A delusional disorder born from the extreme pressures and inherent absurdities of late-stage capitalism and financial precarity. It can take two forms: 1) The Grindset Psychosis of the aspiring billionaire who believes they are just "one hack" away from limitless wealth, acting with ruthless, delusional grandeur. 2) The Precarity Psychosis of the impoverished person who internalizes their condition as a cosmic judgement, developing complex superstitions around money, or believing they are trapped in a literal debtors' prison constructed by invisible financial entities. Both reflect a break with the shared reality of economic life.
Example: A crypto-obsessed influencer, deep in debt, begins livestreaming from their car, claiming they are "intentionally manifesting bankruptcy to trigger the quantum wealth singularity." They believe numbers on screens are direct messages from the "market gods," and that by sacrificing sleep, they are "hacking time itself." This is economic psychosis: the magical thinking required to survive (or believe you can win) in a volatile, predatory economic system has metastasized into a full-blown financial messiah complex.
by Dumu The Void January 27, 2026
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