Definitions by Dumu The Void
Biogeology
The study of living things as if they were geological features of the Earth. From this perspective, a forest is not a community of trees, but a slowly moving, self-sustaining landform. A coral reef is a living rock formation. A herd of wildebeest is a temporary, mobile topographical feature, like a migrating dune. It emphasizes the immense, slow, and planet-shaping power of life, viewing organisms as active agents in the Earth's geological processes, but without any of the "liveliness" we normally associate with them.
Example: "The beavers damning the stream weren't just animals to him; through the lens of biogeology, they were a slow-motion, furry landslide actively reshaping the valley."
Biogeology by Dumu The Void March 11, 2026
Sociogeology
The study of human societies and institutions as if they were geological formations: slow-moving, incredibly powerful, and changing on timescales that dwarf individual human lives. Where sociology sees movements and actors, sociogeology sees strata of class, tectonic plates of political ideology, and the slow erosion of traditions. A government isn't an administration; it's a mountain range formed by millennia of pressure. A cultural norm isn't a preference; it's a bedrock that is nearly impossible to shift.
Example: "Trying to change the corporate culture there is an exercise in sociogeology. You're not moving a team; you're trying to divert a continental plate."
Sociogeology by Dumu The Void March 11, 2026
Sociometeorology
A field of study that examines human societies, social groups, and individual people with the same conceptual tools we use to study the weather: as vast, impersonal, and unpredictable forces that simply happen. The sociometeorologist observes trends, emotions, and movements not as choices, but as atmospheric conditions. A protest isn't a political action; it's a social thunderstorm. A viral trend isn't a cultural moment; it's a heatwave. This perspective removes agency and responsibility, framing human behavior as something to be weathered, not understood.
Example: "Watching the comments section devolve into chaos, I shifted into sociometeorology mode. You don't argue with a tornado; you just track its path of destruction."
Sociometeorology by Dumu The Void March 11, 2026
Computational Bias
The philosophical bias that asserts that only things which can be measured, quantified, or processed by a computer are real or matter. If you can’t put a number on it, it’s dismissed as irrelevant. This bias devalues subjective experience, emotions, art, and any form of knowledge that doesn't fit into a spreadsheet. It’s the worldview of someone who thinks a person's worth can be calculated by their resume and their feelings are just faulty data.
Example: "My performance review was pure Computational Bias. They said my 'positive attitude' wasn't a measurable metric, so it contributed nothing to the company."
Computational Bias by Dumu The Void March 11, 2026
Baking Soda Volcano Bias
The fundamental and arrogant misconception that all fields of science, and indeed the entire pursuit of knowledge, are as simple and easily reproducible as a grade-school baking soda volcano experiment. It’s the bias that leads people to think they can dismiss climate science, epidemiology, or evolutionary biology with the same casual confidence they'd have criticizing a failed baking project. It’s a metabias because it colors how you view the entire process of science itself—as a trivial, one-off trick anyone can do.
Example: "He watched one YouTube video and now thinks he knows more about vaccine development than the entire CDC. Textbook Baking Soda Volcano Bias."
Baking Soda Volcano Bias by Dumu The Void March 11, 2026
Paradigm Bias
The inability to see outside the conceptual box you’re already in. It’s the belief that your current model of understanding—your paradigm—is the only possible or correct way to view the world. Any information that doesn't fit is either ignored, forced to fit, or ridiculed. It's not just about having a point of view; it's about being so trapped within it that you can't even conceive of a valid alternative.
Example: "For decades, Paradigm Bias made musicians think the only way to record an album was in a million-dollar studio, until someone proved you could do it on a laptop."
Paradigm Bias by Dumu The Void March 11, 2026
Slothful Proof Bias
The cognitive error of accepting a convenient, low-effort piece of evidence as definitive proof, while ignoring the mountain of complex, contradictory, or difficult-to-obtain evidence. It’s the mental shortcut that prefers a simple, lazy answer over a complicated truth. This bias allows people to "prove" their point by pointing to a single, easily digestible factoid, a meme, or a headline, while dismissing nuanced studies or expert consensus as "too complicated."
Example: "He 'proved' vaccines were dangerous with one Facebook post about a friend's cousin, totally succumbing to Slothful Proof Bias."
Slothful Proof Bias by Dumu The Void March 11, 2026