I had this concept “sanocephalon” at one time, as a way of looking at people and how the contemporary modern world was ordered. A sanocephalon is a person with a healthy head if I havent butchered the latin. I used the word to make sense of intelligent people who seemed to lack critical thinking or like a introverted theoretical side or something, I’m not sure exactly what makes a sanocephalon if the concept refers to anything in reality. My conception was that there are people with just healthy heads and through good memory, low dissonance, optimism, no paranoia, and lots of things are able to succeed and perform roles in society.
I on the other hand had no name for those like me, but schizo will do, that didnt have a healthy head but was able to move forward at school while having critical, subversive, paranoid, delusional, overintellectual, nihilistic, philosophical etc thoughts. I felt I was in conflict with the sanocephalons who through plain health would succeed by conforming and I would struggle having to transcend the world of the sanocephalon and the healthy mind regime that I was incompatable with.
There is an anime called Psycho-pass that you may either find intriguing or triggering - I don’t know you well enough to say which. It is very well written.
I read the synopsis on wikipedia. I see how it relates. I wont watch the anime but i will look for the graphic novel if there is one.
The idea of a computer that scans brains is not necessary as sanocephalons automatically aggro MIs by their cheery disposition, willingness to do shiftwork, and thinking everything is just perfect.
There’s a couple of episodes where a prominent character keeps referencing Titus Andronicus. I practically floated around the room when that happened. I’ll fight anyone who says that T.A. is not Shakespeare’s best work.
Being unable to “succeed” due to sz and lack of healthy mind is an added burden to me… our society praises accomplishments, while we have to keep struggling to stay healthy mentally. That in itself is an accomplishment as well, that is overlooked.