The Cushbomb Lexicon

* Base-Superstructure Relationship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base\_and\_superstructure
* Boomer Mindset - The idea of a generation that sees itself as a generation; right there, you have Boomer Mindset.
* Crackpot Realism - A term most-likely related to Acid Communism (a "far out" re-interpretation of Marxist ideas, originally as proposed by Mark Fisher), but in this case, in reference to Realism, both literary (capital R) Realism and realism as in the Realist style of describing everyday events (i.e. how a *normal* person would describe events in their everyday life). *Crackpot Realism* is thus most likely a cracked-out, tweaker's (or, more likely, a crackpot conspiracy theorist's) re-interpretation of everyday events, especially as to align (or *decode* as the crackpot would say) these events to fit their particular \*Žižek sniff\* ***ideology***.
* Demiurge/Demiurgical - A Gnostic conception of the devil as a creator deity that made the material world to oppress our souls. An attempt to answer the "problem of evil" as well as a metaphor for capitalism.
* Dialectical Materialism - A philosophical and historical theory essential to Marxist thought.
* Existential accelerationism - the idea that many left, liberal and reactionary neuroses spring from the Nietzschean "death of God" and that it must be overcome to create the kind of consciousness that could better end capitalism.
* Free Real Estate - a version of Frontier thesis, specifically in regard to why America's working class didn't develop widespread class consciousness. The reference comes from a meme originating from a sketch on Tim and Eric. Example of aforementioned meme.
* Grillpill - Matt's philosophy of disengaging (or decreasing engagement) in online discourse and focusing on practical application in the "real world".
* Habermassian - In reference to Jurgen Habermas, who is a liberal philosopher. Look into his work if you want to understand a little more deeply, but in brief, ideologically opposed to Matt/Marx.
* Lacanian - In reference to Jacques Lacan, a philosopher who had an emphasis in his work on the concept of human pleasure.
* Lacuna - (plular lacunae or lacunas) refers to a non-perceivable gap of philosophical perception filled in by your surrounding understandings built on faith. It is likened most closely to the gap in mammalian visual systems known as the scotoma, or "blind spot", which is filled in artificially and seamlessly by the brain. The leap of faith required to close the gap in human perception of complex metaphysical phenomena. A leap of faith springs from the observation that such a perception is only artificially apparent and not truly perceived.
* Libidinal - In reference to the libido, meaning carnal/sexual pleasure, though Prophet Christman will often use the adjective, more widely, and in connection with the ideas of Wilhelm Reich, the inventor of the concept of Orgone (see further down), to represent libidinal forces (like how he uses Orgone) "as a reference point to how online arguments drain any will to take meaningful political action."
* Little Lord Fauntleroy - An epithet and reference to the character from literature. Used to describe someone who is coddled, effete, a 'fancy lad', etc.
* Muncher - Ghost character from the 2021 film *Ghostbusters: Afterlife*. First unveiled in a promotional image and instantly embraced by Matt and others as 2021's answer to Slimer, a "mascot of true hopelessness" owing to the character's sickly blue color, agonized expression and miserable consumption of corn. Since the release of the image, Muncher theory has become a Cushvlog staple.
* Orgone - The abstract idea of a "life force" or energy. The actual idea of orgone is pseudoscience but Matt uses it as a reference point to how online arguments drain any will to take meaningful political action.
* Pringles in a can/tube - A contemporary update of Marx's phrase 'sack of potatoes', to describe a peasant class incapable of coming into consciousness of itself. Specifically, atomized American workers in a totally artificial, capitalist culture (hence, why they're "Pringles").
* The Red Fox of Kinderhook/The Little Magician - Nicknames for Martin Van Buren. Don't know how often he actually mentions this one but I remember looking it up once and lol at those nicknames.
* Reify - To make the abstract real. To make something "a thing".
* Road to Damascus Moment/Inflection Point - A turning point characterized by a sudden, radical change. Based on the story of the Conversion of Paul the Apostle.
* Squib - A practical effect used to simulate a gunshot in action films, exploding bags of fake blood. Having fallen out of favor for CGI blood, Matt often references them in discussions of consumer "treats", as well as corner-cutting under modern capitalism under Marx's 'TRPF'.
* "The World Spirit" - an English translation of "Weltgeist", a term coined by Hegel in The Phenomology of Spirit