Spiral Dynamics Stage Orange Examples Mega-Thread

[Alexop]

Orange science religiosity. They have to explain everything through studies and neuroscience shit. Imso happy I did not get indoctrinated into this neurochemical bullshit. Imagine your woman comes to you and touches you and you think. Aha. I feel better now because she raises my oxitocyn. Now I have to raise my serotonin by doing blank to her, then we will raise our dopamine through that activity. Gosh. Relax dudes. Even if they can surf the world with this paradigm, it kills the beauty of it idk, it is so forced.

 

Edited November 22, 2025 by Alexop

[Infinity16]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9XGUpQZY38

I know this one is a bit long but I think this video really embodies the stage orange mindset. Perhaps tellingly, Ray Dalio started out on his journey because he feared mediocrity more than failure.

[Bernardo Carleial]

This game (Cyberpunk 2077) is pretty much a thought experiment on a futuristic world where vMEME Orange values, politics, and society gets off the rails, and the existential crisis that it causes on individuals, to the point of not being able to recognize themselves with all the hedonism and consumerism that's embedded in mainstream culture.

[Carl-Richard]

Framing "world history" as lines on a map, only zooming out to the Americas at 1450 AD.

 

[Raphael]

 

 

[Rilles]

Roman Roy from Succession dropped this great pastiche on the old Berkeley quote

”If a deal collapses in the woods and noone hears it is it an SEC violation?” 

 

Edited January 20 by Rilles

[Kensho]

[Infinity16]

I don't think there's a movie quite as anviliciously stage orange as Meet The Robinsons

If you didn't hear it the first time, don't worry, you'll hear the message of the movie 20 other times.

[Kid A]

13 hours ago, Infinity16 said:

I don't think there's a movie quite as anviliciously stage orange as Meet The Robinsons

If you didn't hear it the first time, don't worry, you'll hear the message of the movie 20 other times.

That movie kind of saved my life once. I’d argue it’s very healthy orange in that case!

[Infinity16]

On 3/1/2026 at 11:29 AM, Kid A said:

That movie kind of saved my life once. I’d argue it’s very healthy orange in that case!

I cited it because this film seems to represent the stage orange worldview. Other examples show the consequences of ignoring the power of big corporations. I would actually consider working in a big corporation to be a stage blue work environment because you're primarily just following procedures and submitting to authority. While orange emphasizes working hard, it contrasts with blue in that it does not consider obedience to be a high virtue. The ideal orange working environment is that of an entrepreneur.

[Spiritual Warrior]

On 3/14/2026 at 9:00 PM, Infinity16 said:

 While orange emphasizes working hard, it contrasts with blue in that it does not consider obedience to be a high virtue. The ideal orange working environment is that of an entrepreneur.

Very good point