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Cold as spheres 

Hey man, it’s as cold as spheres here in Canada!”

Theory of the Four Spheres of Hegemony

A master blueprint for how any ruling class—from ancient emperors to modern corporate oligarchs—maintains total control. Jiang breaks it down into four layered, interlocking spheres of influence that radiate from the center of power outward. Sphere 1: Groups of Power are the actual people in the room where it happens—the political inner circle, billionaire cabals, or secretive committees that make the real decisions. Sphere 2: Institutions are the formal and informal rules they create to codify their power (laws, constitutions, market regulations, even unwritten social codes). Sphere 3: Hegemonic Thinking is the conquered mindset of the populace—the “common sense” ideologies, educational narratives, and media messages that make the existing order seem natural and inevitable. Sphere 4: Coercion is the final, brutal backstop, divided into Visible coercion (police, military, courts) and Invisible coercion (surveillance, algorithmic control, social credit, the threat of ruin). The theory’s key insight: true hegemony operates from the inside out. By the time Sphere 4 is needed, the system has already failed. The goal is to live so comfortably in Spheres 2 and 3 that you never question who’s in Sphere 1.
*Example: “Using the Four Spheres theory, modern America looks like this: Sphere 1 is the Davos/Wall Street/D.C. nexus. Sphere 2 is the two-party system and corporate lobbying rules. Sphere 3 is the ‘American Dream’ propaganda and both sides of the culture war. Sphere 4 is the militarized police and the NSA’s data dragnet. If you’re angrily debating Sphere 3 culture wars, you’re totally distracted from the guys in Sphere 1 rewriting Sphere 2 rules to their benefit.”* It's the Theory of the Four Spheres of Hegemony.
Person 1: wow look at that spheren
Person 2: I can’t it’s too godly
Spheren by _Skye June 18, 2020
A truly amazing woman, she has many attibutes, such as intelligence, beauty, strength and of course the ability to be very witty. She loves her family and friends with her every being, and will do anything she can to help people. If you happen to find a Sherese in your lifetime, you are very, very lucky. Keep her close and treat her right, and you will have a wonderful life with her.
Tiger: I am so lucky to have Sherese
Rell: I know, I need a girl like Sherese in my life!
Sherese by LeonLovesSherese October 27, 2011

fat-o-sphere 

A play on "blogosphere," refers to a network of morbidly obese, mainly female bloggers who have chosen to believe that it is sexier and healthier to be 100 pounds overweight (because this is easier than putting down the Ben and Jerry's, turning off the computer and going for a walk).
Jessie: I read on the internet that eating twinkies deep fried in pure lard is actually good for your heart.

Annette: Ha! It sounds like you wandered into the fat-o-sphere.
fat-o-sphere by picka picka July 7, 2010

Sphereology

The Study of Spheres.
Person 1: G'day mate! I just learned about Sphereology in school!

Person 2: That's great! Let me quiz you....
Sphereology by Bomjol0417 September 21, 2020