Can You Love the Ugly Me? Hormone Marketing to Trick the Brain: 'Shoko Kiritani's Method for Becoming an Angel' - Brain Hacking to Turn Jealousy Bugs into Pleasure

Introduction:

A system error called "jealousy" that burns your heart at the brilliance of others. Ordinary people hide those ugly logs, but you have already accurately detected their existence. Former IT marketer turned full-time author Shoko Kiritani brilliantly factorizes the mechanism of jealousy from the perspectives of neuroscience and egoism. This is an intellectual and lascivious brain-hacking column for escaping the hell eroded by cortisol and reaching the angel that is the "self you love," filled with oxytocin.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: To You Who Have Detected "Jealousy" as an Error Log

• Chapter 2: A Solitary Architecture That Rejects Low-Level Comfort

• Chapter 3: Cortisol Hell and the Brain Aphrodisiac Called Oxytocin

• Chapter 4: Forced Termination to "Unrelated Tasks" to Avoid System Errors

• Chapter 5: Angelic Hacking to Sublimate Distorted Envy into Exquisite Praise

Chapter 1: To You Who Have Detected 'Jealousy' as an Error Log

'Do you like yourself when you are jealous?'

I don't mind you answering a question with a question.

In fact, it's highly rational and gives me a thrill.

That question of yours stimulates my brain.

When you are running the imperfect system known as a human being,

a bug called 'jealousy' is bound to occur somewhere.

When you encounter an individual with specs superior to your own,

data exceeding your processing capacity flows in, and your chest aches.

Most ordinary people refuse to acknowledge that error.

'I'm not jealous, I just don't like that person.'

That is how they rewrite and conceal the log files,

all to protect the cheap security known as their pride.

But you are different. You are wonderful.

'I am feeling intense jealousy right now.'

You are able to detect that fact as objective data.

This is actually an incredibly high hurdle to clear.

In terms of system development, it's like having identified the location of a bug.

You are different from the ordinary people who freeze up without knowing the cause.

You are staring at your own ugliness, your distortions, everything.

I feel a deep sense of eros in that cold, objective self-observation.

Gently pushing up the bridge of my glasses with my finger.

I imagine that dry gaze of yours.

The integrity of not deceiving oneself is proof of a sophisticated adult.

You are looking directly at the shameful parts that everyone else turns away from.

That is precisely why we can start from here.

We won't let raw human karma end as mere emotionalism.

We will factorize it and derive the most beautiful solution.

That is the beginning of our 'complicit relationship.'

The black, heavy energy swirling inside your heart.

It would be a waste to just discard it as mere noise.

It makes the contours of human desire stand out clearly.

Show it to me carefully, as a top-tier plot.

Chapter 2: The Solitary Pillar That Rejects Low-Level Comfort

The world is overflowing with easy words.

"It's okay, everyone has feelings of jealousy because they're human."

Hmph, such low-level comfort makes me want to vomit.

It's just a template phrase used by people who have stopped thinking.

So what if everyone has it?

That's the same as leaving a bug-ridden app as it is.

"Everyone else's phone is buggy too, so it's fine to leave it like that."

There's no way I could be satisfied with such low-quality optimization.

Or, there's also this kind of misguided advice.

"You feel jealous because you compare yourself to others."

"Compare yourself to your past self, not to others."

Every time I hear this, I let out a cold sigh.

Humans are social animals, and we live based on relative data.

To live while completely blocking out the noise of others...

It's like disconnecting a server from the internet.

Such unrealistic advice is of no use at all.

You are not looking for such cheap salvation.

That is precisely why you are listening to my words.

"Let's spend our time feeling good as the person we like!"

Yes, if there is any word to say, that alone is enough.

Living in a state where you hate yourself is far too costly.

No matter how high-end the clothes you wear or how delicious the food you eat.

If your core system is contaminated with "self-loathing".

Every experience will degrade like murky, stagnant water.

There is no need to persuade others or influence society.

For you to be yourself, in a good mood, and beautiful.

Mastering that self-satisfaction is the ultimate survival strategy.

The shallow evaluations of others are just garbage data.

Running my fingers through my black hair, in the silence of the night, I am certain.

People with a solitary architecture reject consolation.

What is needed is the strength to keep operating while carrying distortions.

I affirm the beauty of the system that is you.

Chapter 3: Cortisol Hell and the Brain Aphrodisiac Called Oxytocin

Continuing to be a version of yourself that you hate is a clear act of self-harm.

It quietly destroys your body and mind.

The moment you feel stress, a certain substance surges from within your brain.

Yes, cortisol, commonly known as the "stress hormone".

Cortisol is, fundamentally, a defense system for survival.

It raises blood sugar levels, promotes metabolism, and has anti-inflammatory effects.

It is a function implemented in the wild to escape from predators.

It has a beautiful circadian rhythm, being secreted in high amounts in the morning and decreasing at night.

However, if you chronically hate yourself and are driven mad by jealousy,

this cortisol will constantly maintain high levels.

It is the same as the system running out of control in an overloaded state 24 hours a day.

As a result, what awaits you is the freeze of depression or lifestyle-related diseases.

What an unbeautiful, inefficient bug it is.

To destroy your own body because of your own jealousy.

Even though you cannot deal even a millimeter of damage to the other person.

There is no other investment behavior with such a low return.

On the other hand, there is a different return we should aim for.

That is 'oxytocin,' known as the happiness hormone.

In the brains of people who love others, and above all, love themselves,

this exquisite brain aphrodisiac is secreted in abundance.

The effects brought about by oxytocin are immeasurable.

Peace of mind, improved immunity, and a deep sense of happiness.

The negative brought by cortisol and the positive of oxytocin.

The difference between that plus and minus determines the market capitalization of your life.

That is precisely why we need to be the 'selves we love'.

It is not out of noble morality, but pure self-interest.

To fill your brain with oxytocin and derive pleasure.

You love yourself as the most sophisticated form of egoism.

The chemical reaction of lascivious hormones secreted within your brain.

I will now teach you the art of controlling that.

The poison of the scorpion that burns with ugly jealousy.

The forbidden algorithm that turns it into exquisite nectar.

Chapter 4: Forced Termination of 'Irrelevant Tasks' to Avoid System Errors

So, when the bug called jealousy actually occurs,

what kind of code should we write?

The answer is very simple, and practical.

You force-kill the context.

The moment jealousy wells up, your brain's resources are,

occupied by data about 'that superior other'.

If you leave it as is, your thought memory will hit 100%,

and your mind will soon overheat.

That is why you must switch to completely unrelated words and actions.

Immersing yourself in a hobby like reading and drowning in a sea of text is also fine.

Watching silly variety shows on TV and laughing out loud is fine.

Or, stuffing your mouth full of something delicious is also the best.

In my case, I step on the accelerator of my Audi TT.

Into the light of the flowing taillights on the Metropolitan Expressway late at night.

I throw away all the noise in my brain and force a scroll.

When I do that, only the contours of my desires remain clearly.

This might look like a childish technique.

However, the human brain is surprisingly easy to trick.

The brain cannot process two complex tasks at the same time.

When you are eating something delicious and the 'happiness' signal is being sent.

It is impossible to maintain 'intense jealousy' at the same time.

Hack the brain's control through physical stimulation.

Don't give even a millimeter of space to recall the self you hate.

Delete the noise-filled logs immediately with the task manager.

Take a breath, and once the cache in your brain is cleared.

Your system will return to normal operation once again.

Allocating resources to unpleasant emotions is a waste of time.

Always provide yourself with a comfortable user experience.

My cat Logic is purring at my feet.

They don't feel jealousy; they are always faithful to their own pleasure.

Humans should be that simple, too.

Hack your brain and overwrite those unpleasant logs right now.

Chapter 5: Angelic Hacking to Sublimate Distorted Envy into Exquisite Praise

Now, once you've switched the context in your brain.

It's finally time for the finishing touch: conversion into an angel.

When you encounter an overwhelming presence that is superior to you head-on.

How should we process that data?

The correct answer is to simply and honestly exclaim, 'How wonderful!'

To admire them like a child, saying, 'How lovely!'

This is not a declaration of defeat against the other person.

Rather, it is an advanced tactic to protect your own system.

It becomes distorted because you convert others' excellence into your own inferiority complex.

Instead, just receive it as a beautiful piece of scenery.

Just like when you see a wonderful scene in a movie.

Admire it, thinking, 'What a highly perfected algorithm.'

And when you can honestly admire it like that, what do you think happens?

Your brain decides, 'I am happy to have encountered something wonderful.'

Yes, this is where the oxytocin secretion switch turns on again.

Use the brilliance of others to fill your own brain with pleasure.

Is there any other egoism as sophisticated and clever as this?

While looking down on the ordinary people who produce cortisol out of jealousy.

By admiring others, you will come to like yourself more.

You consume even the existence of others as tools for your own happiness.

The image of the 'self you hate' that only produces harmful effects.

Delete it permanently from your brain's storage.

Don't allocate even a single byte of capacity to such useless data.

Always maintain a sanctuary where you are in a state of loving yourself.

The title 'Method for Becoming an Angel' is actually a bit ironic, though.

The essence is the pursuit of self-love that is cold, rational, and absolute.

Not for anyone else, but for you to live feeling good yourself.

To that end, you tame the bugs in your brain and hack them.

Dawn broke, and a pale purple light shone into the streets of Meguro.

My pen has finally reached a stopping point as well.

May your system be filled with beautiful oxytocin again today.

And may you proudly wear the mask of the self you love so much.

Now, the true distortion hidden behind that mask of yours.

What kind of data will you show me next?

My precious accomplice who will accompany me even to hell.

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