Leo Gura

Meditation rewires the brain/mind in ways that psychedelics cannot. Hardcore meditation sharpens perception in important ways. Psychedelics also sharpen perception but in ways that just don't last long enough. Meditation also forces the mind to confront difficult emotional labor that is different from psychedelics. Meditation forces you to confront boredom and addictions in a very serious way that psychedelics cannot. If you haven't done a 200hr retreat you really should. It will be hell, but you'll also learn a lot.

Again, be careful conflating what's happening today with the fascism of the 1930s. Today's fascism is very lite by comparison. Trump is not ideological enough to be a proper fascist. Remember, we've been through 4 years of Trump already. This 2nd time will be much worse, but it is not the fascism you're imagining.

The Ouroboros, The Cosmic Tortellini

The game everyone is playing is avoiding just sitting down under a tree for 200hrs of non-stop meditation. If you look at every human being: academics, scientists, politicians, CEOs, New Agers, right-wingers, progressives, influencers, celebrities, etc -- all they're doing is just a clever strategy of avoiding sitting under that tree. They will do anything, say anything, they will riot -- all just to avoiding sitting under that tree. That's what it all boils down to. Because sitting under that tree is the death of all their bullshit.

Yes, stuff like that will certainly happen. There is always the chance that you will end up as collateral damage in society. That chance has increased under Trump. You may catch a stray bullet in a protest.

Yes, of course. But this thread was asking why I personally haven't run away. Every government policy hurts someone because there are 350M people. Obama deported a lot of illegals. Just because tens of thousands are hurt doesn't mean America is unlivable or even that anything major has changed. People ARE exaggerating the effects of politics on everyday life in general. This is true while it is also true that tens of thousands are hurt. For American life to really change, tens of millions would need to be hurt. That's not even so easy to accomplish. Even if Trump wanted to, he doesn't have the manpower to deport 10 million illegals. There are pragmatic limits to how much damage can be done how quickly. Which is not to say he can't do some very dangerous things like start a war. But aside from a war or serious market crash, most Americans will not feel anything. This is not me being callous, this is just how society works. Don't forget that even during war, most people feel nothing. In Russia, most people are still living their lives business as usual. Even with 1M Russia losses. That's still only <1% of the population. What you guys are missing is how robust society is. Even if 20% of Americans died tomorrow, life would go on. Sounds harsh but that's the reality. And yes, the rich are always insulated from the worst of it. Who do you think is dying in Russia? Not the rich. So it has always been and so it will always be. The whole point of being rich is that survival is easier. This isn't an error. Those who work harder and smarter have more resources to shelter the winter. If you live alone in the wilderness and work twice as hard and twice as smart, your chances of surviving the winter are 4 times greater. I have been very vocal about the dangers of Trump. But it's important to also keep that in realistic proportion.

Purple people are not really ecological. It just seems that way because they haven't industrialized yet. And eventually everyone either industrializes or dies out. Industrialization is not a choice mankind makes. It must happen. So yes, that is an ignorant point.

Good! That's the best way to come. And there's much more coming soon.

I don't deny any of that. Still, ask yourself, has your life really changed between Biden and Trump? Yes, certain specialized groups like illegal immigrants will have their lives changed. But don't forget, they are here illegally. They took that risk. As far a females go, you can always fly to get an abortion. Is it inconvenient? Yes. Is it life-changing to spend $500 on an airplane? No. Medicaid cuts? Absolutely. Government workers losing jobs? Absolutely. Do not exaggerate the dangers. The dangers are real for very special cases. Is there a danger of the market crashing? Absolutely. That will be the single most widespread effect of the Trump admin.

That's what my videos teach.

The difference all lies within the consciousness of what God is. Just because someone says nondual things doesn't mean they have a profound consciousness of God. They may not understand God at all. They may not even know what the word God refers to. Just because they think they know doesn't mean they do. And doesn't mean their teaching will get people to realize God. God is the most trickiest thing to understand correctly, and virtually nobody has the epistemic nor ontological foundation necessary to properly understand it. Nonduality does not give people the necessary epistemic and ontological foundation. It offers simplistic group-think with little philosophical depth. Such people don't even understand why philosophical depth is important.

It's not overhyped at the level of them subverting democratic elections. That could get lost. But that's not reason to flee overseas.

It's not about my being insulated. Most people simply aren't directly affected by politics, even by bad politics. Am I insulated against a 50% market crash? Certainly. Because I am not foolish enough to invest in this overhyped market and I worked a lot to have some financial security. That's the point of hard work and saving money wisely, so you can withstand bad times and not have to flee somewhere. Will people be hurt from Trump's policies? Certainly. But that is beyond anyone's control at this point and my leaving isn't going to change it one bit.

If you work in a coffee shop you should be using that to socialize and befriend every customer who comes in. That alone should be enough to get you dates. Running a coffee shop is like the ultimate date lead generation machine. You can organize a special evening event at your coffee shop that you invite all the hottest girls to for free. Every time you see a hot girl in your shop, you give her a flyer for your special evening event. Your special evening event can have a hired musician or guest speaker and networking opportunities for all the girls. This is better than pickup. Of course this assumes you have some social skills and aren't a total creep.

There has been zero noticable change in my life between Obama, Trump, Biden, and Trump other than what is happening on the internet. Internet people create a bunch of noise but real life changes very little.

Basically anyone under the age of 35 will have very immature and unworkable politics. Because they don't have enough life experience to understand how power and survival really works. Their politics will be some version of group-think, either left or right. It takes enormous life experience to understand why politics works as it does and not by your naive ideals.

I have no problem going on Joe's show if he wants it. I don't have to agree with his politics to have a productive conversation with him.

I mean, don't let politics color your view of life. Despite whatever MAGA nonsense, life in America is virtually unchanged. America has a huge inertia that even a fascist cannot budge.

Yes, these are good points.

@RyanK Yes, it's all Infinity, but DMT is much more visual and weird than 5-MeO. You will get an insane kind of Infinity on DMT. Frankly it is harder and more terrifying. Don't joke around with DMT, it will fuck you up.

Don't let politics rot your mind.

@shree I don't know what you are conscious of so I can't really judge.

1) Move to a huge city with good nightlife, where game works. 2) Hire an experienced coach who can watch you approach and correct your mistakes. Or find free experienced wingmen. To do this, work on getting a good job and developing your finances so you can afford such things and have more freedom. For pickup to work it has to be done in the correct ways, not just anything goes. Just joining lots of social activities is good alternative. Join social events, dance classses, yoga classes, festivals, parties, college events, etc. And socialize with everyone there.

You can read anecdotes about Musk from people like Kara Swisher. She was his friend before he turned on her and called her evil for daring to criticize his immaturity. She says he's kinda lonely and miserable in his private life. Frankly I'm sick of hearing about these Tech Bros. They are all corrupt and shallow as hell. Success and power addicts who understand nothing of what life is really about.

Style of thought and speech is not just something one can change on a whim. I am not going to turn myself into a neutral AI. If anything, I want to not be an AI.