September 29, 2026
They Have To Tell You First
When I look back at the west over the last few years, I remember something - a very particular something which remains and will
likely always remain buried beneath the aftermath. I have not written much on "higher" subjects lately. I will do so now.
We all know where we are sucks ass. But we don't all know that much of it was announced in advance. Not warned - announced. The ones who actively
made things this way told us they were going to do it. I know that because I was there, and have remarked on it many times including on this blog.
But the fact we've been told at all matters differently, and far more broadly, than you might think.
One of the few protections humans have on this prison planet, ironically, is consent. I can already hear the "oh, like vampires lel" neurons firing,
but this idea is old enough that it is referenced in your ancient religions. It's more than an idea - it's a rule. It was instated long ago to give
humans a chance, if a meager one, to refuse anybody preying on a designedly vulnerable world.
"What kind of protection is that?" Well, it has the perk of enduring any cultural or technological era, so it's quite versatile. Anyone can
understand it. Even though religions may explain something as demons or devils, think about the audience of the time. It's a lot harder to say
"it's a fucking space-faring shapeshifting sex merchant who wants to sell you to the highest bidder offworld and you should probably tell them
no" to a primitive culture.
The consequences for violating this rule are lethal, but there's a catch.
If your current life has gone on for any length, you might have noticed by now that a lot of the most dangerous stuff always seems to happen slowly.
This is not an accident. Erosion softens the barrier for gaining consent, whether at your doorstep or over a broadcast signal. This type of "spiritual
consent" cannot be taken by force, but it can be manipulated. And all the better if you don't even believe the announcement simply because "surely no
one would ever do that".
(they absolutely would)
You have to remember - no one even knows there is a rule. No one knows who created it, or that they are one of few factions who tried to make things
even slightly better here. We're still sitting in our living rooms, dogs barking and kids screaming as brainrot blasts through a TV using our
wifi to transmit personal data to another state. It is simply easier to not think about it.
In the next decade, people will become experts at giving this consent away. If you haven't seen the signs already, you will.











