchio Island. After a thorough inspection of Sinterklaas Island a few years ago, it is time to explore the satanic myths even deeper, all to ensure Operation Bosschebol makes a big impact. In some translations, Pinocchio Island is…
Fianna Fáil: Soldiers of Fate as Swans
This article is based on this dutch article of Martijn Benders ### Fianna Fáil: The Soldiers of Destiny as Swans The cover of Ginneninne. It appears to be two holy swans, one pecking at the back of the other. But in reality, it’s “FF” turned upside down, symbolizing Fianna Fáil. The word “Fianna” refers to…
“The Existential Void of Foekje Dillema”
This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders We need to talk about Finalspark. These people design brains that they subsequently torture to “steer them in the right direction,” but it’s not considered torture “because these aren’t real brains.” Can you still follow? We’re talking about FinalSpark, a new company collaborating with…