OVERWORLD:
-Healthy testicles are the new big muscles.-

ONE BETWEEN:
-Degenerates use meme coins to bet on the election-

THE DEPTHS:
-The CIA tried to create a brain laser.-

“I have never, honestly, thrown a chair in my life.”
— Steve Ballmer

✦DISCOVERY PICKS✦

▶️ YouTube:
80% of programmers are NOT happy… why?

✖️ X:
Michael Jordan, Leonardo Di Caprio, and Obama loved this ad so much that they asked to meet him.

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Mystery link.

This was always true

Healthy testicles are the new big muscles.

Hello, muscle man. You gulp whey and creatine, right? You spend top dollar on looking jacked, correct?

… But what about your cock and balls? They need the same treatment.

Yes, the declining fertility in men is the hottest health topic:

✦The Testissance✦

We’re in the renaissance of products aimed at boosting male fertility and virility. The Vitamin Shoppe has seen double-digit growth in testosterone support product sales, and its “Ultimate Libido” supplement has also grown like a boner haha.

Emerging brands are also entering the market. Mars Men offers a “natural testosterone support” supplement, while Human Desire promotes a libido-enhancing soda.

Because cock and balls are so funny, you can do some pretty silly marketing. For example, Dr Squatch insured Nick Cannon’s testicles for $10 million to promote its “ball care” products.

✦Conscious men✦

Just like that, infertility is no longer recognized as a female issue. Reaching men is tricky though. Unlike women, men don’t generally do regular health screenings until they’re much older, and often only seek help when problems arise. Silly boys.

Tackling this means brands have to reframe their products' benefits around "optimization" rather than cure. Mars Men, for example, targets men seeking energy and strength gains rather than focusing solely on fatherhood.

✦QUICK HITS✦

✦Business & Tech✦

Google killer? OpenAI has unveiled SearchGPT, a prototype search engine using generative AI for quicker, conversational searches. Partnering with publishers, it aims to rival Google’s AI search. Challenges include potential copyright issues and reliability.

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said 97% of Windows sensors are back online after the scandalous update that caused a global IT outage. CrowdStrike rolled back the update, and Kurtz apologized for the inconvenience.

Zuck’s world: Mark Zuckerberg announced WhatsApp has 100 million U.S. users. The app, bought by Meta in 2014 for $19 billion, will launch an ad campaign about its cross-device compatibility.

CapCut, ByteDance’s video-editing app is huge, which is bad news for Adobe and Canva. With over 300 million users, CapCut appeals due to its simplicity and TikTok integration. Despite Adobe’s efforts to compete, CapCut’s user-friendly interface and market share dominate. But, potential US TikTok bans could disrupt its growth.

✦Fashion & Culture✦

AI civil war: Actors in the video game industry, represented by SAG-AFTRA, are striking over AI protections after negotiations with major companies failed. The strike started last Friday, with members attending Comic-Con fulfilling weekend obligations. The union demands fair AI usage and protections for performers.

Domination: Hermès reported a 13% rise in Q2 sales, driven by strong demand for luxury handbags, despite less traffic from aspirational clients. Unlike rivals LVMH and Kering, Hermès continues to perform consistently.

"Deadpool & Wolverine" made a giant $205M in its opening weekend, which is the eighth-best film debut ever. Globally, it grossed $438M, making it the highest-grossing R-rated debut and sixth-highest-grossing film of 2024.

Also: Disney's "Inside Out 2" is now the highest-grossing animated feature ever, surpassing $1.46 billion. The film's box office success will grow further with its upcoming release in Japan.

A Michael Bay ‘Skibidi Toilet’ Movie Makes Perfect Sense

✦Hmm… Interesting✦

Cozy 1-minute read: When Every Day Feels The Same

Interesting 5-minute read: Can the moon influence human health?

Big read for big brains: The New Internet

Cool: The secret of Minecraft

ONE

BETWEEN

Six million ways to lose money, choose one

Degenerates use meme coins to bet on the election.

On July 13, Trump almost got shot in the head. For fucked up 2024 ass reasons, this triggered a memecoin trading frenzy.

The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the US has banned gambling platforms from offering bets on election results. Thus, political memecoins found a loophole for such bets. These coins come with the high risk and reward typical of crypto markets, with hundreds of millions of dollars' worth traded daily.

Steven Steele, marketing director for the TRUMP token, says that the token was created to let people bet on Trump's reelection. It has become a "culture coin," symbolizing Trump and maintaining value beyond typical memecoins.

THE DEPTHS

Sick

The CIA tried to create a brain laser.

In 1983, the CIA was in its paisley tapestry phase. They wanted to turn mental energy, as in thinking, into a laser beam transcending spacetime.

Named the Gateway Process, it attempted to unlock the universe's intuitive knowledge, enable time travel, and allow communication with other dimensions. The 28-page report was declassified in 2003 and delves into the Gateway Process's scientific basis and provides real, actionable instructions.

The has had a similar psychosis before. For example, its interest in clairvoyance or the Defense Department's UFO data collection. However, page 25 of the document was missing. When finally released in 2021, it revealed the report’s true mission.

✦Origin✦

The Gateway Process started with the radio producer Robert Monroe, who in the 1970s explored sound patterns' effects on human consciousness. His experiments involved brain hemisphere synchronization or "Hemi-Sync," which reportedly induced out-of-body experiences.

This method uses binaural beats, where different sounds in each ear create brainwave synchronization, aligning the brain's hemispheres into a powerful stream of energy.

✦Mutating traditions✦

McDonnell's CIA report drew heavily from Monroe's research and the biomedical models of Itzhak Bentov, an engineer known for innovative medical devices and consciousness studies. The Gateway methodology was a mish-mash approach of biofeedback, transcendental meditation, hypnosis, and Kundalini yoga, all aimed at altering consciousness.

• Biofeedback helps control physical processes like breathing and heart rate.

• Transcendental meditation induces restful alertness through silent mantra repetition.

• Kundalini yoga activates spiritual energy through breathing exercises and repetitive poses.

• Hypnosis creates a state where inner experiences feel real.

Despite tapping into such a woo-woo culture, McDonnell used scientific language to avoid occult associations.

He referenced quantum mechanics and theoretical physics to explain consciousness and spacetime transcendence. He thought that the human body resonates with the earth's ionospheric cavity, connecting with the planet's "heartbeat."

So, the report basically blends accepted physics with long-established but unsubstantiated statements to create a concept of an "Absolute" energy field existing beyond spacetime.

Another one of the many insane conclusions is as follows: The human brain is a binary system like a computer and projects itself as a 3D hologram, interacting with the universal hologram to gain self-understanding.

Despite the elaborate theories, the process remains controversial. Also, the missing pages revealed little beyond spiritual reflections.

Gateway marries science with the quest for meaning but falls short of bridging material science and experiential consciousness. Or does it? Go out and try it, freak.