Brandon RodriguezWelcome, fellow sentient lifeforms (and borderline-sentient influencers), to your official guide to surviving the Great Cognitive Collapse — affectionately known as the Dumbpocalypse. What started as a few dropped IQ points has now escalated into a full-blown global intelligence recession. But fear not — we’ve compiled the ultimate survival guide for those brave enough to keep their minds sharp, their lifespans long, and their escape pods pointed toward Mars.
Chapter 1: The IQ Ice Age Is Here — And It’s Colder Than Ever
Let’s begin with a cognitive reality check. Over the last century, the Flynn Effect — a steady rise in IQ scores across the globe — made us believe humans were becoming smarter with each generation. But starting in the 1990s, that trend reversed. Welcome to the era of Flynn Effect Reversal, or what some scientists now call “the Cognitive Great Decline.”
The Evidence:
- Norwegian study (PNAS, 2018): IQ scores dropped by 7 points per generation since the 1970s.
- Finland, Denmark, UK, US: Similar reversals observed across developed countries.
- Possible culprits?
- Overstandardized education systems
- Digital overconsumption (screens, apps, algorithmic attention traps)
- Poor nutrition and sedentary lifestyle
- Environmental neurotoxins
- Decline in reading, analytical reasoning, and creative play
As psychologist Edward Dutton suggests in “At Our Wits’ End,” modern society may have selected against high intelligence due to reproductive, socioeconomic, and cultural shifts. If true, the sociological implications are massive.
This isn’t science fiction. It’s a planetary-scale IQ attrition event.
Chapter 2: Seismic Shocks and Martian Smarts
While Earth brains are buffering, Mars is vibing at higher frequencies — literally.
Thanks to NASA’s InSight lander, deployed in 2018, we’ve been able to listen to the seismic heartbeat of the Red Planet. Recent findings (Geology, 2024; Katayama & Akamatsu) suggest a seismic discontinuity at ~10 km depth that may indicate liquid water-filled fractures.
Why That’s a Big Deal:
- Water changes seismic velocity (especially the Vp/Vs ratio), creating detectable anomalies.
- Lab simulations show seismic velocities increase drastically in water-saturated cracks, compared to dry or gas-filled ones.
- This discovery means Mars isn’t just a lifeless dustball — it may have a habitable subsurface biosphere.
Fun fact: That subsurface briny water may harbor extremophile microbes, similar to those found in Earth’s deep ocean hydrothermal vents. Life may have never left Mars — it just moved underground.
Chapter 3: Escape to Mars — The Cognitive Ark
The writing’s on the wall. Earth may be approaching peak dumb. If we’re serious about long-term survival (and cognitive excellence), we need an exit strategy — or at least a Martian Exit Plan B.
Why Mars?
- Hydrated crust = bioresource potential
- No social media algorithm (yet)
- No bureaucracy or political polarization (yet)
- Terraformable and ideal for a longevity colony
Enter: The Cognitive Ark Project. Inspired by Elon Musk’s colonization dreams but powered by longevity science, neuro-enhancement tech, and Martian water reserves.
Pack your neurotropics, VLP senolytic vaccines, bioreactor seeds, and start looking at real estate around Elysium Planitia.
Chapter 4: Longevity Science in the Martian Frontier
Even on Mars, aging is still public enemy number one. But here’s the good news: the frontier is fertile for anti-aging breakthroughs.
Key Technologies You’ll Want in Your Luggage:
- Longevity Cocktail: Targeting all the hallmarks of aging and those that are in the elusive “unknown” category.
- CRISPR gene editing: Repair telomeres, mitigate epigenetic drift, and upregulate longevity genes (e.g., FOXO3, Klotho).
- Microbiome engineering: Leverage Martian extremophiles to enhance metabolic health and immunoresilience.
- Bioregenerative life support systems: Grow your own protein-rich spirulina, CRISPR-enhanced kale, and probiotic moss.
- Neuroprosthetics + BCI (brain-computer interface): Protect cognitive function in low-stimulus environments.
Imagine: you, sipping mineral-rich Martian water in a gravity-adjusted dome, while your immune system resets and your cells forget they were ever aging.
Final Thoughts: Don’t Just Survive — Transcend
The Dumbpocalypse isn’t just about losing IQ points. It’s about losing momentum. Humanity’s greatest superpower has always been adaptation through intelligence — but now, we must adapt by fighting back against stagnation, distraction, and decay.
To survive and thrive:
- Optimize your biology
- Elevate your cognition
- Reconnect with water — be it terrestrial or Martian
In the face of digital dystopia, you must become a biological renaissance in motion.
And if all else fails — The crust is always smarter on the redder side.
See you in the dome.
– The Longevity Resistance Movement
