Hagioptasia Theory
@hagioptasiatheory.bsky.social
A groundbreaking framework revealing how the natural yet illusory sense of extraordinary ‘specialness’ shapes human behaviour, belief, & culture.
https://hagioptasia.wordpress.com
https://hagioptasia.wordpress.com
Understanding Branding Through Contemporary Art (pt.1)
We build our sense of “cool” from personal & cultural codes of status.
Our natural sensitivity to social status makes “cool” things feel deeply meaningful.
Remove the status cues, & the 'meaning' vanishes.
We build our sense of “cool” from personal & cultural codes of status.
Our natural sensitivity to social status makes “cool” things feel deeply meaningful.
Remove the status cues, & the 'meaning' vanishes.
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Understanding Branding Through Contemporary Art (pt.1)
We build our sense of “cool” from personal & cultural codes of status.
Our natural sensitivity to social status makes “cool” things feel deeply meaningful.
Remove the status cues, & the 'meaning' vanishes.
We build our sense of “cool” from personal & cultural codes of status.
Our natural sensitivity to social status makes “cool” things feel deeply meaningful.
Remove the status cues, & the 'meaning' vanishes.
If hagioptasia exists as proposed, it's the missing evolutionary key explaining why humans create gods, worship celebrities, & desire empty status - all driven by our capacity to perceive illusory 'specialness'. But if you don't agree, please provide a good reason why.
July 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If hagioptasia exists as proposed, it's the missing evolutionary key explaining why humans create gods, worship celebrities, & desire empty status - all driven by our capacity to perceive illusory 'specialness'. But if you don't agree, please provide a good reason why.