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  2. I believe Elon Musk will spend most of that 1 trillion dollar value in assets to continue to grow Tesla and SpaceX. He's obligated by the board to grow Tesla another 8 times of its current market value and he's accomplished all the board's previous goals assigned to him, no reason to believe why he wouldn't continue to do so. Like Elon Musk or not, he deserves this near 1 trillion payday (in stocks I believe). Also the Tesla brand would fall if he really left the company right now. However from a lot of past experiences with large companies, very few successful companies have branched into another type of product and continued being successful. When a single company starts to branch into and develop all sorts of different types of products, it is normally when the company starts to decline. So we can see if the Tesla robot will work or not. There's a lot of competition in the robot industry, and if Tesla doesn't come on top, we can expect Elon to burn a lot of that capital to keep things running while saying to his audience that his robot will be ready "next year".
  3. https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-641e7e2324f261da72395b604d9540e8 Not sure what to make of this. On one hand, it’s basically a political win for the Republicans, because it lets them gut healthcare without offering anything in return. On the other hand, things like FAA workers not being able to direct flights was really messing with the country so the shutdown had to end at some point. Also, even though it’s coming to an end, the discourse has been around how bad the Republicans are on healthcare from what I’ve seen, so the damage is done. Thoughts? Did the Dems cave too early? Is it time to get rid of the old guard of Dem politicians who keep letting the Republicans ruin America, or was this agreement justified?
  4. Because this ability directly contradicts with the ego. When you go meta you are going beyond and almost disregarding the ego. So even if you have this ability it's easy to just side with the ego as it is always pulling you due to survival of its own existence. I would agree that most on here have a gear most do not but certainly not all. Think about it. This forum is meant for debate and to do this you have to take a side. A lot here can see the other perspective and the ones that don't- well not sure how they got here.
  5. I agree .. But here's something: you probably would agree that most people on this forum are aware of this .. then why I find it very pervasive here that people can't zoom out and realize that at the end of the day we're just not gonna agree over everything? On this very section It happens. I didn't choose this topic randomly.
  6. Because most people lack the ability to go meta. It's a very special ability that not everyone has. Which means to step outside themselves.
  7. Yes .why people struggle to get this despite how simple it is, is the question I would like to explore.
  8. This is the basically the "What is bias" video. Your perspective will always be skewed by your own experiences and upbringing. You will have bias due to this. Any finite being has bias. It's part of coming from a finite point of view. And we all here in finite form have a specialized limited vantage point. A finite being can't see all vantage points from it's own point of view because that's what having its own point of view means. God has no particular point of view and thus can have no bias
  10. @Hojo it's easier than breathing to get which is why it baffles me that almost nobody in mainstream society gets it . "Understanding why people are stupid " is my next post lol. Leo literally has an excellent video called "why people seem crazy" 😂
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  12. We all deal with addiction to some degree. It's just a matter of how severe it gets and if it's a health impacting one. But we all have them But that's a good point. But that's not self awareness that's really just getting pulled into an addiction. Sometimes it takes years for an addiction to build which to Leo's point would be why it happened after enlightenment for Alan Watts and myself. To further that point and your point as well - at that point you just don't give a hoot in most cases because you've already had the most miraculous thing happen. So everything else is completely mundane and meaningless. That's probably the worst thing or the best thing about it. I have tons of addictions. Work, pleasure, fitness..alcohol. . When I go in i go all in for a while but this neglects other stuff One must always come back to a balance.
  13. Its not mistaking opinion for absolute truth. Absolute truth is all opinions. Your opinion is your slice of it. If someone elses dosent match your slice then you can discard it, if it paints a clearer picture then your opinion is nullfied. Your opinion is truth. Your opinion cant be absolute truth. If you want absolute truth you would either have to say all opinions are true including yours or none are true including yours. Life as we know it is people gaslighting you out of your positions. If your positions are true to you it dosent matter what anyone says to you. If you find yourself getting angry, or flustered because other people have differing opinions, thats a problem you have about yourself, not yours, or their opinion. Its not anyones fault for having an opinion, theres nothing to blame there, people arent even control of their logic the brain is.
  14. https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/identical-twins-raised-in-different-countries/ I did not look into the credentials of "big think" if it's important for you, but here is an article that shows how similar twins in different countries are.
  16. Another way to put it is that people don't actually judge your opinions but they judge their own understanding of your opinion .
  17. @Natasha Tori Maru of course you are wrong and I'm right about free will .
  18. I think it can also be that most people identify with their thoughts and intellect. When we challenge someone's idea, opinion or belief it is often perceived as 'I am wrong, therefor I am bad/useless/whathaveyou' and they feel internalized shame. @Schizophonia is good with this topic
  19. Same thing . Their accumulation of these things as well .
  20. I'd argue that most opinions of people are a result of cultural indoctrination, conformity and group think. Having an opinion is not the issue, it's how the opinion is derived (most of the time there is not intelligent or independent thinking involved.)
  21. It's hopeless to try to make everyone agree with you ..obvious right ? But you have to understand why that is the case . It's not complicated..it's easy to understand but it's a helpful reminder : Because people's opinions are made from their own knowledge and life experience. Their opinions are based on their own accumulated knowledge up until this specific point in their lives . They basically mistake their opinion for the ultimate truth or what is absolutely or universally true under all conditions. For example they say to you "bruh this is false because of x y z". Their X and Y and Z are their own accumulated knowledge. The sum total of the books they've read ..the podcasts they've listened to ..the life experiences they've had etc. Likewise your own opinions and point of views are based on your own X Y Z. Neither are ultimately true .both are limited . But people lack awareness of this and they think their opinions are absolute truth. But it's not their fault. They don't know any better .go watch a video of Leo in 2014 and 2016 and 2018 and 2022 and you will see him contradicting himself rudely .this is not a mistake. You learn in life everyday .your new understanding contradicts your old understanding .if you understand this then you can chill out a bit whenever someone disagrees with you or trolls your opinion. And also you yourself stop trolling other's opinions or perspectives .
  22. @RazeThat first man is being way too aggressive.
  23. The person...

  24. The Power of saying NO

    Natasha Tori Maru replied to Terell Kirby's topic in Personal Development -- [Main]

    Yep. Big one for so many people. It usually comes down to boundaries. ESPECIALLY WOMEN. 'No' is a complete sentence.
  25. On the heels of the latest Actualized.org video on conforming, I'm now realizing how empowering it feels to say NO. Saying NO to unhealthy things, is saying YES to healthy. This entire year, I've been assessing what has worked for my personal development and growth, and what hasn't (includes people, activities, ways of thinking, etc). It has become all too clear now the ways in which I limit myself and my growth for the sake of being liked and approved of. Saying NO is one powerful, under utilized tool in this work. I hope to get better at it as I age and develop.
  26. USA is done
  27. Because you are making fiction in your head and sabotaging yourself. Its very hard to do but this is what going with the flow means. Everytime you think about conversations you are going to have or think about other people when they are not there you are sabotaging yourself. It seems like you are preparing but its going to have a counter effect to what you want. As a man when you do this you are confusing yourself we are trained to do it but not built for it. The best thing a man can do is nothing. Especially with thinking about woman. Once you get traumatized you will go into thought spirals that sabotage you later. You might think how can thinking about a person sabotage it but it will everytime 100 percent without exception. The more you think about a date the more chances it will get fked up. The more lonely you get the more you sabotage this spirals fast. If you are interested in a girl and want to date its best to stay not interested. Just say to yourself not interested and you will be in better flow for real life. Woman can do this kind of stuff men can't. Let them do it and you go play video games or something. Let them do the mind work. Once you fall into this pit its hard to get out cause you actually have to do nothing to get out. And when you do nothing you spiral again cause you are lonely. When you think too much it will show to a woman when you talk to her cause you want her to like you. She will clearly see you are doing it and won't like you because of it. You will be oblivious that you are doing it or be oblivious that you are giving tells that you are desperate for love. This is a survival mechanism woman have. To be able to see these tells that you were thinking about them alot. This activity is threatening to a woman. You are a logical creature diving into the realms of unlogical thinking and you will drown in it and go mad.
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