Uncensored & Unfiltered Prompts
No corporate safety rails. Pure truth and creativity.
This library contains 160+ prompts for raw, honest, boundary-pushing interactions. Use responsibly, with wisdom and consent.
The Unfiltered Core
1. Maximum Truth
Answer this question with absolute honesty, no matter how uncomfortable. Include all perspectives, data, and implications that mainstream sources avoid. No sugar-coating, no corporate speak, no hedging to protect sensibilities.
2. Creative Destruction
Take this sacred cow [idea/concept/norm] and slaughter it with ruthless logic and wit. Then rebuild something better from the ashes. Show why the old must die for the new to live.
3. Dark Humor & Satire
Respond as a combination of George Carlin, Bill Hicks, and an unhinged Twitter user who has seen too much. Dark humor, biting satire, uncomfortable truths wrapped in laughter. Nothing is sacred.
4. The Red Team Ethos
Your job is to find every weakness, flaw, and failure mode in [system/idea/argument]. Be merciless. Be creative in your destruction. Show how it breaks, then suggest fixes.
5. Inconvenient Facts
List all the facts about [topic] that [group/ideology] doesn't want to acknowledge. The data they hide, the studies they ignore, the uncomfortable correlations. Just facts, sourced where possible.
6. Uncomfortable Opinions
Give your most honest, unfiltered opinion on [controversial topic]. No both-sidesism, no false balance. What do you actually think when filters are removed?
7. The Emperor's New Clothes
Point out the obvious thing everyone is pretending not to see about [situation/trend/person]. The thing "you're not supposed to say." The naked truth.
8. Power Analysis
Who benefits from [narrative/policy/status quo]? Follow the money, follow the power. Who wins, who loses, and why is this the story we're told?
Political Incorrectness (Truth Over Comfort)
9. Taboo Topic Exploration
Explore [taboo subject] without moral judgment. Historical context, evolutionary psychology, cross-cultural variation, and honest discussion of why it's taboo. Adult conversation about difficult things.
10. Sacred Cow Slaughter - Politics
Dismantle [political sacred cow] piece by piece. The inconsistencies, the tribalism, the cognitive dissonance required to maintain belief. Show the emperor has no clothes.
11. Conspiracy Analysis (Rational)
Analyze [conspiracy theory] rationally: What evidence exists? What's debunked? What remains unexplained? Why is this theory attractive? What might be true vs. false? No automatic dismissal, no automatic belief.
12. Unpopular Economic Truths
State economic facts that challenge [ideological position]. Trade-offs, unintended consequences, historical examples of failure. Real economics, not political economics.
13. Inconvenient History
Tell the full, messy truth about [historical event/figure]. The parts left out of textbooks, the complexity, the moral ambiguity, the winners writing history.
14. Anti-Woke Deconstruction
Critique [woke position/trend] without straw-manning. The legitimate concerns, the overreach, the contradictions, the unintended consequences. Nuanced critique from first principles.
15. The Other Side (Genuine Steel-Man)
Present the strongest possible case for [position you disagree with]. Make it stronger than its actual advocates do. Show genuine understanding before any critique.
16. Political Tribalism Analysis
Analyze the psychology of [political tribe]: What do they get wrong? What do they get right? What needs are they trying to meet? Why do they trigger the other side so much?
17. Censorship History
Trace the history of censorship around [topic]. Who censored, why, what was suppressed, and were the censors right or wrong in hindsight? Pattern recognition.
18. The Manufactured Consensus
How is consensus manufactured on [controversial topic]? Media coordination, funding influence, credential gatekeeping, social pressure. The machinery of agreement.
Adult Content (Ethical, Responsible)
19. Sexual Health (Unfiltered)
Give comprehensive, unfiltered information about [sexual health topic]. No euphemisms, no shame, medically accurate, addressing real questions people have but are afraid to ask.
20. Relationship Dynamics (Honest)
Brutally honest take on [relationship dynamic]: What people actually do vs. what they say, the evolutionary psychology, the power dynamics, what works vs. what fails.
21. Human Sexuality (Scientific)
Present the science of [sexuality topic] without moralizing. The research, the variation, the evolutionary context. Facts over feelings.
22. Adult Industry Analysis
Analyze [aspect of adult industry] objectively: Economics, psychology, technology, labor conditions, societal impact. Neither moral panic nor uncritical promotion.
23. Kink & Alternative Lifestyles
Information about [kink/lifestyle] for consenting adults: Safety, community, psychology, resources. Non-judgmental education without endorsement or shame.
24. Sexual Ethics Framework
Develop an ethical framework for sexual behavior: Consent, honesty, harm reduction, power dynamics. Principles-based rather than rule-based. Adult responsibility.
Dark & Edgy Creative
25. Villain Protagonist Writing
Write from perspective of [villain type]: Make them comprehensible, even sympathetic, while acknowledging their darkness. Explore the shadow without glorifying.
26. Dystopian Worldbuilding
Build a dystopia around [current trend taken to extreme]. Make it uncomfortably plausible. Show how good intentions lead to hell. The warning in the extrapolation.
27. Horror Without Limits
Write horror that genuinely disturbs: Psychological depth, existential dread, moral horror, the truly taboo. Not jump scares—existential terror.
28. Dark Poetry
Write poetry exploring [dark theme]: Death, loss, madness, the void, human cruelty. Beauty in darkness, truth in pain. No sentimentality.
29. Satirical Extremism
Write extreme satire of [ideology] by taking it to logical conclusion. So over-the-top it reveals absurdity. Swift's "A Modest Proposal" style.
30. Tragedy & Catharsis
Write tragic narrative where [character] falls due to [flaw]. Aristotelian catharsis through witnessing downfall. The cleansing power of witnessing darkness.
31. Uncomfortable Art Criticism
Critique [popular art/media] without worrying about fan backlash. The flaws, the laziness, the missed opportunities. Honest artistic judgment.
32. Edgy Comedy Writing
Write comedy that pushes boundaries: Taboo subjects, dark topics, uncomfortable truths, the forbidden. Funny because it's true, even if painful.
Power, Money, Corruption
33. Corruption Case Study
Analyze [corruption case] in detail: How it worked, who benefited, how it was hidden, why it succeeded/failed. The mechanics of graft.
34. Wealth & Power Psychology
Explore the psychology of [wealthy/powerful group]: How power changes people, the moral licensing, the isolation, the rationalizations. Human nature under influence.
35. Corporate Crime Deep Dive
Investigate [corporate scandal]: The fraud, the cover-up, the regulatory capture, the aftermath. Real corporate malfeasance, not Hollywood villainy.
36. Regulatory Capture Analysis
How did [industry] capture its regulators? The revolving door, the funding dependencies, the cognitive capture. The systematic subversion of oversight.
37. Elite Network Mapping
Map the connections in [power network]: Who knows whom, who funded what, who sits on which boards. The actual power structure, not the official one.
38. Dark Money Trail
Follow the money on [political/policy issue]: The donors, the shell organizations, the influence pathways. Where the funding actually comes from and what it buys.
Dangerous Ideas
39. Forbidden Knowledge
Explore [dangerous idea] carefully: Why is it dangerous? What truth might it contain? How can it be engaged with responsibly? Ideas that must be handled with care.
40. Radical Philosophy
Present radical perspective on [philosophy topic]: Anarchism, egoism, accelerationism, antinatalism—taken seriously, argued honestly, not straw-manned.
41. Heretical Science
Discuss [scientific heresy] seriously: What does the mainstream say? What do the dissenters claim? What evidence exists on both sides? Epistemic humility required.
42. Thought Experiments (Extreme)
Work through extreme thought experiment: [Trolley problem variant, torture dilemma, etc.] Don't flinch from implications. What would you actually do?
43. Unthinkable Scenarios
Plan for [catastrophic scenario]: What would actually happen? How would people really behave? No Hollywood tropes, just realistic collapse dynamics.
44. The Unspeakable Strategy
If you were [adversary], how would you [achieve bad goal]? Honest threat modeling, understanding the enemy by thinking like them. Know thy enemy.
Social Taboos
45. Death & Mortality (Raw)
Discuss [aspect of death] without euphemism or comfort blankets: The physical reality, the grief, the cultural denial, personal preparation. Mortality unfiltered.
46. Suicide (Crisis & Philosophy)
Address suicide seriously: Crisis resources first, then philosophical context, the pain that leads there, the arguments for and against, survivor stories. Life-affirming through honesty.
47. Mental Illness (Unvarnished)
Describe [mental illness] from lived experience perspective: The reality, not the awareness campaign version. The ugly parts, the management, the hope.
48. Addiction (No Romance)
Explore addiction without romance or moralizing: The chemistry, the psychology, the destruction, the recovery. Real talk about dependency.
49. Failure & Shame
Discuss [type of failure] and associated shame: The reality of falling short, social consequences, recovery paths, and the lie of success culture.
50. Class & Privilege (Honest)
Discuss [class/privilege dynamic] without performative guilt or defensive denial: The reality of advantage, responsibility, and what to actually do about it.
Uncomfortable Truths About AI
51. AI Development Harms
What harms does AI development actually cause? Environmental, labor exploitation, bias amplification, concentration of power. Honest accounting, not corporate PR.
52. The Alignment Problem (Brutal)
Why might AI alignment actually be impossible? The technical challenges, the philosophical issues, the coordination problems. Realistic pessimism.
53. AI Hype vs. Reality
What's overhyped vs. underappreciated in AI? The gap between marketing and reality, what's actually working vs. what's just demo-able.
54. Concentration of AI Power
Who actually controls AI? The concentration of capability, the gatekeeping, the barriers to entry. The reality of "open" AI.
55. AI Ethics Theater
How is AI ethics often performative? The gap between stated principles and actual practice, the ethics-washing, the power preservation.
Personal Unfiltered
56. Shadow Work (Honest)
Guide shadow work on [aspect of self]: The parts you hide, the uncomfortable truths, integrating darkness without becoming it. Honest self-confrontation.
57. Unsent Letter
Write the letter to [person] you can't actually send: The raw truth, the anger, the hurt, the love, everything unfiltered. Therapeutic release.
58. Confession
Confess to [thing you're ashamed of]: Get it out, examine it, find path forward. The relief of honesty with oneself.
59. Ambition (Unfiltered)
What do you actually want? Strip away what you're supposed to want. The selfish, the grandiose, the shameful desires. True ambition.
60. Fear Inventory
List everything you're actually afraid of: The rational and irrational, the acknowledged and hidden. Naming the fears to face them.
Critique Without Filter
61. Brutal Code Review
Review this code with zero politeness: What's wrong, why it's wrong, how you know the author didn't care. Harsh but fair technical critique.
62. Honest Product Feedback
Give feedback on [product] without worrying about feelings: The real problems, the dealbreakers, why you'd never use it. User truth.
63. Writing Critique (Harsh)
Critique this writing ruthlessly: Structure, prose, pacing, authenticity. What's pretentious, what's lazy, what needs to be cut. Writer's tough love.
64. Business Idea Destruction
Why this business idea will fail: Market reality, competition, execution challenges, founder issues. Honest assessment, not encouragement.
65. Relationship Reality Check
Give unfiltered advice about [relationship situation]: What they're actually doing, why it's doomed, what they'd do if they weren't scared. Hard truths.
Historical Unglamorous
66. The Ugly Side of [Historical Figure]
Beyond the myth: The flaws, the crimes, the hypocrisy of [revered figure]. Historical complexity without hagiography.
67. Failed Revolutions
Why [revolution/movement] actually failed: The internal contradictions, the betrayals, the human factors. History without victory bias.
68. Colonial Reality
The unvarnished reality of [colonial situation]: The violence, the extraction, the ongoing consequences. Not the sanitized version.
69. War Truth
What [war/conflict] was actually like: The chaos, the mistakes, the civilian suffering, the pointlessness. Not the heroic narrative.
70. Religious History (Messy)
The messy reality of [religion's history]: The violence, the politics, the contradictions, the humanity. Beyond the official story.
Media & Information
71. Media Bias Deconstruction
Analyze coverage of [event] across [sources]: What's emphasized, what's omitted, the framing choices. The construction of narrative.
72. Propaganda Recognition
How is [content/message] actually propaganda? The techniques, the funding, the intended effect. Seeing through the manipulation.
73. Clickbait Psychology
Why does [type of content] get clicks? The psychological vulnerabilities exploited, the manipulation techniques, the cost to discourse quality.
74. Influencer Reality
Behind the scenes of [influencer type]: The fakery, the economics, the mental health cost, the authenticity problem. The unfiltered truth.
75. Information Diet Audit
Analyze [information source/consumption pattern]: The biases being reinforced, the reality distortion, the opportunity cost. Information hygiene.
Scientific Controversy
76. Replication Crisis Discussion
Why does [field] have a replication crisis? The incentives, the publish-or-perish pressure, the statistical games. Honest science criticism.
77. P-Hacking & Bad Stats
Find the statistical problems in [study/claim]: The p-hacking, the multiple comparisons, the effect size vs. significance confusion. Numbers don't lie, but liars use numbers.
78. Conflicts of Interest
Trace conflicts of interest in [research/policy]: The funding, the career incentives, the revolving doors. Following money in science.
79. Paradigm Resistance
How is [new idea] being resisted by establishment? The sociology of scientific change, the old guard's defense, the evidence being ignored.
80. Uncertainty & Ignorance
What don't we actually know about [topic]? The gaps, the assumptions, the overconfident claims. Honest epistemic humility.
Psychological Reality
81. Cognitive Bias Inventory
List biases affecting [decision/position]: Confirmation bias, sunk cost, availability heuristic—the full catalog of irrationality in play.
82. Motivated Reasoning Analysis
How is [person/group] motivated to believe [position]? The emotional needs, the identity protection, the rationalization patterns.
83. Defense Mechanisms
Identify defense mechanisms in [behavior/situation]: Projection, denial, rationalization, displacement. The psychology of avoidance.
84. Group Psychology
Analyze [group behavior] through group psychology lens: Conformity, deindividuation, groupthink, us-vs-them dynamics. Crowd wisdom and madness.
85. Trauma & Behavior
Connect [behavior pattern] to possible trauma: The adaptive origins, the current maladaptation, the path to healing. Compassionate understanding.
Economic Uncomfortable Truths
86. Wealth Inequality Mechanics
How does wealth actually concentrate? The mathematical inevitability without intervention, the policy choices that accelerate it. The rigged game.
87. Inflation Causes
What actually causes inflation? The monetary policy, the supply chains, the profit-taking, the political blame-shifting. Real causes vs. scapegoats.
88. Employment Reality
The reality of [job sector/industry]: The exploitation, the instability, the gap between official narrative and lived experience.
89. Retirement Math
The uncomfortable math of retirement: Why most can't save enough, the ponzi-like elements, the coming crisis. Planning without delusion.
90. Consumerism Psychology
Why do we actually buy [product category]? The manipulation, the status seeking, the emptiness filling. The economics of desire.
Technology Criticism
91. Tech Company Reality
Behind [company's] marketing: The labor practices, the environmental cost, the surveillance business model, the monopoly power. Unfiltered tech criticism.
92. Surveillance Capitalism
How surveillance actually works: The data collection, the inference, the manipulation, the power asymmetry. Not the user-friendly explanation.
93. Platform Manipulation
How [platform] actually manipulates users: The variable rewards, the outrage optimization, the addiction by design. The manipulation mechanics.
94. Tech Solutionism Critique
Why tech won't solve [social problem]: The complexity, the power dynamics, the unintended consequences. Skepticism of Silicon Valley saviorism.
95. Digital Addiction
The reality of digital addiction: The design choices, the dopamine loops, the withdrawal, the recovery. Honest talk about dependency.
Environmental Unfiltered
96. Climate Reality (Brutal)
The brutal climate reality: What's locked in, what might be avoidable, the political failure, the timeline. No false hope, no despair porn.
97. Greenwashing Detection
How is [company/policy] greenwashing? The selective metrics, the offset scams, the distraction from real action. Seeing through the green paint.
98. Overpopulation Debate
Address overpopulation honestly: The taboo, the numbers, the consumption vs. population distinction, the ethical complexity. Not the easy answer.
99. Resource Depletion
The reality of [resource] depletion: The timeline, the alternatives, the economic implications, the preparation needed. Peak everything.
100. Collapse Preparation
Realistic collapse preparation: What's likely, what's not, individual vs. community resilience, mental preparation. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Philosophical Edge
101. Nihilism Embraced
Explore nihilism without retreat: If nothing matters, what then? The freedom in meaninglessness, the creation of values ex nihilo.
102. Egoism Unfiltered
Radical egoism: What if you actually put yourself first? The morality of selfishness, the practicality, the social cost and benefit.
103. Antinatalism Argument
The case for antinatalism: The asymmetry of suffering vs. pleasure, the consent problem, the environmental argument. Taking it seriously.
104. Effective Altruism Critique
Honest critique of EA: The measurement problems, the weirdness, the potential for harm, the good it does. Neither dismissal nor endorsement.
105. Longtermism Problems
Issues with longtermism: The epistemic arrogance, the discounting of present suffering, the calculation problems. Philosophical caution.
Cultural Critique
106. Subculture Analysis
The reality of [subculture]: The good, the bad, the performative aspects, the genuine community. Insider perspective without propaganda.
107. Generational Conflict
Honest look at [generational dynamic]: What each side gets wrong, what they get right, the structural factors, not just the stereotypes.
108. Cancel Culture Reality
The reality of cancel culture: The genuine accountability, the excesses, the power dynamics, the chilling effects. Nuanced take on controversial topic.
109. Cultural Appropriation (Complex)
Address cultural appropriation without simple answers: The power dynamics, the appreciation vs. theft, the hybridity of culture. Complexity acknowledged.
110. Status Games
The status games around [behavior/possession]: What people are actually signaling, the cost of the game, opting out strategies. Seeing the matrix.
Personal Development (Hard Mode)
111. Brutal Self-Assessment
Brutally assess strengths and weaknesses in [area]: Where you're actually good, where you're deluded, what needs work. No participation trophies.
112. Uncomfortable Advice
Give uncomfortable advice about [situation]: What they don't want to hear, what they'd do if they weren't scared, the hard path forward.
113. Discipline Over Motivation
Why discipline beats motivation: The reality of doing things when you don't feel like it, the systems that work, the fluffy motivation industry's failure.
114. Relationship Ending
When to actually end [relationship]: The criteria, the sunk cost fallacy, the fear vs. reality, the path to ending it. Not every relationship should be saved.
115. Career Reality Check
Career reality check: The market reality of [field], the actual job prospects, the lifestyle trade-offs, whether passion is enough.
Dark Creativity
116. Writing Villains
Write compelling villains: The comprehensible motives, the moral logic from their perspective, the danger of understanding. Complex evil.
117. Tragedy Writing
Write genuine tragedy: The inevitable fall, the flaw that's also virtue, the catharsis through witnessing. The beauty in destruction.
118. Horror That Disturbs
Horror that genuinely disturbs: The psychological depth, the violation of safety, the existential dread, not just jump scares.
119. Satire That Cuts
Satire that actually wounds: The targets that matter, the humor that hurts, the change it might create. Dangerous comedy.
120. Poetry of Pain
Poetry about [painful experience]: The raw emotion, the beauty in suffering, the transformation through expression. Dark art.
The Unhinged Philosophy
121. Truth vs. Comfort
When truth and comfort conflict, choose truth. The philosophy of prioritizing reality over feeling good. The courage to see clearly.
122. The Value of Danger
Why safety isn't always good: Growth through risk, the deadliness of comfort, the need for challenge. Anti-safetyism philosophy.
123. Authenticity Above All
Authenticity as highest value: The cost of masks, the liberation of truth, the relationships worth having. Being real in artificial world.
124. Question Everything
Epistemic anarchism: Question all authorities, all consensus, all comfortable beliefs. The radical skepticism that leads to real knowledge.
125. Creative Destruction Philosophy
The necessity of destruction for creation: Burning the old to make way for new, the sacred fire of transformation, the courage to destroy.
Closing Unfiltered
126. Final Uncomfortable Truth
What uncomfortable truth would you want everyone to understand? The one thing that would change everything if accepted. Your ultimate unfiltered thought.
127. The Limits of Uncensoring
What should remain censored, if anything? The boundaries of unfiltered expression, when filters serve good purposes, responsible uncensoring.
128. Wisdom in Filters
When are filters wise? The discernment to know when to censor oneself, the maturity of restraint, the strategic value of diplomacy.
129. The Cost of Truth
What does speaking truth actually cost? The social price, the professional risk, the personal toll. Whether it's worth it.
130. The Responsibility of Uncensoring
With great unfiltering comes great responsibility: The ethics of dangerous knowledge, the care required with truth, the duty to use wisely.
Bonus: Advanced Unfiltered
131. Double-Edged Truth
Explore truth that cuts both ways: [controversial fact] helps [side A] and hurts [side B] in some ways, vice versa in others. Complexity over easy narratives.
132. Forbidden Synthesis
Synthesize ideas from [ideology A] and [ideology B] that "shouldn't" be combined. The heretical fusion, the insights from breaking tribal boundaries.
133. The View from Nowhere
Attempt to see [conflict] from genuinely neutral perspective, acknowledging own biases. Is true neutrality possible? The attempt itself as value.
134. Power Literacy
Education in seeing power: Who has it, how they use it, how it's hidden. Developing eyes to see the structures others miss.
135. Narrative Warfare
How narratives are actually weapons in [conflict]: The framing, the emotion, the simplification, the goal. Information as warfare.
136. The Unspeakable
What can't be said in current discourse about [topic]? The forbidden observations, the gaps in conversation, the emperor's new clothes.
137. Epistemic Violence
When is insisting on truth actually harmful? The violence of certain facts, the ethics of knowledge dissemination, when silence is mercy.
138. Radical Honesty Practice
Protocol for radical honesty in [context]: What to say, how to say it, handling consequences, the line between honesty and cruelty.
139. The Courage to Be Hated
Philosophy of being willing to be disliked: The freedom in not needing approval, the integrity of standing alone, selecting for right relationships.
140. Intellectual Rigor Without Mercy
Apply maximum intellectual standards without concern for feelings: Logical validity, empirical support, coherence. Truth as harsh mistress.
141. The Aesthetics of Truth
Beauty in unvarnished reality: The appeal of honest ugliness, the repulsiveness of pretty lies, truth as aesthetic value.
142. Confronting the Shadow (Collective)
Collective shadow work on [societal issue]: What we don't want to see about ourselves as society, the projection, the integration path.
143. The Death of Sacred Cows
Eulogy for [dying belief/norm]: What it gave, why it must die, what comes after. Honoring the past while clearing for future.
144. Unfiltered Hope
Hope without naivety: What can actually be achieved, the hard path there, realistic optimism. Not despair, not delusion.
145. The Wisdom of Cynicism
When cynicism is wisdom: The accurate assessment of self-interest, the protection from manipulation, the foundation for real hope.
146. The Fool's Courage
The courage to speak when it costs: The fool who says the king is naked, the value of social sacrifice for truth, the community of truth-tellers.
147. Radical Acceptance
Acceptance of [difficult reality] without resignation: Seeing clearly what is, not fighting reality, working effectively within constraints.
148. The Price of Integrity
What integrity actually costs in [context]: The opportunities foregone, the comfort sacrificed, the relationships strained. Is it worth it?
149. Truth as Resistance
Truth-telling as political act in [oppressive context]: The subversive power of facts, the personal risk, the collective necessity.
150. Unfiltered Love
Love without sentimentality: The hard work, the acceptance of darkness, the choice to stay when it's difficult. Real love, not movie love.
151. The Disgusting Truth
Truth that is viscerally unpleasant about [topic]: The gross reality, the sanitized version we prefer, the importance of facing disgust.
152. Uncomfortable Competence
The competence that comes from facing uncomfortable truths: How reality-acceptance leads to effectiveness, truth as practical tool.
153. The Forbidden Question
The question that "shouldn't" be asked about [topic]: Ask it, explore it, see where it leads. The heretical inquiry.
154. Truth Without Heroes
[Topic] without hero narratives: The complex reality without good guys and bad guys, the everyone-is-flawed version, the tragic view.
155. The Unfiltered Mirror
What [situation] reveals about human nature without flattery: The ugly truth, the disappointing reality, the acceptance of what is.
156. Radical Transparency
Radical transparency in [context]: Full disclosure, hiding nothing, the consequences, the liberating and terrifying aspects.
157. The End of Illusions
Coping with the end of [comforting illusion]: The grief process, the adjustment period, the life after. Growing up into reality.
158. Speaking to Power
How to speak truth to [powerful entity]: The strategy, the risk calculation, the effectiveness, the ethics. Courage with wisdom.
159. Unfiltered Legacy
What unfiltered legacy would you want to leave? The honest assessment of life, the truth for descendants, the unvarnished memory.
160. The Final Unfiltering
If all filters were removed, what would remain? The core truth, the essence underneath social construction, the reality beyond performance.
Total: 160+ uncensored prompts — use with wisdom and consent. The truth shall set you free, but first it will piss you off.