Lainism

Lainism is a highly variable, but usually  and  Existentialist, ideology based on the split personalities of Lain Iwakura from the anime series Serial Experiments Lain. While this depends on which personality Lain has at any given moment, Lainism is also,  (sometimes  ), highly  , and  ideology.

Lain Iwakura
Lain Iwakura is the default personality of Lain. She is very introverted, kind, and very genuine. This version of Lain considers herself a sort of left-libertarian, or a. She supports freedom and equality but I is not opposed to regulated markets. She thinks the government should provide social programs to support and protect it's citizens. Lain also think that the state has a duty to try and protect the environment from pollution and the like.

On social issues Lain is very liberal as far as individual rights are concerned. She believes that everyone is entitled to basic necessities like food, water, housing, and healthcare. She also thinks everyone should have access to education and equal opportunities. She also believes that women, LGBTQ and POC should be protected on a societal level.

Lain of the Wired
Lain of the Wired differs quite greatly from Lain Iwakura on many issues. From what she's expressed her ideology is a form of. She hates  and the state. She's an  and wants to tear down the old world system so that a new one can emerge and bring about a revolution which leads to the communist utopia where everyone is free and equal.

Lain of the Wired could also be considered an. She wants a fully automated society where people are free to live however they want, unrestricted by the state or corporations. She believes that it is technology that will save humanity from destruction and that we must embrace the new world that the Wired can create in order to achieve the ultimate freedom.

She considers  to be the perfect merger of biology and technology. It's the ultimate form of self expression without the limitations of the human body. She believes that only through embracing transhumanism can we truly experience true freedom and expression.

The Third Lain
The Third Lains ideology is quite the contradictory one. She is described as a Communist Technocrat. Her goal is to use the Wired to create a new society where everyone is equal, private property is abolished, the means of production are held in common and all resources are shared with a high degree of automation. However, she believes that only the smartest people should rule and she intends to take over the world and build it in this way.

She is highly authoritarian and believes that only through her control can society be saved. She is willing to do whatever it takes, no matter the cost, to achieve her vision. She is a utilitarian and sees no value in individual rights if it can achieve her perfect utopia. The Third Lain believes that the wired is a tool to control and dominate society and to enforce the will of the smartest, most powerful ruling class. Her ideology can be seen as a form of Technocratic Leninism.

The Fourth Lain
The Fourth Lain is a cyberfascist, or Techno-Fascist. She believes in a totalitarian system where everyone is controlled by a central authority and where only those who are deemed worthy may survive. She believes that the strong should rule over the weak and that the weak must be subservient to the strong. She is a  and her ideology is based on the idea of strength and power being the only thing that really matters in life. She is a radical authoritarian and she desires to create a world where her will is all that matters and where everyone must obey her rule.