FAQ
What Even Is This Thing?
1. What’s this all about?
This project exists to help people see what’s been doing the thinking for them.
We use insights from thinkers like Julian Jaynes, Douglas Hofstadter, Brian McVeigh, George Lakoff, Antonio Damasio, Daniel Dennett, Ernest Becker, and others to explore the architecture of consciousness, language, and identity.
At its core, this is about:
- Understanding the metaphorical structure of the mind
- Reclaiming authorship over inherited thoughts, roles, and scripts
- Developing tools to observe, name, and edit the invisible systems shaping your life
It’s philosophy, but useful. Psychology, but readable.
A bit weird. Very human.
2. Is this a cult or religion?
No.
This is the opposite of a cult or religion.
In fact, much of the research here is dedicated to unpacking the very systems that make cults and religions so psychologically effective... stories, loops, frames, and metaphorical identity constructs.
We don’t worship it.
We study how it was built.
3. What will I learn here?
You’ll learn how your thoughts work.
How your identity formed.
How your inner voice was shaped.
And most importantly... how to take authorship of all of it.
We break down:
- Internal dialogue
- Conceptual metaphors
- Social conditioning
- Narrative looping
- The hidden architecture of belief, behaviour, and meaning
This is not mindset hacking.
It’s structural mental integrity.
4. Who is this for?
This is for the ones who feel off.
Smart, curious people who’ve tried traditional self-help and found it either too shallow, too salesy, or just... too boring.
You might be:
- Introspective
- Slightly disillusioned
- Questioning your own story
- Frustrated by vague advice like “just let it go”
- Hungry for something practical, real, rigorous, and rooted in reality
If that’s you... welcome. You’re home.
5. Why is it called Danger Dirt?
Because the real work isn’t shiny.
It’s messy. It’s subversive. It’s foundational.
“Danger Dirt” is a nod to the unseen mechanics beneath identity... the linguistic grime no one tells you about. The loops, scripts, and stories we inherited without consent.
This isn’t about planting flowers.
It’s about digging up the roots.
6. Is this therapy?
No... but it pairs well with therapy.
Where therapy often focuses on emotional regulation and trauma processing, Danger Dirt focuses on the symbolic structure of self.
- You won’t get affirmations.
- You’ll get frames, metaphors, and mental integrity.
- And maybe the occasional existential nudge.
7. What if I don’t get it yet?
Perfect. That means you’re doing it right.
This work isn’t a 3-step checklist.
It’s an ongoing unfolding.
Some concepts will land instantly.
Others might sneak up on you two weeks later in the shower. (I love that!)
Just keep noticing. Keep reading. Keep mapping.
Insight loves pattern recognition.
8. How can this help me now?
Here’s the thing:
Most of your mental stress, overwhelm, and conflict comes not from circumstance... but from unconscious scripts running beneath your awareness. ie, what you think you think about them.
This work helps you:
- Spot and name the loop
- Choose different responses
- Rewire the meaning, not just the reaction
In real time.
In your real life.
9. Why should I trust you?
You shouldn’t.
That’s the point.
Don’t follow. Don’t worship. Don’t outsource your brain.
This project exists to give you the tools to think for yourself.
That’s it.
10. Is Your Newsletter Jaynsian-Adjacent?
Yes. Wildly.
It doesn’t parrot Jaynes, but:
- It recognises the self as a constructed narrator
- It frames language as the architecture of consciousness
- It invites people into authorship instead of obedience
- It critiques inherited structures from inside the frame
I'm not explaining Jaynes. I'm applying him, narratively.
11. Where do I start?
Start here.
Pick a path: Past, Present, or Future.
Or grab the Jailbreak Your Brain manual and meet your metaphorical mind.
This is not self-help.
This is self-authorship.
Let’s go.