Dan502

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  1. Posted · Edited by Dan502

    I agree. Rap sometimes indicates aggressive cultures. Does that mean we should target it like circling vultures?  Stage red's a necessary level of development. Rhymes give poor kids a rare chance to be eloquent.

    Every community has a type of music; maybe our immunity lies in how we use it. What should they listen to instead? Psychos turn on classic then go kick someone in the head. 

    While we're here, can someone answer this as a favour: can a person go through red without culture influencing their behaviour?

  5. Posted · Edited by Dan502

    If we tweak the wording a bit, we get:

    I do all my work to escape my "self". I don't believe in looking into your "self". If you do this, you just discover a lot of shit. I think what we should do is throw ourselves out of ourselves. The truth is not deep in our "selves". The truth is here right now.

    I'm not massively keen on the word "escape" either but you get the idea :)

  8. Posted · Edited by Dan502

    Please forgive the simplicity of my response, I'm sure other forum-users can give better answers but if you can assign a new meaning to the sound, it may help. Perhaps try and become more conscious of what you've been doing unconsciously.

    Switching desks also seemed like an obvious response just because of the situation although I'm sure you'd thought of it already and it probably wouldn't change your reaction to the sounds.

  17. Posted · Edited by Dan502

    If you were blue or below, or even straight-up orange, it seems unlikely that you'd be taking Actualized.org as seriously as you appear to be taking it. If you were turquoise or straight-up yellow, it seems unlikely that you'd be asking the question.

    As an estimate, I'd therefore go for green, probably with elements of orange as western culture leans so far that way, possibly some yellow.

    I think that what a person does for their occupation and their interests outside of work are a strong indicator of what stage they're at, regardless of what they self-report. People are complicated "things" though and you may have aspects or qualities that a simple analysis would overlook.

    Please take my response with a pinch of salt. There's plenty of truth in what the other replies are saying about working it out for yourself.

  18. Posted · Edited by Dan502

    I had to reach a point where I really needed it before I seriously considered seeing a therapist but once I did, I actually enjoyed it and carried on long after "needing" to.

    Being able to talk "honestly without being judged" was a unique and, I feel, potentially, a useful experience. I saw a psychodynamic therapist.

    I see the quality of the dialogue in the sessions as a model for human interaction.

    I'd find it hard to pin down the details or benefits with any degree of certainty although I could create a speculative list.

    It cost an arm and a leg, so to speak; the UK health service tends to prefer CBT or pills to long-term talk therapy for patients with diagnosed conditions let alone those who feel like continuing the sessions without one.

    I attended weekly for two years before reaching a point where I felt like I had run out of things to talk about.

    Don't expect your friends and family, or really anyone else for that matter, to be supportive. Even some therapists don't believe long-term talk therapy is beneficial.

  23. Posted · Edited by Dan502

    I would echo what Tanz is saying, I like Tyson's passionate communication and genuine enthusiasm within his domain.

    I think it's interesting that even hardcore materialists tend to agree that "information" exists.

    As people, can we appreciate scientific innovation for its contributions toward our wellbeing, as well as making fun of it?

  24. Posted · Edited by Dan502

    I like the idea of Leo touching or interacting with certain other people with his work.

    I suppose a person could share a video with an expert if they had already identified how it could be relevant and anticipated, reasonably, that the expert could be open to it.

    I suppose emailing it to experts en masse could be risky as most of them would probably dismiss it as nonsense or uninteresting. To find truth, one has only to seek it. Yet if one does not seek it, the truth could be right in one's face and one would not see it. 

    We're not missionaries. How many of us have even had direct experience of Leo's insights sufficient to be on board with them, let alone share them?  

    Most importantly, Leo would have to approve of how his content is distributed. I expect he would rather it not be "cold-emailed" out to experts in various fields although you would need to ask him that question. He may respond here.

    I'd love to see Leo himself interact with others, e.g. (I know everyone says it) someone like Joe Rogan although of course this is also up to Leo.

  25. Posted · Edited by Dan502

    People shoot the messenger because they've thus far been able to survive "successfully" enough (or haven't yet realised otherwise) while working with a blunt axe.

    "My axe is blunt? No it isn't! YOUR axe is blunt! Look how many trees I chopped down. Obviously some of them had animals in them; nobody's perfect. Well how many trees did YOU chop down?  You'll never chop down as many trees as me. Besides mine's bigger anyway. I don't care, I know I'm right. It doesn't matter anyway. Plus I'm too busy to think about this right now. Let's agree to disagree... ~walks away~ ... stupid messenger..."