The idea that the masses in society have become mentally (and physically) weak because of the declining amount of time and quality of sleep they get.
In the Gulag Archipelago, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn says, "sleeplessness befogs the reason, undermines the will, and the human being ceases to be himself, to be his own 'I.'"
Instead of Soviet-era prisoners, imagine the modern society in which the majority lack sufficient sleep. The main difference here in modern society is that the sleep deprivation process is not physically enforced by the regime, but its rather determined by the choices of the individual. These are choices that individuals make that can impede their sleep. Commonly we see people consume products (fast food, caffeine, etc.) and use technological devices (phone use late at night) that will harm their sleep schedule.
Was it ever really normal for kids in school to have only a few hours of sleep until recently? Of course not, but the use of addictive substances and devices recently has allowed this to happen. The result of sleep deprivation from these products on a mass scale is that people are much more susceptible to deviate from societal norms because they lack the agency to maintain them. With people lacking the willpower to maintain societal norms, this serves as an excellent opportunity for regimes. Regimes will then craft narratives for the weak-willed people, and these people will naturally incorporate these ideas within their moral framework.
In the Gulag Archipelago, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn says, "sleeplessness befogs the reason, undermines the will, and the human being ceases to be himself, to be his own 'I.'"
Instead of Soviet-era prisoners, imagine the modern society in which the majority lack sufficient sleep. The main difference here in modern society is that the sleep deprivation process is not physically enforced by the regime, but its rather determined by the choices of the individual. These are choices that individuals make that can impede their sleep. Commonly we see people consume products (fast food, caffeine, etc.) and use technological devices (phone use late at night) that will harm their sleep schedule.
Was it ever really normal for kids in school to have only a few hours of sleep until recently? Of course not, but the use of addictive substances and devices recently has allowed this to happen. The result of sleep deprivation from these products on a mass scale is that people are much more susceptible to deviate from societal norms because they lack the agency to maintain them. With people lacking the willpower to maintain societal norms, this serves as an excellent opportunity for regimes. Regimes will then craft narratives for the weak-willed people, and these people will naturally incorporate these ideas within their moral framework.
"That dude's life is literally just a 3-hour sleep schedule with a diet consisting of Cheetos and Sprite... and he is surprised he has low energy and feels depressed. He is the epitome of someone living under a Societal Sleep Psychosis."
by schizo.lounge February 4, 2022
Get the Societal Sleep Psychosis mug.When the mentality of one member of a group cause the rest of the group to follow suit. The behaviour shown is usually anti-social, brutal and mob-like.
A perfect example is in the film Stoic, staring Edward Furlong. 3 guys in a prison cell fall into the same mindset, playing off each other, and torment, rape and torture their 4th cell mate, leading to his suicide.
A perfect example is in the film Stoic, staring Edward Furlong. 3 guys in a prison cell fall into the same mindset, playing off each other, and torment, rape and torture their 4th cell mate, leading to his suicide.
Guy 1 "I think we should bum Guy 3 ragged."
Guy 2 "I dunno man, that's not right"
*Guy 1 starts bumming Guy 3*
*Guy 2 joins in and skull fucks Guy 3*
Guy 3 "So this is group psychosis?! How fun! Let's swap ends!!*
Guy 2 "I dunno man, that's not right"
*Guy 1 starts bumming Guy 3*
*Guy 2 joins in and skull fucks Guy 3*
Guy 3 "So this is group psychosis?! How fun! Let's swap ends!!*
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Hydrogen psychosis is a fictional ailment acquired by SCUBA divers in the Wes Anderson-directed movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. It is apparently based on the very real health risk nitrogen narcosis, caused by the effects of relatively fast, relatively great changes in external pressure on the human body.
by Furieh April 25, 2006
Get the hydrogen psychosis mug.The delusional belief that one can play the guitar, because "i got four star on hard lol" in the game "Guitar Hero".
"Fred's a mess, he thinks he can play a guitar that isn't tiny and plastic with five huge colored buttons. Me thinks he's got the Guitar Hero Psychosis"
by Ace Ofspade January 11, 2009
Get the Guitar Hero Psychosis mug.Mary is on medical leave. She was a hard worker but broke down and had a bad case of cubicle psychosis.
by drjudyg November 5, 2010
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comes across as sweet, loving and beautiful but often times she's a drama queen and gets jealous easily while she's a manipulator. Nothing/or nobody gets in the way of she and her man. When the boyfriend breaks up with her however after realizing she is unstable,we see a different side of her. She will stop at nothing to get her vengeance, threatening to make the ex-boyfriend's life miserable, attempting to ruin him, and hurt all his loved ones. She will stop at nothing cos she's a psychobitch.
comes across as sweet, loving and beautiful but often times she's a drama queen and gets jealous easily while she's a manipulator. Nothing/or nobody gets in the way of she and her man. When the boyfriend breaks up with her however after realizing she is unstable,we see a different side of her. She will stop at nothing to get her vengeance, threatening to make the ex-boyfriend's life miserable, attempting to ruin him, and hurt all his loved ones. She will stop at nothing cos she's a psychobitch.
When Andersen first met Morgan, she was sweet, shy, and beautiful. But she was clingy, and needy, easily jealous. She was a drama queen, which was the source of many fights. She had a bad temper and she would manipulate such good person like Morgan if she didn't get her way or wanted something. One day Morgan broke up with Andersen, calling her a psychobitch. Andersen wanted to make him pay, especially when she tried to sabotage Morgan's acting career and his new love life. Morgan's friends had told him to break up with Andersen months ago. They said that she was straight-up psychobitch.
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