human capital 

People change. The profit and gain made from the propelling of human capital to benefit yourself.

"She said that my boyfriend should still talk to her, despite the fact that she broke up with him when they dated"
"Oh, the agony, fucking human capital"

"Somalia is suffering"
"Eh, to them, it's human capital"

human capital by Wiggy Wallenstein December 13, 2008

Human Capital Stock 

1. Soup base made from simmering a CEO for 6 hours with aromatics such as garlic, onion, celery, carrot.

2. Employee; peon.

1. "Just simmer a while. I mean, sit there a while" John the Cannibal said to the company's chief executive as he sat in the hot tub. Human capital stock is best suited for minestrone, he thought to himself.

2. The human capital stock demand equitable rights to that of their superiors.

Human Capital Stock by TheShredderChan May 26, 2020

Low Human Capital

A term popularized by Richard Hanania to describe people (or groups) with relatively low intelligence, education, intellectual curiosity, and impulse control. Low Human Capital individuals tend to favor simple narratives, conspiracy theories, audiovisual media (podcasts, TikTok, cable news) over dense reading or complex ideas, and derive status through physical appearance, tribal loyalty, or moralistic outrage rather than competence or achievement.
Unlike high-agency, high-IQ people who build things or seek truth, LHC types are more reactive, resentful of elites, and easily manipulated by populist messaging. The term is often used to explain why certain political movements struggle with institutional power and long-term governance. While existing in both major political parties in the US, they are most prominent in the Republican Party.

"Bro discovered one conspiracy theory on YouTube and now he's convinced the government is run by interdimensional lizards. Peak low human capital behavior."

Low Human Capital by KentrosOne May 18, 2026

Human Scientific Theory of Collective Dissociation of Late-Stage Capitalism

An interdisciplinary approach that integrates humanistic perspectives with social science to understand collective dissociation under late-stage capitalism. The human scientific theory recognizes that dissociation involves meaning, narrative, identity, culture, and value—dimensions requiring humanistic as well as scientific understanding. It uses historical analysis to trace how capitalist societies have managed unbearable knowledge across eras; literary criticism to understand the stories that encode and enable dissociation; philosophical inquiry to examine the ethics of knowing and not knowing under capitalism; artistic expression to access dimensions of experience that quantitative methods miss. This approach treats collective dissociation as a human phenomenon in the fullest sense—something that demands both explanation and interpretation, both data and meaning, both science and wisdom.

Example: "Her human scientific theory of collective dissociation of late-stage capitalism combined statistical analysis of inequality denial with close reading of the novels and films that helped people feel okay about it—showing how culture provides the narratives that make dissociation feel like common sense rather than avoidance."

Human Scientific Theory of Collective Dissociation of Late-Stage Capitalism by Dumu The Void March 19, 2026

Human Scientific Theory of Mass Dissociation of Late-Stage Capitalism

An interdisciplinary framework integrating humanistic perspectives with empirical research to understand mass dissociation at population scale under late-stage capitalism. The human scientific theory uses historical analysis to trace how mass dissociation has operated across capitalist eras; cultural studies to understand how media, art, and entertainment shape collective awareness; philosophical inquiry to examine the ethical implications of mass denial; literary analysis to understand the narratives that enable populations to live with contradiction. It treats mass dissociation as a phenomenon that requires both scientific rigor and humanistic depth—both measurement of patterns and interpretation of meanings, both explanation of mechanisms and understanding of experiences. This approach recognizes that mass dissociation under late-stage capitalism is not just a social fact but a human drama—something that happens to people, through people, and for reasons that include meaning, value, and identity as much as structure and incentive.

Example: "His human scientific theory of mass dissociation of late-stage capitalism showed how the stories we tell about success—the self-made individual, the meritocratic dream—make it possible to ignore the structural reality of inequality. The dissociation isn't just structural; it's narrative, embedded in the stories we live by."

Human Scientific Theory of Mass Dissociation of Late-Stage Capitalism by Dumu The Void March 19, 2026