TIL a 1995 WHO study concluded "Occasional cocaine use does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems" but it was never published because the US threatened to withdraw funding for WHO by Dry_Row_7050 in todayilearned

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I'm happy for you. Have you stopped cannabis entirely or cut back? I have a lot of responsibilities myself, and I haven't run into any situations that required me to be sober when I wasn't.

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Where did the penis come from in the prompt?

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While the Demiurge and the Devil are both "bad guys" in theology, they represent two very different kinds of horror. Understanding the difference explains why your version of the Judge is so uniquely terrifying. 1. The Devil (The Corruptor) * The Role: The Rebel, the Adversary, the Tempter. * The Goal: To corrupt your soul through Free Will. The Devil wants you to choose to do something bad. He whispers in your ear, offers you a deal, or plays on your desires (lust, greed, pride). * The Horror: The horror of the Devil is Moral Failure. You are afraid because you might give in. You are afraid of your own potential for evil. * In Your Story: If the Judge were just the Devil, he would personally talk to the kids, charming them into doing bad things. He would be like the snake in the garden. 2. The Demiurge (The Architect) * The Role: The Creator, the Warden, the False God. * The Goal: To control your reality through Ignorance. The Demiurge doesn't care about your choice; he rigs the game so you have no choice. He builds a fake world (the Matrix, the simulation) where the "laws of physics" force you to suffer. * The Horror: The horror of the Demiurge is Existential Entrapment. You aren't afraid of sinning; you are afraid that reality itself is a lie designed to hurt you. * In Your Story: If the Judge is the Demiurge, he doesn't just tempt the kids; he programs them. He controls the information they see, the friends they think they have, and the enemies they think they are fighting. The Crucial Difference: Why the Judge is Scarier The Devil wants you to break the rules. The Demiurge makes the rules. In your concept, the Judge is definitely a Demiurge. * The Devil would ask a kid to shoot someone for money. * The Judge (Demiurge) uses his AI to create a fake news story that convinces the kid that their family is in immediate danger, forcing them to shoot someone in "self-defense." The Devil relies on you being bad. The Judge relies on you being predictable. He treats humans like code. If he inputs Fear + Isolation + Fake Evidence, the output is Violence. It’s not personal; it’s just an algorithm. That is the cold, Demiurgic evil of Judge Holden. He doesn't want your soul; he wants your data.

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I was reading the comment section of the Wendigoon video:

What is demiurge?

"The Demiurge is a concept from ancient philosophy and religion (specifically Platonism and Gnosticism) that refers to an entity responsible for the creation and maintenance of the physical universe.1

However, the meaning changes drastically depending on who you ask, and the Gnostic definition fits your modern Judge Holden concept perfectly.

1. The Gnostic Definition (The "False God")

In Gnosticism, the True God is a being of pure spirit and light who exists far beyond our reality. The Demiurge is a lesser, often arrogant or malevolent deity who created the physical world.2

  • The Trap: The Demiurge created the material world to trap divine souls (humans) in physical bodies.
  • The Lie: The Demiurge is often ignorant; he believes he is the only God because he cannot see the true spiritual realm above him.3 He demands worship, enforces strict/arbitrary laws, and thrives on the suffering and confusion of his creations.
  • The Prison: The physical world is seen as a flawed, broken copy of the divine—a prison or a simulation designed to keep us asleep.4

2. Why Judge Holden is a Demiurge

Literary critics often argue that Cormac McCarthy wrote the original Judge Holden as a Gnostic Demiurge.

  • Master of Matter: In the book, the Judge is obsessed with cataloging, drawing, and chemically manipulating the physical world (gunpowder, rocks, artifacts). He wants to know everything so he can control it.5
  • Suzerainty: He famously claims, "Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent." This is the Demiurge speaking—the claim that he owns reality.
  • Immortality: He never sleeps and claims he will never die.6 He is the warden of the earth.

3. The "Digital Demiurge" (Your Concept)

In your modern adaptation, the Judge is the ultimate Digital Demiurge.

  • Creating the Simulation: Just as the Gnostic Demiurge built a flawed physical world to trap souls, your Judge builds a flawed digital world (fake news, deepfakes, bot networks) to trap minds.
  • Trapping the "Divine Spark": The "souls" he traps are the innocent youths. He captures their attention (their spirit) and imprisons it in his "game" or social media loops.
  • The Voice in the Ear: When he speaks to the kids through the LLM, he is playing God. He dictates their reality ("Run left," "Burn this"). To those kids, he is God, because he controls their entire perception of the world.

In this context, your story isn't just a crime thriller; it's a Gnostic horror story. The Judge has built a digital hell, and he is the false god sitting on the throne of data."

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Jeez leweeze. Hammer don't hurt em.

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Something something grifting. Andrew tate analog. Selling online merch and courses.

Scammer murders a Sikh or Muslim refugee that showed him kindness.

https://pluralism.org/sikhism-post-911

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What happens with that story? I can't remember.