Etherial Cat

Here is what GPT says about it: The idea that everything we do is for love is a philosophical and psychological perspective that reflects the belief that, at a deeper level, all human actions are motivated by the desire for love, connection, and acceptance. This doesn't necessarily mean romantic or familial love in the conventional sense, but a broader notion of love as the driving force behind our desires, intentions, and choices. Here's a deeper look into this concept: Love as a Fundamental Human Need: Psychologists such as Abraham Maslow in his hierarchy of needs identified love and belonging as fundamental to human well-being. We seek love in various forms—whether through social connections, approval, or self-love—because it gives us a sense of purpose and fulfillment. Even actions that may appear self-serving, such as acquiring wealth or power, can often be traced back to the desire for love or validation. Love as a Source of Meaning: Many philosophers and spiritual teachers, including Carl Jung and Eckhart Tolle, argue that love is not only a fundamental force but also a key to personal growth and meaning. When we seek truth, knowledge, or success, we often do so with the intention of improving our lives and the lives of others, which is ultimately tied to our desire for deeper connection and love. Motivations for Action: Even in difficult or painful circumstances, when people act out of fear, anger, or frustration, it's often a reflection of unmet needs for love, safety, or acceptance. For example, when someone acts aggressively or defensively, it may stem from a lack of love or the fear of losing love and connection, whether that be through fear of abandonment, rejection, or isolation. The Desire for Unconditional Love: Some philosophical and spiritual teachings suggest that every action, whether consciously or unconsciously, can be seen as an attempt to return to a state of pure, unconditional love—whether that's love for oneself, for others, or even a deeper connection to the universe. In essence, this view asserts that the pursuit of love, in all its forms, is a central, underlying force that drives human actions. -- We don't do stuff primarily for survival. Survival is what happens when we are feeling disconnected from Love.

There is no more power than in a human being to love and to be loved. All we do is ultimately for this sole purpose. Exploiting this vulnerability is effective. She's probably feeling meh about her husband and projected her need for affection on the scammer.

Isn't it fun dealing with all of these unconscious psychological landmines that maps the path toward reunion of the two polarities in the relative. God's funny sense of humor. -- Just a question, have you noticed any equivalent of that one complex in a woman's psychology?

I think for him its more that he wants to deal with the new power more than a strict adhesion. @Emerald Great analogy. I was a huge Pokemon nerd and while the situation is sad and super serious, I found it wonderful to dive into these common childhood memories. I do think you are correct, there were hidden team rocket members.

I’ve never seen a better fit for the word ‘delulu’ in my entire life. He is the embodiment of candide naivety. An intentionally well-meaning person whose ability to process reality is just downright ridiculous. Spiritual bypassing combined with political illiteracy is a very sad combo to observe.

Great list... Thanks for taking the time to debunk that ridiculous 'Dovnald Trump' () myth. It’s infuriating to see a politician making his bread and butter out of fascism being painted as an agent for peace. And yet, people fall for it.

And yes, it's well known that feminists are ugly desperate harpies leftovers. It's empirically proven by pop feminist you would all known, like Taylor Swift, Emma Watson, Beyoncé and the likes. This is a 'you can't fire me I'm quitting case'. These women don't miss the loss of men that are only interested in their looks, which is the whole point. Read the room.

Watch out for your language.

Great comment. I fully agree. I've found this video which illustrate how healthy masculinity should look like. Of course, it's through a fictional character, but there is a lot to learn from it.

I blocked and cutted off from my inner circle all the male friends I have that are advocating in any shape or form against my rights two weeks ago. Had a great leftist french buddy who was a sexual consent minimiser and always came out to stand up for convincted rapists. I instead reinforced my network with men that are aware of gender problems and value collective healing. The others can get the low boundries discounted pick mes that are willing to put up with their dehumanizing nonsense.

I get that, but the path towards the goal is what doesn't excite me.

What have they put in the water in Spain during the last year? (Also no pun intended with the horrible actuality , bad time to use that expression I guess...)

I am feeling a bit uncomfortable to post Leo's erotica A.I deep fake Marcus's story () now that we laughed a bit about it . What do you think @Leo Gura ? It's rather cute.

I can see how men are taught to be resilient and keep sucking it up and move forward contributes further to the issue. No time is taken for healing as not only the problem isn't recognized, but introspecting and feeling pain is seen as unrewarding. I have seen this at play, so this is true and I agree that this is a problem. Per exemple, I have that friend whose mother has been suffering physical abuse by some guy and who overcompensated by suppressing some healthy masculinity in his upbringing because she was unconsciously afraid he would turn aggressive. As a result, his healthy anger has been suppressed and he had a propension for low boundaries, which he resented for a while. Yeah, I agree. But dominance and boundry crushing is not going to provide them the love they seek deeply within. It's very sad that they are falling for this con.

Interesting, thanks a lot for sharing. I am not surprised by these numbers.

I just rewatched this video and I think Natalie Wynn makes a lot of very interesting points. Her last conclusion is that the left needs to address masculin angst and provide an appealing solution to the masculine crisis to fix the party's bleeding. That video was made years before the election and is literally identifying a set of issues that have been key factors in Trump's election.

It's true that the book might be difficult for a beginner, and that it is very long. But I read again chapter 1 for a class I am taking two weeks ago, and I thought it was ok. What about using summaries? If you don't have the time, listening to a video like this one could maybe be not so bad. The most important are the general ideas more than reading the whole expression of it. There is also the option of listening to the audiobook.

Sorry, I forgot to address that part in the other post and I'm struggling to add the quotation. I agree that men are rarely encouraged just to be themselves and that manifest in gender performance. They'll look at diverse models of masculinities, rarely the good ones and try to emulate the formula. And I think this really suck as our current society is so abusive and manipulative that they'll look up at a lot of role models of masculinities that have been performing well, and a lot of them have been hustling their way to the top through questionable means. I'm thinking especially of guys like Andrew Tate and the likes.

I am so sorry. I understand this to be true, as I see many men grappling with these experiences. Believe me, many women are empathetic to their struggles. Our society often fails men, and the trauma runs deep; so deep that many are unable to recognize or acknowledge the issues they face. And that wound is deeply protected by the feelings of shame and unworthiness you describe, which make it VERY difficult to address. For most of them, it's like everything I say or try to point at rebound immediately out of their sphere of awareness. Yep, this is a very common belief, but I do not think it is actually true. There could be cases of masculine suppression, but if it is well done, the feminine qualities actually do empower the masculine ones back. Per exemple .. If you actually want to be an excellent thinker and reason logically (esoteric masculine quality), you can't do it with a lot of repressed emotions (esoteric feminine qualities). The repressed emotions will distort your thinking abilities and distort your perception of reality. So to actually be well grounded in your healthy masculine, you need to properly integrate your feminine. Your feminine qualities will not go away, regardless of any of the attempts at suppression. They will control you from your unconscious.

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love from bell hooks The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks Cassandra Speaks by Elizabeth Lesser Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit Healing the Sacred Divide: Making Peace with Ourselves, Each Other, and the World by Jean Benedict Raffa Other than that, I can also recommend you two great youtube channel that speaks about gender a lot: The Diamond Net from @Emerald https://www.youtube.com/@TheDiamondNet (look for the videos on spiral dynamic and the divine feminine, anima/animus integration and everything that has to do with archetypes) Contrapints https://www.youtube.com/@ContraPoints (her videos about men, incels and Jordan Peterson might be interesting starting point)

He wasn't wearing it for long.

Men are before anything else exploited by other men. Yet rather than recognizing this reality, many choose to align themselves with wealthier men. In doing so, they inadvertently contribute to the suppression of women's empowerment and their ability to achieve emancipation as this feel like a further erosion of power and privileges. So they double down on masculinity, try to blame feminism just like they blame their own innate feminine qualities and we end up with facist government all over the place. The fact that so many men on this forum are ranting about how gender politics and minority rights is not important just prove further that they are themselves privileged enough to dismiss it as BS, when Gender studies are a very legit and well documented part of political sciences. But of course, to them this post is going to be read as inflammatory and nonsense. Because they won't take responsibility for their fragmented psyche and understand that this is exactly the manifestation of sexism. Sexism is largely an unconscious process. There is nothing wrong with masculinity though. Masculinity is wonderful. Just not when it is wounded and falls into the pit of its shadow expression.

God has a funny sense of humor sometimes. Especially because two paragraphs in, Marcus is described to wear a black shirt and that's pretty much the only physical description in the whole text. Fortunately, there was no mention of any bearded clam soaked in spicy juice, so I take that as a win.

Makes me think of JD Vance. Though, he has always appeared to me as clumsy and too lame for the bid. But his backed by Thiel and his network. Also, you'd have recognized him from now, right? Trump is rather old. There will be a need for a successor eventually. Maybe he is still not in the picture yet. Or the representation was just symbolic. Idk.