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Modern monetary theory and perpetual low interest rates pushing consumption and speculative behavior naturally drives wealth up to the top 10% because they take more risks and the loose monetary policy drives asset bubbles giving them greater rewards. They then use this wealth to buy up assets pricing them out of affordability for those in the middle. Thus the phrase, "the top and bottom suck from the middle." Our capitalist system doesn't have enough checks and balances to prevent speculators and scammers from using loopholes built into the system for their own benefit, namely bankruptcy laws, using multiple LLC's, tax writeoffs, bankruptcy laws, charities being run by their donors, private equity doing leveraged buyouts, running companies into the ground while running taking the money and running, etc. If we could get more laws into place keeping people honest, the system would work better. I believe individuals shouldn't be able to use corporate entities to shield their assets, that a person's bad behavior should directly affect their own net worth. Run a company into the ground, your entire net worth gets confiscated. Private equity has become a parasite within the system.

Nice post. I use Tretinoin mixed with Cerave. That's my routine. I get the tretinoin from an online pharmacy.. I believe I have it bookmarked... https://www.alldaychemist.com/tretin-cream-0-05-30gm.html Sunblock in the summer when outdoors also.

I don't believe in absolutes. Longevity research has led me to the conclusion that total exclusion of meat and dairy is detrimental. A person could probably be totally vegan and only eat eggs (and their yolks) and be perfectly fine. I hard boil them using an egg cooker and then slice them up with an egg slicer. The choline and B Vitamins are basically taken care of by eating eggs and their yolks. You can eat 3 eggs per day, everything else being vegan, and it will solve almost all the problems with being vegan. My favorite thing to do is make egg salads out of them with frozen peas, pickle relish, cream of mushroom soup, mayo, italian seasoning, mustard, and potassium salt or 50/50 salt. You need to get "certified humane" (not American humane certified) eggs or buy from a local who raises hens. https://www.consumerreports.org/food-labels/seals-and-claims Greek Yogurt is a complete protein that complements a vegan diet well also.

All vegans really need to do is add eggs to their diet and it would solve most of their deficiencies, namely B Vitamins and Choline. Get "certified humane" eggs if you can, because the animals are treated better. That and Greek Yogurt for high quality complete protein go a long ways, and I have to tell you, milled flaxseed tastes so damn good in greek yogurt. I also mix my glycine in it. Apples taste great dipped in vanilla greek yogurt... my favorite apples being honeycrisp, cosmic crisp, and sweet tango. Hard boiled eggs made into either an egg salad or put onto salads is a staple. This motherfucker gets a lot of use.. https://www.amazon.com/OXO-1271080-1271080V1-Slicer-White/dp/B00FYL4MY0 The meat I eat at this point consists mostly of eggs, sardines, salmon, trout, and costco canned chicken. I only eat steaks and burgers when I'm out with friends or family. For protein powder, I pretty much use Orgain exclusively, because I like the taste and consistency when mixed in water and can pour it in cereal without having to use any type of milk, rather just use water. I also consume pork rinds (for collagen) with oysters (for protein, zinc, and because I like the taste) Anti-aging diet combined with zone 2/5 cardio and some lifting. I honestly don't even crave western processed foods anymore.

My response to this post would be your username.... mm Kay... Honestly not really caught up in using special drinking bottles. I see water. I see a cup. Fill cup up and drink water. A pur faucet mount filter is typically what I use just for the taste.

All of them, except Sanguine. Ideally a healthy, balanced person should have a mixture of different traits. Sanguine is important, probably the most important trait. Of course, someone who lacks a trait they want will tend to inflate it's level of importance.

Women have dozens of mens trying to get their attention at any given time. Don't get so caught up on trying to get the attention of a single woman, obsessing over her, getting a "crush" on her, and just cast your fishing pole over and over until something bites. Young women are attracted to confidence and playfulness. A lot of men are too serious or never developed the ability to playfully tease in a way that turns women on. That is their biggest handicap. Being serious and responsible are not really traits that get a woman into the bedroom, at least not without nailing the ability to cultivate "chemistry" through playfulness and storytelling. This handicap will limit you, but you can still find women who are into more serious, boring guys... it's just harder. I do find the advice to "be yourself" obvious doesn't work for everyone. It's rather bad advice. Better advice would be to "remake yourself" over time into the type of person people want to be around.

My father has this cognitive dissonance where he will tell me I need to stop being so cheap and open up my wallet more when it comes to entertainment (eating out, vacations) such as spending $130 during a single night to eat at a restaurant multiple times per month, but then he'll shower at the gym so he can save $5-10/month on water and electricity, always saying that it's "free" to shower somewhere else. He's always had this complex about keeping the thermostat too high in the winter, lol, which enough men have that family guy made a meme out of it. I suppose we all have these personality quarks and it's easier to see them in others than ourselves. I'd rather take nice long showers at home and cook my own meals. I save more money in the end. Cheap is an ego program, just like blowing money to live in the moment because you can't take it with you is an ego program. Relationships are about two egos learning to grow together, and hopefully each ego can be somewhat flexible to the needs of the other, to come to a healthy balance. If not, maybe the relationship needs to be ended. The trick is self awareness and willingness to change. Inflexibility is a relationship killer in my opinion, unless a woman is willing to submit to the man's frame and have no mind of her own (or vice versa) , which I suppose can work. That said, a sticking point of mine is when women expect men to be mind readers. If something's on your mind that bothers you with your man, tell him point blank. Don't expect him to "just know" and then resent him when he doesn't. Men's brains are wired to see a problem and then fix it, but they often don't have the intuitive awareness to just "know" there is a problem. He asked you if you needed help. You said no, and then resent him for not helping. Sigh. My biggest growth comes from when other men call me out on my bullshit so I can change. If I'm not called out on it, I'm not going to be able to change that easily because it's hard to see one's own flaws sometimes. As a man, I NEED that honest feedback. Sometimes I'll stomp around for a while when I'm called out, but when I realize I'm in the wrong I'll adjust accordingly, and am better off in the end for the candid feedback. Of course not all men are able to take their egos getting bruised and grow from the experience. Those are the ones you break up with.

I wish. I doubt it, though. Frankly I was hoping they'd have unveiled their classified antigravity technology by now and we'd be routinely flying around the solar system not worrying about using primitive rockets and jet fuel to get around. If we really had this technology it would be too financially lucrative to have it hidden in classified installations. It makes me question my previous beliefs that aliens have visited and we have all this classified technology hidden away. Humans love to tell stories. Humans will blatantly make up stories, totally fabricated, and pass them as truth, often to just make money selling content. Some of the most successful people in society are some of the biggest storytellers. Doesn't matter if they are true.. they just need to stimulate the imagination and emotions of the masses. X-Files was my favorite TV series in my youth. Aliens have intervened to stop nuclear wars? Says who? Probably some person who just decided to make it up. I may sound negative, and perhaps being a realist is just an excuse to be negative, lol. Better to be positive and playful and enjoy a good story.

David Hawkins bring up your question in his books, talking about how he cancelled various diseases by changing his mind about them, and enjoying foods he loved again by cancelling belief systems about those foods being "bad" and the like. His books "healing and recovery" and "letting go" mention this. You really have to believe it though... fake it until you make it. Internalize it. To me the biggest "toxin" in people's lives in my opinion is too much ego. That's not to say you should roll over and accept authoritarian rule, but getting distracted with things like being an anti-vaccer, or obsessing over "toxins" in the diet, especially chemicals approved as safe by reputable government agencies in multiple countries.. you end up chaining yourself down with all these "beliefs" ... even fighting for "causes" like wanting to force a vegan diet on everyone... these "should" statements about how reality "should be" and then it upsets you because you see the world as "evil" ... this is all a mental construct... it's giving away one's internal authority to external circumstances. It's robs one of their peace of mind... this idea that "if only X was true, then the world would be good, and I would be happy" .... no you wouldn't. Your ego would find a new cause to latch onto and repeat the cycle. So break the cycle...

You look really good. Congrats on the improvements! Tretinoin bought overseas in pharmacies is the gold standard for those as they get older than you looking to reduce wrinkles. However, you're doing it better. Diet and lifestyle trump chemical band-aids for sure. The number one anti-aging supplement I would add aside from having ample choline intake is glycine (most important component of collagen)

You don't need to use expensive sunscreens. Zinc Oxide sunscreens are fine if you don't mind leaving white residue everywhere. I find they last longer and take water better than chemical sunscreens. They can also be used to deodorize shoes and as underarm deodorant in a pinch. I pick them up end of season when stores clearance them often for under a buck a bottle. If you want to buy a chemical based sunscreen in the US, just pick up a large tub of generic Wal-mart brand. Spending more on fancy products is not required. This one has all the chemicals needed for semi-decent protection but no octinoxate. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Equate-Sport-Broad-Spectrum-Sunscreen-Value-Size-SPF-50-32-fl-oz/134418690?from=%2Fsearch That said, better sunscreens are approved overseas where they are classified as cosmetics rather than drugs. The US is still using rather ancient sunscreen technology compared to say "P20 Kids" sunscreen or other options available in Europe/Asia. The main issue is insufficient UVA protection. https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2021/10/ewg-study-uva-protection-most-sunscreens-only-quarter-touted-spf Careful about believing about all these "toxins" in everything. It borderlines on conspiracy theory, just like the anti-vaccers. Most of it is in your head. If it's generally recognized as safe by major government agencies in multiple reputable countries, you can sleep (mostly) fine at night.

The water needs to roll into a ball but not break into pieces... if it breaks into pieces the pan is too hot. That said, I use good quality Teflon most of the time. I've come to learn that there's lots of conspiracies revolving around GMOs, synthetics, chemicals, or anything manmade, that people think they are all bad. Teflon as it's manufactured today (without PFOAs) is relatively harmless. If you think the right are silly for believing vaccines are clotting up the body, well to my perception it's equally silly to avoid chemicals approved by major governments around the world proven safe because of internet conspiracy theories. Generally our government agencies are not trying to kill us, though some would believe otherwise. What you shouldn't do with Teflon is allow it to preheat bare on a stove getting above 500 degrees F, because it will ruin it.

Make sure you get enough sleep and your diet includes enough magnesium, B12, zinc, and choline (great to see someone else mention it) ... the number one problem of a vegan diet is choline deficiency. Taking up eating hard boiled eggs would make a massive difference to most vegans (certified humane of course)... I use an egg slicer to make them into egg salads. Sometimes feelings of irritation, annoyance, and discomfort are simply programmed into the brain. I try not to let these feelings control me, but simply observe them mindfully as I control my thoughts and gradually, over time, reprogram my responses to simuli. It is working... though maybe you are just getting older.

Now is the time to start to embrace smart nuclear technology and actually get some funding for it by governments. Wind and Solar are great, but you still need a backup source for when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining. We are overdue for this with the computing power and engineering abilities at our disposal. This outdated notion we are going to have another Chernobyl needs to be put aside. https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-spent-nuclear-fuel

Perfectionism breeds a control freak style micromanagement mentality that conflicts with what personal development is truly about... peace of mind and radical acceptance of the present moment. It's okay to strive for things for yourself as part of your growth process to climb Maslow's Hierarchy of needs, as long as you don't equate that with thinking everyone else should have to or forced to be like you, like vegans tend to do when they turn their diet into a religion. My father is guilty of this with his obsession over diet and order in general. He finds some new truth he then latches onto and thinks is right and then wants to spread it around to everyone else. I mean, I get it, but after a point you have to let people find their own truth. Plus, how does he even know his truth is the right one? I'm constantly self checking my own BS but that's a hard skill to learn. Nevermind there's no reason whatsoever to wash your hands when touching something someone else touched. I would call this obsessive compulsive disorder. You should unlearn these habits by being a slob on purpose and find a balance for yourself. Healthy personal development "it's okay if it happens, it's okay if it doesn't."

see leo's video on addictions.

There's a certain wisdom to this... right now we have lots of genetically inferior members of the general population you might dub "useless eaters" that end up being a parasitic burden to the system. It can be argued it's compassionate to try to "save everyone" but the fact is the laws of nature and evolution itself are savage and don't include these human inspired values. That said, nazi ideology didn't arise from any ideology of racial superiority, it mostly arose as a result of how Germany was treated after world war one. Hitler didn't originate his ideology, he picked it up in his environment during his younger years. https://www.supersummary.com/mein-kampf/summary/ There have been plenty of genocides throughout history though. Understand the nazi mind and you can understand human nature in general better. People tend to be followers and go along with strong leadership, regardless of the leadership's policies. Autocratic regimes use fear as a tool to control the populace and strictly control the information and propaganda to groom the youth into accepting the new regime and purging any elder dissidents who "remember how things used to be." Read Hitler's book Mein Kampf, then read the book 1984. Understand the autocratic mindset. In the end it's about control for the sake of control. Maintaining repressive regimes requires it. It's why they are inherently low consciousness. Hitler's Nazi Germany was just another variation on a general theme... use of propaganda as a tool to manipulate and mold history to the way the regime wants people to perceive it. People like to call autocratic regimes "far right" but the truth is these terms "right" and "left" really have little meaning in historical context. Both extremes are capable of autocratic belief systems. All it takes is a big enough victim complex and a desire for revenge along with charismatic leadership. Those elements combined with enough supporters of your ideology, brute force, and some luck, is all it takes.

Personal development 101. Many of the normies around me lead happy lives just through being raised with a positive attitude. If you have that, it's all you really need. With that anything can be achieved. Mindset is everything. Too many stage greens are stuck in this "world is evil, capitalists are awful, so many injustices" victim mindset that sabotages their true potential. Nature is amoral. Evolution is amoral. True power comes from embracing the hardship and pushing forward in spite of it. Even if the world, life, evolution, are objectively not "fair" (which they clearly aren't) it doesn't do any good to dwell on it and get into a negative thought/emotion loop over it.

Generally healthy, as long as one can maintain a caloric deficit or neutral state without gaining weight eating the said food. Oats are fine, oatmeal cookies could make you fat. Legumes are great, but too many burritos could pack on the pounds. Dr Greger has a "divide by 5" rule in which the carb you consume should be at least 20% dietary fiber as a percentage of total carbohydrates. Generally a good rule to follow. Oats have the highest glycemic index of the aforementioned items. Good for mixing milled flaxseed, frozen blueberries, ceylon cinnamon, potassium salt, and protein powder into for a nice, healthy breakfast especially after lifting. Throw in 7.5 grams of glycine and 1-2 grams of Taurine as well.

There are some arguments that sexual relations with cousins or nieces/nephews doesn't really do that much genetic damage especially with good existing genetic stock, but still I'd say it's not the best idea. A lot of this stuff goes on behind closed doors where both parties keep it a secret, and no pregnancy results. Cultural mores can pressure people to act a certain way but all human "values" are merely "suggestions" (should statements) unless backed up by the force of law or punishment. If neither party is hurt by the transaction and both enjoy the transaction, and nobody finds out, then no harm done. There's a lot of cultural stigmatizing when it comes to sex still compared to our actual genetic drives and nature. If it's with a "brother in law" or "sister in law" in which there is no blood relation, technically there is no issue unless people make it one. Spending that much time with someone of close age of the opposite gender with no blood relation... people are naturally going to want to fuck, and at younger ages than society typically deems acceptable. Just saying.

All sides have their emotional and cultural biases and try to get people assimilated into a belief system. I wonder if AI could help free us from our own nature if it was allowed to evolve without bias, or if it would simply inherit the bias of it's userbase?

Good luck with your diet! I would say that mindset, perspective, and attitude are more important than any diet. You can have the most perfect diet but if you are filled with anger, resentment, fear, anxiety, or other negative emotions, the positive effects of that diet are going to be limited. For me, self discipline enhances my overall positive mindset so there's a bit of a synergistic effect here compared to if I didn't lift weights and eat well.

Crying because you don't have a submissive doormat who does what you say without question won't help you grow as a person. That's what some men in the manosphere do. Generally if a man has grown enough as a person, he'll find a good woman just through the course of living his life, without all the drama and should statements about how a man or a woman is "supposed" to act. "Feminine" women can be just as unbearable. Plenty of men are obnoxious all over the spectrum of masculinity. It's really hard to make broad generalizations about personality and apply them across an entire gender. I admit, I used to do this, but I grew. It's all about being comfortable with oneself, and finding happiness in oneself and not seeking it in another through a co-dependent relationship. This comes along with the whole personal development mantra. Many "normies" have this part nailed down far more than the autistic depressants who fancy themselves so "advanced" that tend to populate forums like these (and I include myself in that description. ) reddit, or the "manosphere" as it's called. How masculine or feminine should a person be? They should try to balance it as best they can.

I have hangups with both political parties. Sometimes it's hard to choose, but leftists in their current state remind me more of a religious cult, which is one reason I tend to shy away from them. They have these socialist utopian ideals that human beings as a species are not going to be ready for any time soon. You go too soft in crime, and crime goes way up. You give people too many handouts, they just want more of them. This whole coddling of society just doesn't, and won't ever work. That's not how evolution designed us to operate. That, and I tend to like to vote for the underdog, just to keep a sense of gridlock in place. Human nature dictates you won't want any herd of people to have too much power. The more checks and balances to keep power distributed, the better. That said, the super rich will always pull society's strings whether you are in a capitalist society, communist, or whatever. Those at the top like power, they like control. In the end, vote for what you think will be best for the long term growth of the nation, world, and species. I tend to think that's progressives, but they have a few pet issues they fail spectacularly at, so much so it's hard to support them. In the end I default to supporting "democracy" or rule by voting, over autocracy, rule by dictators. Beyond that, specific issues aren't as important. You will never please everybody. I am NOT worried about Trump being a dictator or making himself president for life. As a Trump voter I myself would oppose that and do whatever I could to stop it. The system of checks and balances is important and there for a reason. People have swallowed the mainstream media narratives, which is why they believe this stuff. All media, including social media content creators on all "sides" , are sensationalist peddlers looking to extract you of your attention, clicks, and dollars and try to assimilate you into their frame, their narratives, their mindset, their echo chamber. Remember that and increase your peace of mind, and free your mind.