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Corruption (opens the original)
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We’re taking a break this week from our coverage of Dystrumpmilleria and related disorders in order to consider some of the real-world consequences arising through the behaviors of the disordered.To be clear, the “research” on and “symptoms” of Dystrumpmilleria, Voughtism, and Hegsennedysm are satirical (and I apologize for insulting your intelligence by pointing that out). The consequences of the habits of mind and beh
Corruption (opens the original)
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We’re taking a break this week from our coverage of Dystrumpmilleria and related disorders in order to consider some of the real-world consequences arising through the behaviors of the disordered.To be clear, the “research” on and “symptoms” of Dystrumpmilleria, Voughtism, and Hegsennedysm are satirical (and I apologize for insulting your intelligence by pointing that out). The consequences of the habits of mind and beh
Hegsennedysm (opens the original)
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In the last two weeks we’ve explored the symptoms of Dystrumpmilleria and Voughtism. While in-depth knowledge of these two diagnoses is not necessary to understand Hegsennedysm, familiarity with them does provide useful context for today’s post.Hegsennedysm is a multi-symptom disorder whose symptoms include, but are not limited to, incompagance (see traits below), delusional anatomical fixation, and a manifestation of the <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/the-peter-pri
Hegsennedysm (opens the original)
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Hegsennedysm is a multi-symptom disorder whose symptoms include, but are not limited to, incompagance (see traits below), delusional anatomical fixation, and a manifestation of the Peter Principle at high, public levels. ….More Bad News: Despite some early, hopeful promise, pushups, pullups, persistent contentiousness, and wearing suits that are too small have not in any way reduced the symptoms of Hegsennedysm. The researchers are still at it. <div class="su
Voughtism (opens the original)
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Last week we introduced the primary diagnoses facing the United States in the mid-2020s: Dystrumpmilleria, Voughtism, Hegsennedysm, Pamnoemia artificialis, Cirvancelotitis, and Witkustejarobia. We focused our attention on Dystrumpmilleria (DysTruMil), which refers to both a dystopian society and the biopsychosocial symptoms of those who lead or embrace it, and also briefly noted some Secondary Underlying Traits like Incompagance and ISATGAD (an acronym), which we’ll dive into more deeply in the
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