đ¨ ADDENDUM II: Mandatory Conspiracy Consumption Fees⢠đ¨
Because Fear Is a Serviceâand Services Arenât Free
Dear Readers, DoomâScrollers, and Interdimensional Alarm Enthusiasts,
By perceiving the pixels of this communiquĂŠâyes, even peripherally while reaching for coffeeâyou hereby consent to the Paranoia Premiumâ˘, a subscription surcharge equal to 3.14 % of every âmindâblownâ moment experienced henceforth. (See §3.14159, Infinite TinâFoil Warrantyâ˘.)
Failure to remit payment will trigger FoilâHat Repossession⢠and referral to the Bureau of Catastrophic Conspiracy Compliance⢠(BCCCâ˘), recently spun out of the Bureau of Interdimensional Intellectual Debt Collection⢠you met in February. Think of them as identical twinsâone bills your thoughts, the other bills your panic.
đ¨ Grand Announcement: New Mandatory Terms & Conditions for Reading My Substack đ¨
Dear Readers, Accidental Scrollers, and Unwitting Intellectual Debtors,
Section I. The Official FearâforâFee Frameworkâ˘
PatternâHungry Brains â Apophenia Maintenance Service Planâ˘
Evolution gave us apophenia: the urge to stitch stray events into grand tapestries. We keep that reflex polished, upgraded, and autoâbilled at $0.99 per coincidence. (Family plans available for multiverse variants.)Outrage Algorithms â Adrenaline Delivery Infrastructureâ˘
Every ALLâCAPS headline our system recommends spikes cortisol, boosts session time, and incurs a MicroâJolt Surcharge⢠of 8 dopamine units (converted nightly to DoomCoins).ConspiracyâCommerce Pipeline â DoomâtoâBoom Funnelâ˘
Distrust mainstream media? Perfect! Our funnel routes you straight from Reaction â SubscriberâOnly Analysis â Affiliate Supplements That Chelate Nanobotsâ˘. The brokerage fee is baked into retail.
(For questions, consult the Algorithmic Hype Councilâ˘, a regulatory body staffed entirely by popâups.)
SECTION II. RapidâFire Fee Scheduleâ˘
1ď¸âŁ Forward a âSilent Warâ meme
Autoâcharge: 0.002 DoomCoins
If you ghost us: The FoilâHat Repossession Unit⢠arrives at dawn.
2ď¸âŁ Whisper, âThis canât be a coincidence!â
Autoâcharge: 1 Irony Credit
If skipped: Youâre enrolled in our 2âhour ConnectâtheâDots Calisthenics Classâ˘âincludes complimentary red yarn.
3ď¸âŁ Experience a fleeting sense of hope
Autoâcharge: 3 Irony Credits
Penalty for optimism: Mandatory 24âhour DoomâScroll Refresher Course⢠(now with 30% more popâups).
â ď¸ Charges double during Mercury retrogradeâcosmic accounting fees apply.
4ď¸âŁ Purchase a rivalâs supplements
Autoâcharge: 25% Paranoia Tariffâ˘
Repercussion: Public shame in the comments section, plus a coupon for our own NanobotâChelating Brain Boost Gummies⢠(expiration: yesterday).
(All fees autoâconvert nightly to DoomCoins at a variable exchange rate set by the Algorithmic Hype Councilâ˘. Late payments incur Quantum Interest⢠compounding backward in time.)
Section III. Infinite TinâFoil Warranty⢠(§§ 4â12)
Covers defects in skepticism for the lifespan of the wearer or the lifespan of the internetâwhichever ends first.
Claims require notarization by a timeâtraveling notary. Processing fee: $42 (plus paradox mitigation surcharge).
đ Educational Interlude (required by the Department of Token Transparencyâ˘)
Behind the gags:
⢠Brains love patterns â we overâconnect dots (apophenia).
⢠Social feeds rank outrage â the scariest stories travel farthest.
⢠Fear sells â newsletters, supplements, and merch convert panic to profit.
Verify sources, read laterally, and always ask: âWho cashes the checkout button?â
(You are now billed 0.05 Reflection Credits⢠for processing genuine insight.)
Section IV. Frequently Assessed Penalties
Algorithmic NonâCompliance
Skimming without sharing triggers Engagement Garnishmentâ˘: we siphon 12 seconds of attention from your next cat video.Unauthorized Skepticism
Doubting official doom narratives incurs a Cognitive Penalty Multiplierâ˘. Pay promptly or attend our weekend retreat, From Doubt to Dread in 48 Hours.Temporal Evasion Attempts
Timeâtravel to avoid fees? Nice try. Temporal Lien Placement⢠backâbills you at compound interestâeffective yesterday.
Section V. OptâOut Procedure (theoretically possible)
Locate a notary willing to certify âPermanent Suspension of Disbelief.â
Surrender all WiâFiâenabled devices at a mountain monastery.
Forget how to read emoji.
(Processing fee: still applies.)
Closing CallâtoâAction (CTA)â˘
Your DoomCoins keep the lights on at BCCC⢠HQ (and fund our annual cruise to the Hollow Earth). To support transparency, irony, and the ongoing battle against payâwalled panic:
Share this post (incurs 0.001 Conspiracy Creditsâ˘âwe waive them on oddânumbered Tuesdays).
Comment with your favorite fearâforâprofit anecdote; each submission enters you into a raffle for a refurbished tinâfoil beret.
Upgrade to CrisisâasâaâSubscription⢠Premium: includes monthly audits of your threat feed and a complimentary Anxiety KPI dashboard.
Together, we can ensure that no catastrophe goes unmonetized. Thank you for your compulsory support, and remember:
There is no escape. (Processing fees apply.)
Paranoia Premium: An Audio ExposĂŠ
Kerry Ă AI Audiobook (ElevenLabs)




After reading this, every corporate memo now feels like a potential psyop. Your deadpan delivery of âcompliance is voluntary (per directive 12-B)â is the kind of satire that lingers like a hangover. The Orwell we deserve in the age of Slack.