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.
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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.