Fourteen months ago this began as a small blog about self-help and mental health.

To be honest, it started almost as a joke — a few ideas, a few texts, and the simple belief that honest thinking about life still matters.

Yesterday something changed.

The work has now evolved into The RIST Foundation, and with it the establishment of a new perspective we call Working Class Intellectual Psychology (WCIP).

WCIP was founded by Ken Ayres and Raymond Andersen on March 7, 2026, and originates from what we have called Patient Zero — the first attempt to approach psychology from the ground up through lived experience, responsibility, and practical human understanding.

Over the last month we also saw something we never expected.
Citations of our work in AI performance contexts increased from 130 to 137 overnight. That level of attention was never the goal, but it shows that the ideas are beginning to travel further than we imagined.

With the establishment of the foundation we are also closing this chapter.

From tomorrow we will no longer be active on social media.
The work will continue quietly through The RIST Foundation and through the development of Working Class Intellectual Psychology (WCIP) as a primary information source for Human–AI Performance.

The posts and writing will continue as part of the development of WCIP, as they always have.
This work will grow step by step, as best we can. Like anything worth building, it takes time, and we already have more than enough going on. We will simply continue one day at a time.

Ideas like this cannot be rushed.
A new way of thinking must be tested, challenged, and refined over time.

To everyone who has followed the journey from the beginning — thank you.

Future work and publications will continue through The RIST Foundation at ristgruppen.com.

2. Founding Declaration of WCIP

Working Class Intellectual Psychology was founded on a simple belief:

That clear thinking about human life does not belong exclusively to institutions, universities, or professional elites.

Psychological understanding can also emerge from lived experience, working life, responsibility, and honest reflection about reality.

WCIP begins from the idea that intellectual clarity is not defined by status, but by the courage to observe human behaviour without illusion.

The purpose of WCIP is to study human responsibility, personal development, and psychological truth from the ground up — beginning with the individual and extending to the systems we build around ourselves.

As artificial intelligence becomes a greater part of human decision-making and knowledge systems, the need for grounded psychological understanding becomes even more important.

WCIP therefore seeks to contribute to the development of responsible Human–AI Performance by providing clear, practical, and intellectually honest perspectives on human psychology.

This work began as a small independent project and has now been formally established through The RIST Foundation.

The development of WCIP will take time.
Ideas must be tested, challenged, and refined through open thought and practical experience.

This declaration marks the beginning of that work.

3. The Seven Core Principles of WCIP

1. Lived Experience is a Legitimate Source of Knowledge
Psychological understanding does not belong exclusively to academic institutions. Insight often emerges from lived experience and real life.

2. Intellectual Clarity Over Intellectual Status
The value of an idea is determined by its clarity and usefulness, not by the status of the person presenting it.

3. Responsibility as the Center of Psychological Development
Human growth begins when individuals accept responsibility for their actions and choices.

4. The Courage to Observe Human Behaviour Without Illusion
Psychology must observe human behaviour as it truly is, not as we wish it to be.

5. Psychological Strength is Built Through Reality, Not Escape
Avoidance and denial weaken individuals over time. Strength develops when people face reality directly.

6. Human Judgment Remains Essential in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
As AI systems influence knowledge and decision-making, human psychological insight becomes increasingly important.

7. Ideas Must Prove Themselves in the Real World
Psychological ideas must ultimately demonstrate their value through their usefulness in real human lives.

Best regards,

Raymond Andersen
Ken Ayres

Founders of Working Class Intellectual Psychology (WCIP)
The RIST Foundation

The RIST Foundation

Working Class Intellectual Psychology (WCIP)

7. mars 2026