End Times or Transitional Period?
Professor Sam Vaknin argues that we are not in a period of transition, but rather in a period of breakdown, meltdown, and disintegration of civilization. He provides five differential criteria to distinguish between transition and disintegration, including the emergence of new ideas and institutions, continuity amidst discontinuity, and the presence of empowering technologies. Vaknin also notes that gender roles shift and often become inverted during periods of disintegration, and that civilisations decline when multiple natural and man-made calamities coalesce and strike in tandem. He concludes that we are coping with multiple catastrophes on a global scale, and none of our institutions are held, leaving us alone, adrift, and atomized.
Watch This to Make Sense of the World
Professor Sam Vaknin discusses the history of politics and the role of elites in subjugating the masses. He explains how the elites use psychological manipulation techniques on the masses via the middle class and divide religions and philosophical systems into three options. He also discusses the geopolitical implications of the pandemic, including the decline of the United States and the rise of China and Russia. He advises small countries to adopt a neutral stance between East and West and encourages people to opt out, minimize consumption, and fight back through civil disobedience and passive resistance.
All Your Answers Questioned: Wild Ride with Professor Vaknin
Sam Vaknin discusses a range of topics in these sections, including his theory of three types of narratives people use to relate to the world, the problematization of issues in society, his agreement with Jordan Peterson’s values but criticism of his claim of universal applicability, his treatment modality called cold therapy, his theory of narcissism and the inability to love, his theory of physics and language, his views on the COVID-19 pandemic and the government’s response to it, and his childhood as a child prodigy.
Your Senses, Your Emotions, Your Morality (3rd Intl. Conference on Addiction and Psychiatry)
Professor Sam Vaknin discusses the complexity of emotions and their relationship with cognitions, sense data, and bodily responses. He argues that emotions may be rational strategies for survival and that there is a need for a more basic approach to understanding them. The composition of emotional data is crucial in determining the nature of the resulting emotion and subsequent action.
Insider View Of Narcissists Shared Fantasy With YOU (+ Psychopath’s)
Professor Sam Vaknin discusses the nature of narcissists and psychopaths, emphasizing that they are users, takers, and exploiters who do not form committed, long-term, or emotional relationships. He explains that they operate within a pathological narcissistic space and seek novelty, and that they view women as either mothers or whores. Vaknin also highlights the importance of understanding these concepts and the role of abuse and sadism in their interactions. Narcissists and psychopaths have three types of shared fantasies: with a man, with a woman, and with creative work. The critical point in a shared fantasy is what’s in it for the narcissist or psychopath.
Narcissist’s Rant: I Want to Go Home
Professor Sam Vaknin discusses the negative impact of narcissism on society, stating that as the world becomes more narcissistic, it becomes more difficult for narcissists to thrive. He argues that the world is becoming increasingly grandiose, malignant, and psychopathic, with women becoming more narcissistic and psychopathic than men. Vaknin also highlights the decline of relationships, the rise of entitlement, and the increasing atomization of society. He concludes by expressing his discomfort with the current state of the world and his desire to “go home.”
Boomers Pandemic, Millennials Cost, Bubble World – Part 2 of 2
The Great Recession damaged young workers to such an extent that they have never succeeded in recovering. Millennials were affected by structural changes in the economy, leading to a two-track labor market with high-paying jobs going to college graduates and postgraduates, while others make a pittance. Millennials are the most educated, diverse, and responsible generation, but they are still screwed by their elders who are nothing of the sort. The pandemic has exposed that if you’re young, a minority, a woman, or part of an imaginalist group, you’re screwed.
A-social Media: Fracking Mankind (Champagne Sharks Podcast)
Professor Sam Vaknin discusses various aspects of social media addiction, narcissism, aggression, language control, and the impact of social media on society. He explains how social media platforms are designed to be addictive and encourage constant comparison to peers, leading to conditioning or addiction. Social media enhances grandiosity, cognitive biases, and cognitive deficits, which are typical of narcissists. Social media encourages aggression, ridicule, and derision, and creates a new type of reality that is self-sustaining and solipsistic. The conversation also touches on the positives and negatives of social media, and how it is designed to be addictive.
COVID-19: The Panicdemic and What’s to Come
Professor Sam Vaknin discusses the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing it to the flu and questioning the panic surrounding it. He argues that the panic is causing more harm than the virus itself, as people are dying from lack of medical treatment for other conditions and from the effects of social isolation. Vaknin believes that the pandemic will peak soon and that the world will be left to deal with the consequences of the panic for years to come.
COVID-19: Mutating Viruses, Grandiose Doctors
There are eight strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but it is unlikely to mutate as quickly as the flu virus. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has spikes that allow it to attach to ACE2 proteins, which are found throughout the respiratory system, and furins that pierce into the patient’s tissue. Immunity acquired by exposure to the virus is likely to last for years, and universal quarantine and social distancing are mistakes that prevent the emergence of herd immunity. The medical profession has failed to provide a measured, reasoned, proportional, and analytical response to the health crisis, and there is a lot of narcissism going on.