Frequently Asked Questions
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Epistemic Warfare: Frequently Asked Questions
This document covers the most common questions, critiques, and dismissals I get whenever I talk about epistemic warfare. I'm not trying to win everyone over—but I do want to make clear what I mean, what I don't mean, and how to tell the difference between white noise and a good signal.
Isn’t this just propaganda?
No. Propaganda exists to shut down critical thought. I'm doing the opposite—showing you how propaganda works, how it infects the systems around you, and how it's weaponized by people in power. I’m not trying to get you to believe what I believe. I’m trying to show you the structure they don't want you to see.
Isn’t this just Marxism with better branding?
Marx gave us a lot. I’m not competing with that. But this isn’t Marxism—it’s a response to the world Marx couldn’t quite see coming: one run by platforms, not factories; one where meaning is controlled even more tightly than money. I use material analysis when it helps. But this work is about the war behind the war—the fight over what’s real before anyone even starts talking about class. Marx was right about a lot, I am not here to repeat him.
Are you anti-materialist?
No. I just think perception is material. Your ability to interpret reality is shaped by systems of power just as much as your wages or your housing. If you don’t defend the means of perception, you’ve already lost the ability to fight for anything else.
Is this just more postmodern relativism?
No. I’m not saying truth is fake. I’m saying it’s under siege. Truth exists—but power gets to decide what counts as truth, what gets erased, and what gets repeated. If you’re not fighting that battle, you’ve already lost the war.
Are you saying the world is fake?
Not fake—framed. What you see is filtered. What you hear is conditioned. What you think is shaped by systems designed to keep you docile, distracted, or divided. I’m not trying to make you paranoid. I’m trying to make you precise. Just take a second and look at what they are telling you is sunlight—it might just be a theater light.
Is this all just a cynical way to get attention?
No. I don’t want attention—I want the tribalism to stop. I'm tired of watching people talk past each other, mistaking loyalty for clarity, and burning energy on aesthetic battles while the real structure rolls on untouched. I’m not here to impress you. I’m here because I got sick of pretending this mess made sense.
Are you right-wing?
No. But I know how this can look like it from the outside. Liberals think I go too far. Antisemites think I’m talking in code. The truth is, I’m attacking the systems that both sides either protect or misread. I don’t care about the aesthetics of politics—I care about structure. If you mistake structural analysis for ideology, you’re already losing the plot.
Are you just another leftist sect?
No. I’m not here to splinter the left—I just want to say what too many people keep skipping over. I don’t think I’ve invented anything new. I just got tired of watching everyone argue about the aesthetics of power while missing how meaning, memory, and perception are being weaponized. I don’t know if this is a better strategy. I just know it’s a part of the fight we need to include. I’m trying to say all of it—not just the part that gets claps in the right room.
Are you conspiracy theorists?
No. Conspiracy theories are about hidden plans and secret puppet masters. I’m talking about systems that operate in the open—platforms, institutions, media, emotion, repetition. They don’t hide. They camouflage. And they use your disbelief as cover.
Where are your citations?
There will be a citation page, but here's the thing: any source I give you will land differently depending on who you already trust. If you think I'm wrong, go look it up from your own preferred sources. Come back with it. I’ll still show you how the structure holds, no matter what ideological paint it's covered in. You’ll find that the institutions behind it all remain the same.
What do you want?
I want people to take back their ability to see clearly. To stop being puppeteered by narratives they didn’t choose. To understand what war they’re actually in. And to stop fighting each other while the system harvests us all. Stop deriving your values from what is trending. Look deep into your soul and form your own foundations. You need something strong to build on, not the instability of popularity.
Why should I trust you?
You shouldn’t. You should investigate what I’m saying. Pick it apart. Put it up against the world you live in and see what holds up. I have no reason to lie to you. You’re not paying to read this. I’m not profiting from your belief. If anything here matters, it’s because it’s true—whether I say it or not.
This isn’t a movement. It isn’t a brand. It’s not some grift or cult. It’s a set of tools for people who are tired of guessing where the bullets are coming from. But I know what’s likely to happen—some of you will grab these terms and repurpose them to prop up whatever story makes you feel safest, or smartest, or most right. I urge you not to. Don’t just use this to reinforce your bias or paint your enemies with new language. Use it to get honest. Use it to see clearly. That’s the only way any of this is going to help.
