INSOMNIA STREAM： CONVERTED SAVAGE EDITION – Stream Summary

Stream Summary

This stream, hosted by Devon Stack, explores the origins and persistence of universalist thinking in American Christianity, focusing on the early Jamestown colony and the disastrous consequences of attempting to "civilize" Native Americans through religious conversion. Using a 1622 historical document by Edward Waterhouse, the stream analyzes the mindset of the colonists, their naivete, and the resulting massacre that shaped colonial attitudes. The discussion draws parallels between historical and modern attitudes toward race, religion, and optimism, highlighting the genetic and cultural roots of high-trust societies and their vulnerabilities.

• Universalism in American Christianity and its historical roots
• The Jamestown colony and the 1622 massacre
• Edward Waterhouse’s account and investor propaganda
• Attempts to convert Native Americans and the failure of “magic book” thinking
• High-trust societies, naivete, and racial optimism
• Lessons from history: conquest vs. conversion
• Modern parallels in diversity, immigration, and social engineering
• Viewer questions on generational politics, Christianity, and eugenics

Sources

• A Declaration of the State of the Colony and Affaires in Virginia (Edward Waterhouse, 1622) – Internet Archive
• A Declaration of the State of the Colony and Affaires in Virginia (Summary & Analysis) – Encyclopedia Virginia
• Settling the James River – U.S. National Park Service
• The Jamestown Massacre 1622 – A Tale of Two Nations (YouTube Documentary)
• Secrets of the Dead: The struggles of Jamestown in the early 1600s (PBS)
• The Jamestown Massacre – History Daily
• National Geographic: The New World: Nightmare in Jamestown (Netflix)
• Historia general y natural de las Indias (Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo) – Internet Archive
• Historia general y natural de las Indias – Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
• About the Natural History of the Indies – Library of Congress
• Middlebury College chapel renamed over eugenics link can keep new title, judge says – Vermont Public
• Middlebury Chapel can keep its new name, court rules – VTDigger
• Superior Court dismisses all remaining issues in Mead lawsuit – The Middlebury Campus
• Diversity Training from 30 Years Ago (YouTube)
• 1990 | Videos: Voices Visibility and Vision – 1990 Institute
• Bionca Ellis offers apology at sentencing for 3-year-old’s murder – Court TV
• Ohio woman found guilty in fatal stabbing of 3-year-old boy outside grocery store – CBS News
• Bionca Ellis trial: Verdict reached in murder of boy outside Ohio Giant Eagle – WKYC
• The Day of the Rope – Google Books
• Day of the Rope by Devon Stack – Barnes & Noble
• The Day of the Rope: Book One – Internet Archive
• Get My Shekels Faster (YouTube)
• Shekels Faster – by the Cybergs (Odysee)

Key Points of Wisdom

• [00:17:57] “Reading something written over 400 years ago and hearing almost exactly the same mindset that a lot of Maga boomers have.”
  On the persistence of universalist optimism and naivete.
• [01:06:46] “Whose desire to draw those people to religion by the careless neglect of their own safeties seems to have been the greatest cause of their own ensuing destruction.”
  On the dangers of prioritizing conversion over caution.
• [01:34:44] “Fourthly, because the way of conquering them is much more easy than of civilising them by fair means, for they are a rude, barbarous and naked people scattered in small companies which are helps to victory but hindrances to civility.”
  On the practical realities of conquest versus conversion.
• [01:45:00] “This will forever hereafter make us more cautious and circumspect as never to be deceived more by any other treachery. But will serve for a great instruction to all posterity there to teach them that trust is the mother of deceit…”
  On the lessons of history and the dangers of high-trust societies.
• [01:59:31] “The hardware matters. Software matters too, sure. But if the hardware is not there, it doesn’t matter.”
  On the limits of cultural and religious transformation.
• [02:41:00] “There are some real issues with how Christianity is practiced in America and how that has contributed to white genocide, and it has. And that’s a problem, and it needs a solution and I’m all ears.”
  On the need for honest reflection and solutions.

Hyperchat Summary

• Questions about diversity hires in aviation and their consequences
• Discussion of generational politics, boomer influence, and social media discourse
• Comments on eugenics, Vermont college lawsuit, and historical American attitudes
• Viewer reflections on Christianity, race, and hardware vs. software analogies
• Requests for book availability and feedback on music created by the host
• Debate on women’s roles in politics and influence in society
• References to historical events, trials, and personal anecdotes
• General support, holiday greetings, and appreciation for the stream

Hyperchat Contributors

• Brody
• Gorilla Hands
• Goy Boy 14 to 8
• Grenade
• Video Grams
• Kirk and 86
• Money Clip
• Statutory Ape
• Man of Low Moral Fiber
• Volga German
• Cypher
• Vermont Eugenics Research
• Corsica s s
• The Shogun
• Patton
• Demich
• Snow Truck Underground