There’s a script. It’s been rehearsed across generations. And colonialism wrote the first draft. — New essay by Martin Kush on the psychology of financial begging, manufactured obligation, and the dignity money without relationship destroys.
FICO, redlining, the subprime tax, and the $102,000 lifetime penalty for being poor. Martin Kush on how the credit score became America’s most efficient caste tool.
Martin Kush traces the psychology of power behind spectacle cruelty — from Roman gladiators to colonial exhibitions to a lawyer who was proud his son shot a turtle for fun.
The Zoo, the Colosseum, and the Turtle – Why Some People Need to Watch Things Suffer Read More »
When adult children decide that estrangement is best for their mental health, sometimes it is necessary. But remember, no contact can affect both sides.
Reaction to Adult Children “No Contact” with their Parents Read More »
People don’t resent help. They resent what your survival exposes. An essay on economic racism, envy, and why stability becomes a threat under extractive systems.
They Don’t Want What You Give Them. They Want What You Have. Read More »
When childhood trauma goes unhealed, it chooses your partner for you. Especially in a capitalist system built on emotional labor and inequality, love becomes a transaction—and the trauma makes sure you’re always the one paying. This article breaks down why so many people—especially Black women—end up in toxic, one-sided relationships, and how to finally break the cycle.
Long before influencers sold #blessed lifestyles, Indigenous societies thrived by valuing generosity over greed. Discover how ancient wisdom could fix modern loneliness—and three rituals to try today.
What Indigenous Cultures Knew About Happiness That We’ve Forgotten Read More »
“They want us to believe we are powerless. But we’re not. We’re just unorganized. Distracted. Exhausted by design.”
