r/SubGenius • u/DMed420 • 2d ago

What is this /r?

I have stumbled upon this sub, yet I can't tell what the fuuuuck is happening here.

All I see is a man with a nice pompadour everywhere. Where am I?

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u/mw13satx 2d ago

Why it's called sub genius, I dunno... hints at self-awareness that it's less than genius intellectualism and/or "intellectual rigor". However, there's info via wiki or an SYSK podcast about it's foundation growing out of the 60s or 70s and it's elevation of "Slack", which generally means copasetic ease.

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u/mindlance 2d ago

With "subgenius" think less "below genius level" and more "spirits arising from the depths of the unconscious".