Definitions by Heymuse
Proportional Sovereignty
Proportional Sovereignty
noun
When you finally realize you are not the main character in other people’s emotional soap operas and stop trying to run the universe from your nervous system.
A chill, mature form of not giving a fuck — where you care deeply about your own stuff and absolutely refuse to carry anyone else’s psychic groceries.
The opposite of: • “Everyone must like me”
• “I must fix everyone”
• “Why is everyone so mad at me??”
Example:
“I made the weird art, posted it, and went to sleep. That’s proportional sovereignty.”
Also known as: emotional adulting, boundary wizardry, inner landlord energy.
Symptoms include:
Fewer arguments
Less explaining yourself
More naps
Saying “okay” and walking away
Peaceful face while chaos happens nearby
Warning: May cause sudden loss of interest in drama, guilt, and group chats.
Usage in the wild
“He didn’t clap back, didn’t spiral, just drank water and moved on. Proportional sovereignty.”
“She stopped managing her coworkers’ feelings and suddenly her skin cleared up. Proportional sovereignty.”
“That’s not arrogance, that’s proportional sovereignty, calm down.”
noun
When you finally realize you are not the main character in other people’s emotional soap operas and stop trying to run the universe from your nervous system.
A chill, mature form of not giving a fuck — where you care deeply about your own stuff and absolutely refuse to carry anyone else’s psychic groceries.
The opposite of: • “Everyone must like me”
• “I must fix everyone”
• “Why is everyone so mad at me??”
Example:
“I made the weird art, posted it, and went to sleep. That’s proportional sovereignty.”
Also known as: emotional adulting, boundary wizardry, inner landlord energy.
Symptoms include:
Fewer arguments
Less explaining yourself
More naps
Saying “okay” and walking away
Peaceful face while chaos happens nearby
Warning: May cause sudden loss of interest in drama, guilt, and group chats.
Usage in the wild
“He didn’t clap back, didn’t spiral, just drank water and moved on. Proportional sovereignty.”
“She stopped managing her coworkers’ feelings and suddenly her skin cleared up. Proportional sovereignty.”
“That’s not arrogance, that’s proportional sovereignty, calm down.”
Proportional Sovereignty by Heymuse December 30, 2025
Birchink
Birchink
noun
A plant-based invisible ink made from birch bark tannins that becomes visible when activated with iron, creating dark, permanent writing.
By extension, any hidden message, slow reveal, or truth that only appears when the right conditions are met.
Example:
“Dude wrote her name in Birchink and it didn’t show up until the whole page got misted — total wizard move.”
Etymology:
birch (tree) + ink (writing medium); from an experimental art/chemistry process using birch tannins and iron to create reactive writing.
Tags: #alchemy #chemistry #invisibleink #arttech #slowmedia #weirdscience
noun
A plant-based invisible ink made from birch bark tannins that becomes visible when activated with iron, creating dark, permanent writing.
By extension, any hidden message, slow reveal, or truth that only appears when the right conditions are met.
Example:
“Dude wrote her name in Birchink and it didn’t show up until the whole page got misted — total wizard move.”
Etymology:
birch (tree) + ink (writing medium); from an experimental art/chemistry process using birch tannins and iron to create reactive writing.
Tags: #alchemy #chemistry #invisibleink #arttech #slowmedia #weirdscience
Ablationism
Ablationism
noun
A creative and philosophical practice based on the idea that form emerges through loss rather than construction.
Principles:
Remove before you refine.
Let the material decide what stays.
Shape is what survives.
noun
A creative and philosophical practice based on the idea that form emerges through loss rather than construction.
Principles:
Remove before you refine.
Let the material decide what stays.
Shape is what survives.
Ablationism by Heymuse December 25, 2025
Ablationist
Ablationist
noun
A practitioner of controlled removal; one who shapes objects not by adding, but by subtracting — typically using heat, erosion, time, or entropy as tools.
In Cardology:
An ablationist is someone who uses fire, motion, oxygen, and patience to let cardboard reveal its final form by losing what it does not need.
Example:
"He didn’t carve it — he ablated it."
noun
A practitioner of controlled removal; one who shapes objects not by adding, but by subtracting — typically using heat, erosion, time, or entropy as tools.
In Cardology:
An ablationist is someone who uses fire, motion, oxygen, and patience to let cardboard reveal its final form by losing what it does not need.
Example:
"He didn’t carve it — he ablated it."
Ablationist by Heymuse December 25, 2025
Rotational Oxidative Ablation
Rotational Oxidative Ablation
noun (fake technical)
The process of shaping an object by spinning it while burning it so the fire erodes the geometry into something better.
Example:
"The corners disappear first during rotational oxidative ablation."
noun (fake technical)
The process of shaping an object by spinning it while burning it so the fire erodes the geometry into something better.
Example:
"The corners disappear first during rotational oxidative ablation."
Rotational Oxidative Ablation by Heymuse December 25, 2025
Kinetocardology
Kinetocardology
noun
The study of how cardboard behaves when spun, shaken, dropped, or otherwise subjected to motion.
Example:
"That’s not a toy, that’s a kinetocardology sample undergoing rotational oxidative ablation."
noun
The study of how cardboard behaves when spun, shaken, dropped, or otherwise subjected to motion.
Example:
"That’s not a toy, that’s a kinetocardology sample undergoing rotational oxidative ablation."
Kinetocardology by Heymuse December 25, 2025
Pyrocardology
Pyrocardology
noun
The sub-discipline of cardology focused on burning cardboard on purpose to see what happens.
Example:
"She specializes in pyrocardology — she keeps lighting boxes on fire and calling it research."
noun
The sub-discipline of cardology focused on burning cardboard on purpose to see what happens.
Example:
"She specializes in pyrocardology — she keeps lighting boxes on fire and calling it research."
Pyrocardology by Heymuse December 25, 2025