Definitions by moixa
Hellstromian
A new term for an extreme collectivist society based on the 1973 science fiction novel Hellstrom’s Hive by Frank Herbert. Herbert’s novel is about an underground colony of genetically engineered humans who have abandoned traditional human morality, free will and individuality to live like social insects (such as bees or termites). Hellstromian is another level up from Orwellian to describe a worrisome trend towards collectivism and against individualism in early 21st century Western culture. Hellstromian is analogous to new-left ‘wokeism’ as Orwellian was to Marxism.
This new application of Hellstromian is different from and should not be confused with the pre-existing term used by magicians and mentalists to describe the technique of muscle reading or contact mind reading.
This new application of Hellstromian is different from and should not be confused with the pre-existing term used by magicians and mentalists to describe the technique of muscle reading or contact mind reading.
The synergy of social media, legacy media and authorities asserting a one-sided partisan dominant narrative, coupled with the ascendancy of AI and other means of mass information control, can lead to blind public acceptance of increased regulation and government overreach that can result in an authoritarian or even Hellstromian society. Especially if coordinated within an environment of perceived fear of either terrorism, an external military threat, internal threat to democracy or a major pandemic. If left unchallenged, this can evolve into an authoritarian police state that will make the Chinese Communist Party’s social credit system and Nazi, Soviet, North Korean and Islamist dictatorships look like amateurs.
Hellstromian by moixa July 17, 2026
Domocentric
Domocentric (also domo-centric): An adjective describing a perspective or opinion based on the holder’s experience and observations limited to his/her immediate environment and time. In a societal sense, it defines a paradigm based on the local culture of a certain era. It is derived from the Latin roots of English where “domo” relates to “home” or “domestic / domicile”.
This term has previously been used, in a related manner, in a number of academic reports and studies, usually in the legal or psychological fields dealing with criminal behavior. The aim here is to extend its usage to a wider philosophical context, as illustrated below.
This term has previously been used, in a related manner, in a number of academic reports and studies, usually in the legal or psychological fields dealing with criminal behavior. The aim here is to extend its usage to a wider philosophical context, as illustrated below.
Two examples:
(1) The domocentric American media calling the OJ Simpson trial the “Trial of the Century”.
The Nuremberg trials of surviving Nazi leaders were the true trial of the 20th century. World War 2 directly affected everyone on the planet, led to a new geo-political reality of the Cold War (facilitated Soviet expansion into Eastern Europe, etc.) and essentially changed the course of history. As such, these men had an impact on everyone living at that time and even now. In contrast, the OJ Simpson event (double murder), though clearly a major tragedy to those involved, was simply an entertaining topical media event of the closing part of the 20th century to most people in North America and possibly even elsewhere.
(2) The mainstream domocentric position on the treatment of minorities is quite different in North America than it is in Eastern Europe or Western Asia, etc.
(1) The domocentric American media calling the OJ Simpson trial the “Trial of the Century”.
The Nuremberg trials of surviving Nazi leaders were the true trial of the 20th century. World War 2 directly affected everyone on the planet, led to a new geo-political reality of the Cold War (facilitated Soviet expansion into Eastern Europe, etc.) and essentially changed the course of history. As such, these men had an impact on everyone living at that time and even now. In contrast, the OJ Simpson event (double murder), though clearly a major tragedy to those involved, was simply an entertaining topical media event of the closing part of the 20th century to most people in North America and possibly even elsewhere.
(2) The mainstream domocentric position on the treatment of minorities is quite different in North America than it is in Eastern Europe or Western Asia, etc.
Domocentric by moixa July 31, 2018