Post-Baked Cognitive State

A term originating between Canadian health science students who are also stoners. It's the state roughly 3 hours following the last toke. The initial high is gone, but the thc level is still high enough for some after-effects. Doesn't last more than a few hours. Symptoms are tiredness, extreme tranquility and relaxation, a need to eat healthy.

Guy1 - "Dude you look tired, late night?"
Guy 2 - "Nah I'm just in a post-baked cognitive state"
Guy1 - "I know it well, wanna go get some herbal tea?"
Guy 2 - "Hells yea"

by hawksley1001 November 28, 2009

State Cognition

The operational mentality of the bureaucratic-governmental apparatus. It prioritizes procedural regularity, precedent, risk aversion, compartmentalization, and the maintenance of institutional power and continuity. State cognition is slow, deliberative, and often inflexible, as it is designed for stability, not innovation or rapid response. It's why governments often seem to "think" differently than businesses or activist groups.

Example: During a fast-moving technological disruption (like the rise of ride-sharing apps), State Cognition is on full display. Regulatory agencies first try to fit the new technology into old categories ("Is it a taxi service?"), launch multi-year studies, and prioritize protecting incumbent industries and existing regulations over adapting to new models.

by Nammugal February 5, 2026

Nation State Cognition

The collective "way of thinking" characteristic of the nation-state as an entity. It is defined by realpolitik, raison d'état (reason of state), border security, sovereignty disputes, national interest calculations, and the monopoly on legitimate violence. This cognition is not merely the sum of its citizens' thoughts; it is the institutional logic embedded in foreign ministries, intelligence agencies, and diplomatic corps that perpetuates a worldview of perpetual competition between bounded territorial units.

Example: When a refugee crisis emerges, Nation State Cognition immediately frames it as a problem of border security, asylum quotas, and national burden, rather than as a humanitarian crisis requiring a regional or global resettlement solution. The cognitive framework of the state cannot easily think beyond its own borders and legalisms.

by Nammugal February 5, 2026