The Post-Pandemic Delusion

The Hyper-Self, Mass Hallucination, and the Global Spread of Nonsene

De: Bernd Riemann

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

The Post-Pandemic Delusion: The Hyper-Self, Mass Hallucination, and the Global Spread of Nonsene

"Nonsense is not truth. Hallucination is not reality. Science is not a conspiracy plan; it is the measure of human evolution. And, more importantly, knowledge has its roots in curiosity, not suggestibility. Nonsense is not what transitioned us from primordial monkeys to the engineers of the masterpieces of software that now hold the world's attention. Myths, negation, and self-inflicted ignorance are not the tools that built the technologies that have, ironically, been used to trap and atrophy the minds of so many for so long." — Bernd Riemann, Preface: The Descent into the Real.

In this comprehensive investigation, Bernd Riemann maps the structural collapse of a shared temporal reality following the global disruption of 2020. Across 50 chapters and accompanying archives, the work dissects the "mass hallucination" that has come to define the mid-2020s—a state where the physical friction of reality was traded for the controlled, high-velocity orbits of the digital cocoon.

The Architecture of Radicalization
Riemann examines how prolonged isolation and digital hyper-stimulation effectively recalibrated the human nervous system, enlarging the amygdala while hollowing out the prefrontal cortex. This cognitive atrophy created a vacuum of meaning, quickly filled by a predatory class of "attention parasites" who monetize collective outrage and "alternative facts." This section exposes the mechanics of the "radicalization funnel," detailing how the "belongingness deficit" of the lockdown era was harvested by algorithms to create a permanent state of psychological siege.

The Hype and Distortion of the Self
The work documents the transition from unmediated physical interaction to the "narcissism of the screen." Within this "digital solipsism," the individual—or "hyper-self"—is reduced to a product to be curated and sold, staging internal trauma with the clinical precision of a marketing campaign. Riemann explores the "main character syndrome" and the rise of "performative authenticity," arguing that the digital cocoon has turned the human existence into a 24-hour hustle for validation from a machine that lacks the capacity for empathy.

The Widespread of Nonsense
By 2026, the data indicates that the hardware of public reason has snapped. The author explores the "infodemic" and the "death of expertise," arguing that "doing your own research" has become a thought-terminating cliché for a population that has reached its cognitive limit. This exposition analyzes the "willful ignorance" used as a survival mechanism, where the "atrophy of the mind" allows individuals to retreat into "magic bullets" and "pseudo-science" to escape the individual chaos of a world that has become incomprehensible.

The Biopolitical Gaze and the State of Exception
Drawing on the work of Giorgio Agamben, the investigation analyzes how temporary biosecurity measures became the permanent infrastructure for a new normalcy. Riemann dissects the "loneliness epidemic" and the "social planification" of the post-pandemic landscape, revealing how the "state of exception" has been used to demobilize the public mind and install a "biopolitical gaze" that monitors every human interaction under the guise of safety.

Reclaiming Reality
The final chapters serve as a clinical indictment of the exploitation of human desperation. It is a roadmap for those who still value the truth and seek to face the "bare life" of the physical world with open eyes. I have written this work to identify who is right and what is true, distinguishing the builders of reason from the pygmies of superstition. It is an essential guide for the restoration of the common world and the reclamation of the self from the ruins of the digital tribe.