EternalForest

@LordFall Kinda off topic but I can't help but be a bit food snobby for a moment...there is such a thing as a gourmet burger. Plenty of chefs are famous for their burgers, and just because something's not healthy or green doesn't mean it's not quality food. A burger with quality beef, lettuce and veggies is not necessarily a "child's meal".

Ya'll might want to write down the artist and name to the song as well like @Pacific Sage did if/when these links go down

@gettoefl I did watch it but I'm still confused about this point

@Jakuchu Controlling the choices is irrelevant if I can't control the consequences. Like, let's say I want to be a stunt driver and be able to do any stunt I want without crashing my car. In theory, I have the free will to do any stunt I want. But I know darn well that if I fuck up my maneuver I could die. So therefore, I have free will to the extent of the maneuvers I have the skill to do that won't kill me.

@Jakuchu Exactly, if I want to stay healthy, I no longer have the free will to eat what I want.

Awesome advice. Only' thing I'll comment on is this: After making a post, just get away from the computer for a while. Don't avoid posting just because you/re anxious about replies, that'll make you more anxious.

@TheSomeBody haha! Yeah, masturbation is healthy as long as you keep it to once a day/every other day.

Music has no stage, art is limitless.

It seems every company wants someone who's already had years of experience and no one's willing to train anymore. Job sites are flooded with people who are more experienced than you. Interview questions are designed to make you look bad (what is your greatest weakness?, specific personality tests, etc.). Overall, connections seem more important than skills, who you know is more important than what you know. How is a young person (18-25) supposed to get a job these days?

The more conversational discussions where you're both on the same wavelength are great, but in the future I'd also like to see you talk to some people who respectfully challenge you as well. Maybe more of a traditionally minded person whos curious about spirituality and metaphysics but comes from a more skeptical and orange perspective. Those would be just as interesting, to help the average person relate more and understand these ideas.

@NorthRise I'm not scapegoating, I'm anti-nationalism but also pro-American culture

Happiness is natural. You can tell yourself that you're happy all day, but it won't make any difference if it's not actually true for you.

I would say, work on developing a strong daily routine

I would advise against "not talking too much". There's not much else you're gonna be able to do on a virtual date haha

No way. Not after what happened on the Capital and the way he handled his defeat with no grace.

Not just that, America is literally built on delusion. So called "pride" for what? Destroying the Indians' homeland and pushing agendas of greedy businesses and maximum productivity? It's a dark and twisted history no American should be very proud of, and should never forget. Despite this, America has created so many beautiful and innovative things. Those treasures should never be forgotten either.

The more knowledge you acquire, the more context you have behind every new piece of information you absorb. This is why when rock and roll came on the scene in the 50s and 60s, it was so jarring to the older generation. Because it didn't fit into the paradigm of music that they knew. Same thing with the rock generation's reaction to hip hop. I'd be willing to bet that if you raised the rock generation with hip hop, they would view it very differently. So all in all, I would say the most important thing to keep as you take in new information is OPEN MINDEDNESS. Try to have the same open mindedness you had before reading a single book, even if you've read 1000 books. Be willing to forget everything you think you know.

If having a desire for an honest and open environment for people of all perspectives to have a dialogue makes you entitled, I'm proud to be entitled.

@Flowerfaeiry You should be able to express your views 100% freely. Imagine the most high consciousness society possible. Do you see any censorship going on? Of course not. Censorship's wrong, no matter what.

I seriously want to do this but I'm not sure where to start. Are there any books or videos that could prepare me, or is it just something you have to do to understand?

@undeather That's fascinating and equally frightening

@ZenSwift Love the way you write!

Years ago I put a gig up online for someone to do a music related job for me. As they were doing it, they were very friendly and it really felt like we related to each other. We talked about a bunch of bands and shared taste in music. They gained my trust by doing this and I really felt like they were legitimate, so when they asked for early payment before the job was done, I didn't think twice and sent them the money. Afterwards, they promptly deactivated their phone number, never finished the job and I never heard from them again.

Blog exclusive video content has been quiet for a while now. Been checking every Sunday since early April (when the last one was posted). Lots of cool stuff shared, but nothing from Leo on the couch Please come back. The raw, unscripted videos you do are weirdly my favorite!

I think you're just using music obsessively. I set aside about an hour a day to either discover new music or just play a small selection of songs I really love from my sound system, Maybe even go outside and listen to music on the phone while taking a walk, looking at the sky and enjoying myself. Then every once in a while I'll schedule a little vacation day to myself to listen through an entire artist's discography, but at the end of that I feel like I just went through a spiritual experience. I also schedule days like this to watch full seasons of shows and movie marathons. Just don't overdo it and consume several hours of media a day obsessively. Pace yourself. Doesn't mean you can't listen to a few songs here and there or have some music in the background, but treat it like a dream. Dreaming is nice, but do you want to dream your life away?