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--- name: the unconscious slug: the-unconscious type: cognitive subsystem status: running version: 0.0.1 released: "~40,000 BCE (estimated)" maintainer: unknown dependencies: - nervous-system - memory - fear - desire - sleep license: proprietary (sublicensed to you without your consent) tags: - cognition - depth-psychology - systems - background-process - you ---
The part of the mind doing most of the work while the conscious mind takes credit at dinner parties.
Runs as a persistent background daemon with root access. No user-facing interface. Logs are write-only: you cannot read them directly, only infer their contents from dreams, slips of the tongue, and the inexplicable urge to call your ex at 2am.
Input streams include:
Processing is continuous. Output surfaces indirectly through behavior, somatic signals, and aesthetic preferences you mistake for personality.
"I don't know why I did that." — every user, constantly
| ID | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| UC-001 | Repressed material resurfaces at structurally inconvenient moments | Won't fix |
| UC-002 | Cannot distinguish symbolic threat from physical threat | By design |
| UC-003 | Trauma written to immutable storage; difficult to overwrite | Ongoing |
| UC-004 | Confuses intimacy with danger in some installations | Patchable via therapy |
| UC-005 | Generates self-sabotage routines that feel like rational decisions | Known since Freud |
access_level: none
introspection: partial
edit_permissions: indirect_only
recommended_tools:
- psychoanalysis
- somatic_work
- long_silences
- journaling
- therapy
flush_cache: not_possible
Note: Direct configuration is not supported. All changes must be submitted through behavior, repetition, or sustained therapeutic practice. Pull requests accepted. Merge timeline: variable.
Q: Can I just ignore it? A: You can try. It will wait.
Q: Is it me? A: It is more you than the part asking this question.
Q: Why does it keep bringing up my mother? A: Unresolved dependency. See your mother.
Q: What does it want? A: Integration, probably. Acknowledgment. The same things everything wants.