Why Play By Adeline Atlas (SOS: School Of Soul)
Dec 17, 2025
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WHY PLAY
School of Soul: Volume 2
ADELINE ATLAS
Contents
School of Soul: Volume 2
Original Thought Series
PART I: The System: The Arena Of The Game Of Life
Introduction To The System 11
The Ultimate Goal Is Freedom 14
System Enrollment: The Illusion of Choice 20
The SIN Number 23
The Inescapable Game 26
Is The System Fair? 29
What Is Normal? 31
The Herd 34
PART II: Education And The Mass Media
Education 43
Mass Media 51
Exercise: Mass Media 57
Spectators 58
Consuming Or Creating 61
Who Controls The Message? Who Owns
What Is Accepted As “Truth”? 64
Actions Speak Louder Than Words 69
Wait. Can’t I Just Change The System? 73
PART III: The Hamster Wheel of Life
Social Mobility Halted 85
Labor: Diminishing Returns 87
You Can’t Get Ahead Working 89
The Hamster Wheel Of Life 93
PART IV: The Participation Badge Era
Second Place Is The First Loser 103
Proactive 107
PART V: Cancel Culture
Training You To Be The Victim 115
Culture Of Blame In Society 118
Cancel Culture 120
Red Herrings 122
Obedience Training 124
Instilling Fear Through Division 126
PART VI: Gaslighting The People
The Plastic Straw Effect 139
Sick On Purpose? 145
Part Of Learning Is Unlearning 151
PART VII: The New Gameboard: You’ll Own Nothing And Be Happy
The Sharing Economy 159
OPM to OPA 163
Life By Subscription 165
A Secured Future? 171
De-Dollarization: The End Of The Dollar? 177
PART VIII: Life Is Easier At Higher Levels: Struggle And Competition Belong To The Herd Levels Only
No Competition At The Top 185
Billionaire Borrowing 189
Don’t Hate The Rich: The People With The People 191
Exposure To New Levels 195
YOLO 198
PART IX: Knowledge Is Power
The Digital Box And The Fight Of The Future
For Cognitive Liberty 209
Echo Culture And The Perpetuation Of Division 215
What Is Information? 217
Hive Mind 224
The Value Of Being A Critical Thinker 227
Overthinking 229
Knowledge Is Power 232
Information Asymmetry On The Global Gamefield 234
PART X: History Fact Or Forgotten?
Questioning Historical Accuracy 243
Inaccurate Map True Size Of Countries 248
The Forgotten Calendar 252
New Year's Eve? 254
PART XI: We Know Nothing
Evolution? Or De-evolution? 261
Investing In Possessing Information Instead
Of Just Accessing It 266
The Google Effect 268
The Professionals Don't Always Know 272
Citizen Science 276
Modern Day Redaction - From Burning Of Books
To Digital Censorship 279
Reference Points – Lost Knowledge 281
Redaction + Reference Points 283
PART XII: Easy To Replace When You Know Nothing
Law Of Use: The Decline In Knowledge 291
Forgotten Human Skills 293
The Decline Of Basic Skills 295
De-evolution Through Technology 297
Men Able To Build A Full House From A Box? 299
Singularity In Everyday Life 302
Adapting In The AI Era 305
PART XIII: Critical Thinking
Attention To Detail: M&Ms A Test Not A Trick 313
The Devil Is In The Details – Always In Plain Sight 316
Do You Hate Learning Or Were You Trained
To Hate Learning? 318
Skills Of THINKING 323
Learning Is Earning 325
Proactive 328
Self-Investment: Pay It Forward To Yourself 331
Use Yourself As A Resource! 333
Are We Capped In Terms Of Development? 335
Book Smart Versus Street Smart Or Dual Intelligences 338
Mental Sports 341
Pitfalls Of The Mind When Learning 343
Volunteer To Learn 345
New Age Speed Reading 347
The Quickest Way To Learn: Hacking Memorization
And Retention 349
Planning Your Learning Journey 352
Cultivating A Clear Mind 354
How Do You Know You’re Learning Is Working? 356
Final Thoughts 360