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WHO PROFITS FROM THE MOMENT YOU WANT RELIEF?
August 2026 Stress rises. Mood drops. The hand reaches for the phone. Not because the screen solves anything, but because it has learned to promise an immediate change of state: pleasure, distraction, relief. With repetition, that promise becomes temptation—and temptation begins to feel like spontaneous desire. A 2026 German study followed 900 adults for 14 days across gaming, pornography, social networks and online shopping. Temptation was the strongest immediate predictor o


POSTIMAGE AND ECONOMIC UNCONSCIOUS
As artificial intelligence and algorithms increasingly govern our visual landscape, they transform images into active agents that mold...


DIGITAL PANDEMIC
Script: L. Poenaru _


SCOPIC COLONIALISM
Script: Liviu Poenaru, PhD _


THE WEST: AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE?
Script: Liviu Poenaru, PhD _


THE IMPACT OF NON-SELF OBJECTS IN MODERN SOCIETY
Script: Liviu Poenaru _


SUBPERSONAL COGNITIVE LEVEL AND THE LIMITS OF PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH IN CYBERCAPITALISM
The subpersonal cognitive level (Andler, 2023)—conceived in terms of connectionist and computational models within the brain—lies...


DID WE LOSE THE CULTURAL AND CIVILIZATIONAL BATTLE?
Cybercapitalism, through its pervasive influence at both the subpersonal and symbolic levels, presents a formidable challenge to the...


DOG WHISTLES, HATE AND POLITICAL MANIPULATION
L. Poenaru In the realm of politics, a "dog whistle" refers to the strategic use of coded or suggestive language intended to appeal to a...


THE BARRAGE OF STIMULI IN CYBERCAPITALISM AND THE OPPONENT PROCESSES
L. Poenaru The barrage of stimuli in cybercapitalism—characterized by constant exposure to digital content, rapid information cycles, and...
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