EternalForest

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  1. @Cat_eyes The thing with his Mom really hit him for sure (that's why he made 808s and Heartbreak), but I don't think he lost it after that. MBDTF was a masterpiece, Yeezus was wildly inventive, etc. If you look at interviews with him from the early 2010s, he's very loud but also very sharp. These days, he's the complete opposite, quiet and dull. The turn really happened around 2018. The Ye album was still great, but something was off. Jesus is King proved it. He was becoming "spiritual", but at the same time, losing focus. Latching onto any belief system to make himself happy. The quality of his mental state, music and everything else has been dropping ever since. Kim left him because he wasn't the same Kanye anymore. Fans can feel it too.
  2. @Cat_eyes I haven't watched it cause it seems to make his "spiritual awakening" the glorious final arc of his life when I see it as the start of his downfall.
  3. For what it's worth, I've sensed that there's been something wrong with him for a while now. Ever since his whole Christian re-birth thing, he seems pretty unstable mentally. I haven't enjoyed his musical output for years. but I never stop bumping the classics like The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, 808s and Heartbreak, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, etc. I guess I love him for who he was more than who he is today, but he's still Kanye, you know? That's my guy.
  4. @Leo Gura It might amuse you to know I'm also an MJ fan, and I don't believe he did it. I'll watch those bias videos though, it would amuse you even more to know that I don't think I've ever watched them!
  5. @Leo Gura It's probably no secret that I'm a huge fan of his music. I think he's one of the great geniuses of our time, and I'm not alone in that, so I'm obviously going to cut him slack where you are not. And no! He's not a politician haha. Yet. Everything he's tried to run for, he's failed. But he is an aspiring politician, I'll give you that. Also, I looked at Parler's rules, and it actually says they will shutdown any criminal activity on the site: https://parler.com/documents/guidelines.pdf Not that I would ever use something like this, since I no longer identify as right wing, I'm just playing devil's advocate... As for Kanye's comments on the Jews, I won't defend that, it was definitely wrong, I'm just hoping this is another one of his "phases" and he'll move on to something else. Us fans have seen him down some weird rabbit holes before.
  6. Leo, when you make these types of posts it kind of bugs me because it feels like you're doing it more out of "look at the antics of this famous dude!" than respecting them as an artist and a person. And the fact you've never seriously listened to his music but still felt the need to make this post speaks volumes. He's a musician, man. Not a politician. It's especially out of left field considering you just made an entire video about the excesses of the left and then call out Kanye just for buying a Conservative social media platform. How do you know he won't make it better?
  7. 2Pac Biggie Eminem XXXTentacion Kanye West Honorable mention to Fat Jon and Nujabes. They made some beautiful music.
  8. True but you will never truly die, if you create something for people to remember you by.
  9. @Topspin715 @Leo Gura It's a slippery slope, but I still believe it is better to err on the side of less regulations
  10. @Kensho Comedy and wisdom are intertwined.
  11. @Devin Hm, that's deep.
  12. @Kensho hahaha that's hilarious, thanks for sharing. How did he keep a straight face through all that?
  13. Between the Simpsons, Carnivale, New Radicals, classic Playstation games and Russian music being posted on the blog lately, I'm so glad that Leo is giving a shout to great pieces of creativity in the world. Far too often, watching Netflix or playing video games is seen as a negative activity or a waste of time in self-actualization, and I'm glad that Leo is going against the grain and showing us these things for what they truly are: some of the best tools for self actualization out there, when used properly. Looking forward to more recommendations in the future, and the new direction of Actualized.org.
  14. So you just claim I have idiotic views, and post a gif, and that's your idea of intelligent discussion? Not sure I want to keep participating in this forum.
  15. @Razard86 You made the claim it was off brand, then didn't elaborate. I'm just curious why you thought it was first. I had my own thoughts I was going to share afterwards.
  16. Eh, maybe but then you're almost programming yourself to see work as play. Pure play time is important. If you worked hard all week, you deserve to marathon TV shows on Netflix and eat pizza all weekend.
  17. Life in prison is way worse than the death penalty.
  18. @Aaron p I agree with a lot of what you wrote in your post, Extremist left speakers will fire up the extremist right, making them both more extreme in turn. Honestly though, I think it'll all even out eventually. What you have to understand about stuff like feminism is that it HAS to be extreme temporarily to make up for the injustices. You can't swing a pendulum by tapping it a bit. You have to really push it. And that's what you're seeing going on here. @Tyler Robinson If you find Aaron's post dogmatic or extremist, you're probably exposed to too much biased material yourself. This kind of balanced and introspective meditation is rare. It's usually just Right Good Left Bad / Left Good Right Bad.
  19. @Recursoinominado @Recursoinominado The less government interference the better. The less government handouts, the better. Beyond the minimum safety regulations (which are common sense), the government has no place to tell someone what they can and can't do with their business. Local government is more effective at solving problems. The government doesn't need to tax people higher, they need to use their money more wisely.
  20. I don't support Trump anymore but he's definitely not stupid. Posts like this are why I do hesitate to discuss politics on here because if you take the Right-Wing/Republican/Conservative side in any argument you're automatically wrong. I agree with the Left on many things, but I also agree with the Right on many things.
  21. DO: Hold yourself to your own standards. Don't worry about other people's expectations of you. Do the work you love, work hard and play hard. Reward yourself for a job well done and get right back on the grind. DO NOT: Hold yourself to the standards of others. Allow others people's expectations to cloud your own vision. Do the work you feel you SHOULD do, work begrudgingly and feel guilty about taking breaks. Don't reward yourself (because you've never earned it, and constantly doubt your efforts. Good luck.
  22. @Sugarcoat Sorry if I was a bit aggressive, I was just annoyed because based on your response you missed the point of what I was trying to say...
  23. @Sugarcoat You came here for advice, I gave you my opinion and all you're doing is refuting instead of trying to have a conversation. Why did you make this post? Just to vent?
  24. Also, These commenters are taking everything Leo says out of context to demonize it. When ironically, if they actually watched Leo's content, they'd recognize how foolish and dishonest that really is.