GLORIES & BASTARDS
Q&A with Tatiana Gerasimenok

“Glories & Bastards” is an experimental project by Tatiana Gerasimenok, where she — author of provocative reflections on contemporary art, human behavior, and the modern social landscape, known for her sharp metaphors and biting humor — answers submitted questions.

To participate in the project, commission your question:
1 Question → Short Answer — €15
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— to get a jolt of defibrillation in a sluggish and basic world. 🔌💥


Tatiana will answer your questions here within a week.

Tatiana’s answers:


Contemporary Classical Music and Art

Human Behavior and the Modern Social Landscape


Short Q&A

  • Academic Flesh














FROM BASIC HUMANS TO PSYCHOPATHS

The stronger a person is ruled by emotions, the less their rationality manifests — and the more dangerous their behavior becomes within society. Driven by the chaos in their mind and weak critical thinking, such individuals act impulsively and sometimes aggressively, responding not to reality but to their own internal distortions.

When emotions are uncontrollable and thought processes unstructured, even minor triggers can provoke an outburst — while driving, in a store, or at home with loved ones. This consciousness exists on a “constantly red-hot skillet” of chronic stress, where internal disorder leads to socially dangerous, chaotic, and unconscious behavior. Let’s conditionally call such a person a “Basic Human,” a “normie,” model A, an ape: emotionally unstable and reactive, lost in the labyrinths of their own mind.

Model A1, A2, A3… — variants of the “Basic Human,” shaped under the influence of an unfavorable environment. Consequently, their behavior becomes unbalanced; these variants are listed in the DSM-5 (antisocial personality disorder / “Sociopath,” schizoid personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, etc.).

Model B — “Psychopath”: the next stage of evolution, a maximally rational human of the future, possessing a high level of intelligence and corresponding to the yellow level in Spiral Dynamics.

While model B understands all previous levels, people of model A cannot comprehend the “Psychopath.” Yet instead of evolving — moving to the next stage of human development, studying the brain on molecular and cellular, network, cognitive, and behavioral levels, or seeking therapy so their “skillet” cools and emotions give way to intellect — model A, failing to understand model B, fears its intellectual superiority and demands that the “Psychopath” be lobotomized to bring them down to their level, thereby making them easier to control.

The primary strength of Homo sapiens is intellect, whose development drives our species toward progress. Ignoring history and failing to learn from their own mistakes, the “Basic Human” fights against the evolution — just as was done during the times of the Inquisition, when witches, thinkers, and scholars were persecuted, pushing the herd out of the comfort zone.

Answering the questions:
“What is the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? Are all of them violent?”

Violence is most often committed not by “Psychopaths,” but by emotionally unstable individuals with low rationality — that is, model A and its variants. The cleaner a person’s mind, the closer they are to their essence, and the more productive, flourishing, and stable society becomes.

BLOOD, POWER, AND REASON

Answering the question:
"Who is capable of killing?"

Tatiana Gerasimenok: Anyone can kill under circumstances that compel them: a mother protecting her child, a man defending his family. Within each of us dwell both instinct and reason.

Humans are, by nature, more bloodthirsty than beasts. Animals kill to survive, whereas humans, with their added intelligence, can reflect, plan, and justify violence for the sake of status, power, or ideology.

Social norms, laws, and morality are artificial restraints designed to keep the animalistic part of the population in check. Without them, humans are capable of destroying not out of necessity, but out of whim, ambition, or even for mass entertainment — as seen in the public executions of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Halloween, once a year, allows people to lift the mask and show who they really are beneath it.

Those who deny their dark side are at risk. Unacknowledged impulses do not vanish; they accumulate, overloading the psyche, creating internal conflict, and can ultimately result in serious psychological consequences and perversions, including the risk of developing PTSD when confronted with reality.

Those who recognize their demons gain the chance to keep them in check, understanding and controlling them.

While the majority of violence and destruction stems from men — driven by high testosterone, impulsivity, suppressed emotions, and fragile egos, which disturb mental balance and clarity of thought — women, endowed with high intelligence and social acuity, rarely resort to кilling.
They embody the power of creation and reason on the planet, becoming the wise Creatresses of the human race and guardians of life and rational growth.
THE SHADOW OF GENIUS

Since Homo sapiens are more bloodthirsty than animals (see details 🩸), and the “shadow” is their dominant side, we have created constructs — such as art or religion — that artificially elevate and distract them from their primal essence. These constructs serve to prolong the existence of our species and to channel destructive energy toward evolutionary development. With the same purpose, by the term “humanity,” we mean not indifference, cruelty, or harm — the qualities that make a person truly human — but mercy, compassion, and self-sacrifice.

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A “Psychopath” (see details 🧠) is a person of high intelligence, capable of controlling their emotions and remaining fully aware of their animal side/shadow. This awareness allows them to consciously channel this bloodthirsty energy into socially constructive actions (surgeon, firefighter, police officer, sports, etc.) or use it directly — often breaking the law.

A “Basic Human” (see details 🧠), possessing low intelligence and, consequently, unable to cope with their emotions (like a blind person behind the controls of a jet fighter), more often exhibits dangerous behavior. Social norms are written specifically for such individuals to protect those capable of self-control from explosive, unconscious ones. At the same time, blindly following societal norms and lacking critical and analytical thinking, a “Basic Human” — especially Model A (see details 🧠) — denies their animal part, behaves like a “normie,” and considers themselves, as required, “humane,” which leads to inner dissonance, mental disorders, and perversions.

It is one thing when a person is aware of their primal nature and tries to elevate it, 
and quite another when they do not even suspect its existence or forcefully suppress it, coiling it like a spring.

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Charm and charisma, unlike the traits of someone who is merely “fun,” are signs of exceptional intelligence. Anxious and socially awkward “Basic Humans,” with a tendency to ignore their intuition, do not perceive them as a threat — as the presence of someone whose intelligence surpasses their own — but simply as “how cool that person is!” In doing so, they end up like rabbits confronted by a boa constrictor, later encountering difficulties, and calling the other person’s charisma “superficial” rather than their own thinking.

• • •

What distinguishes a genius from a merely highly intelligent person is obsession — the intensified drive of the inner animal. When combined with high intelligence, this obsession can produce remarkable discoveries and achievements across all fields of human endeavor, fueling rapid progress when channeled into socially constructive actions. However, if the genius applies these “settings” directly, in accordance with human nature, the result is catastrophic loss.

Meanwhile, “Basic Humans” with shallow thinking perceive a genius not as someone capable of causing maximum damage to our planet if they stop channeling their abilities into a safe outlet for humanity, but as “they are so famous, I want to be their muse!” — pulling the genius’s attention away from their work and attempting to become the object of their obsession by entering into a relationship with them. In doing so, the rabbit effectively offers itself as the canvas for the genius’s experiments, confronting the shadow side of one of the most extreme human beings.

Rather than admiring the high-voltage intellectual and psychological intensity of the genius from a safe distance — in a museum, if it’s Picasso, or in a poetry book, if it’s Yesenin — the rabbit expects that, in a relationship, the genius will suddenly become a romantic, low-intelligence “Basic Human,” understandable and controllable.

Answering a question about Ted Bundy and human nature.
Ted Bundy possessed high intelligence (the first “boa” red flag), charisma (the second red flag), and obsession (the third red flag, which is harder to define). He chose not to channel his genius into constructive activity, but to wield it directly — for murder, an act both illegal and threatening the survival of our species.

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If you see a red flag, instead of succumbing to charm, you need to remain alert. It is important to develop layered thinking to distinguish a cat from a tiger, noticing the subtleties — even though the tiger may be far more charismatic and impressive to bring home. In such cases, when touching exposed wires with your bare hands, you should anticipate that the thrill of power and danger can sometimes come at a far greater cost than expected.
MARRIAGE AS THE ULTIMATE SCAM ON MEN IN THE AGE OF SEXUAL FREEDOM

Since man is the primary labor force on the planet (machines are stronger but still more expensive than humans), and woman is a biological conveyor belt for producing cheap labor to serve the system, patriarchy dehumanized both sexes into instruments: it stripped women of economic independence, reduced men to resource providers for the entire family, and banned sex outside of marriage — effectively suppressing men’s natural drive for polygamy and gene dissemination.

Women have an innate maternal instinct; men — a biological drive for multiple mating. The universal human need is direct access to resources through self-realization. 

Marriage fulfills a woman’s basic needs: resources — through a man, and love and belonging — through children. A man, by contrast, is evolutionarily driven to share his gene pool with women who want to give birth — not to shorten his lifespan grinding through multiple jobs, raising offspring, and financing a random woman’s lifestyle in exchange for his basic biological need, which she used to lure him into a monogamous relationship — in order to monopolize him as a labor force — and eventually into marriage.

The collapse of patriarchy began when sex became available outside of marriage, and women gained the ability to support themselves. By earning her own living, a woman stepped out of her patriarchal role and into the status of an autonomous human being. Likewise, a man can enter this new era by fulfilling his basic needs through polygamy.

Marriage is a relationship model in which nearly all the benefits accrue to the woman. That’s why, in a world where sex is widely accessible, marriage lowers a man's status: he becomes a loser, castrated by monogamy, with a parasitic woman having turned him into a slave extracting resources for herself and her children — and, in the case of divorce, demanding not only alimony but also a portion of the property he earned through hard labor.

While a woman lures you into the trap of monogamy with her sexuality, remember — you can simply jerk off. You don’t need to trade your freedom for sex just because some random person refuses to grow as an individual. As long as you don’t need someone’s help to use the bathroom, you can satisfy your primal biological urge on your own, like a fully functioning human being.

And when you no longer see another person as a tool to fix your own problems — when both of you are self-actualized and financially independent — a man and a woman only need each other for sex: either as a brief emotional experience driven by hormones and the novelty of early encounters, or, if the woman wants to become a mother — for reproduction. Just as a mature woman fulfills her maternal instinct by providing for her offspring, a mature man fulfills his polygamous drive by caring for multiple romantic partners. Psychological and intellectual needs are often better fulfilled by a same-sex friend.

You can always retreat into monogamy and the comfort of home life with a woman when your testosterone levels drop, and you no longer have the energy or resources to conquer new territories.

In response to the comment on my post:
"For most men, there are few choices beyond monogamy that do not sooner or later get him banished from the herd if he enjoys himself too much with a sampling of females, in an environment where few get to do that."

Tatiana Gerasimenok: The struggle of women to break free from patriarchy took decades — with the risk of being ridiculed, excluded, or punished. Now, it’s men who must go through their own path of emancipation — from the role of the all-powerful, emotionless provider to becoming polygamous and free human beings.

"There are many things, especially regarding sex, that cannot be discussed openly without punishment and have to be thought and felt privately, for the most part. This is especially true, of the very deepest feelings, thoughts, and desires people perceive about sex. The most interesting stuff cannot be uttered."

Tatiana Gerasimenok: That’s why open dialogue about taboo subjects is vital — it enables us to confront uncomfortable truths honestly and without fear. Transparency and the willingness to explore our darkest desires and emotions — while finding constructive and rational ways to express them — are the foundation of a mentally healthy and intellectually advancing society.

Now it is time for men to reclaim their autonomy just as women once did. 
#polygamy #emancipation #genderequality
THE ART OF LOVE
Answering the question:
"Is it ok to love two women at the same time?"

To become a professional musician, you need to have a wide repertoire, face new challenges, overcome previous limitations and make your brain work over and over again. The same applies to the art of love. 

If you only play one piece for a few years, even if you do it very well (you're a serial monogamist or a lazy person), you have no skill to love at all.

But if your repertoire is varied, it’s constantly expanding, and you can also improvise on your instrument (flirting outside of your relationships/“repertoire”), then you can call yourself a love pro.
MONOGAMY AS MASOCHIST'S MEAL PLAN
Eating Feces: The Sex Life of Married People.

The first sexual intercourse between a man and a woman should result in pregnancy; if it is not planned, what is the point of having sex with the same person more than two or three times?

Marriage and sex are opposite, though related, processes, like eating and emptying. The task of marriage is to conceive, give birth, and raise a new person in a shared household. The task of sex (intercourse without conception) is to explore new territories.

Just as a person gets used to a new shirt or gadget, sex with the same person becomes predictable, monotonous and, given the inquisitive nature of Homo sapiens, affects them destructively.

Instead of jerking off using your marriage partner who can only offer you a repetitive experience, buy a sex toy and open a picture of your favorite model. Not only will it give you a new experience, but it will also save you energy and time. And if your energy is enough to explore new territories, then move forward and have fun.

Having sex with a parenting partner is like eating your own feces. Either a masochist or someone who is sexually unattractive to most people around them can afford it. If another reason compels you to eat one and the same product over a long period of your life, make lemonade out of lemons, learning from masochists how to enjoy the process of suppressing human nature.
MALE FIDELITY

Answering the question:
"Can a man be faithful to one woman?"

A man is polygamous, but he can be faithful in three cases:

— he doesn't have money;

— he doesn't have a penis (or has low testosterone levels);

— he sees value in you — and, in order not to lose a comfortable relationship, he regularly masturbates in the shower thinking about his coworkers.
FROM ALPHA TO WORKHORSE
Answering the question:
"What does marriage offer men today?"

Tatiana Gerasimenok: The married man is a low-ranking male who has been screwed over by the system, and with whom a woman agrees to have seх only in exchange for long-term financial and social support, which is called "marriage".

The marriage format is a prison for male nature: instead of living his life, spending time with different women, and focusing on building businesses and reaching new heights with his friends, he drains all his resources into the black hole of domestic life — on a completely arbitrary person who, by pretending to play a submissive role instead of doing hard work, and by using emotional abuse and the system, chains him to monogamy and turns him into a personal slave, sacrificing his health and lifespan, working multiple jobs.

And then, after time wasted in vain and under the weight of obligations, in order to illusorily free himself from the cage of monotonous life — which atrophies male nature — he leans heavily on alcohol, convincing himself that everything is fine, and jumps into the noose.
© TATIANA ᛞ GERASIMENOK