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So what would you like in a real friend, what is it, that a real friend wants in you?

Do you consider your friends real friends? Can you count on them? Can you open up and be sensitive and honest with them?

@commie What are the points I am missing?

@commie Sorry, it was probably an error. I am not saying porn is like having sex, but I was assuming it has a similar effect as prostitution. Why would it be bs? In that time frame, internet became available in many countries, most likely together with porn, so if porn really has this influence on society, then it only makes sense that there numbers decreased not only in one country. The fall of the communist era and censorship was probably just another related event, that accidentally happened at a similar time, but I don't think it was the only cause of this.

I think looking at this in terms of infinity = zero is misleading. Because the word/number zero still holds meaning, as can the word infinity. In maths you can have many kinds of infinity that you can count with and arrive at sensible solutions to real world problems, or you can also use zero in maths. But what Leo is talking about here is none of that.

@Gesundheit @Rilles You can watch ted talks on youtube by prostitutes, they actually pick their clients, which is understandable from my pov though. @commie There was a study done in the former Czechoslovakia about this. Czechoslovakia (Czechia and Slovakia as for today) used to be a communist state under a heavy Russian influence with high levels of censorship, therefore there was very little porn available for Czech and Slovak men. After the communist era was over (1990s and on), the censorship became basically non-existent and internet porn has also been available in Czechia and Slovakia since then. The sexual assault rates are now, according to the Czech police, about 40 % lower than they used to be. So porn isn't pure evil for humanity, it has some positive effects too, although there is this thing with the porn industry contributing to a lot of corruption and devilry behind the scenes of it including rape and sex trafficing... So I wonder what a better, pragmatic solution would be.

@Don Wei You look good man. I think one face pattern can fit both sexes equally well. For example I also look very similar to my sister but neither of us looks weird or anything like that x) And I've seen cases of this many times in families, like when the daughter looks like her father etc... It's totally fine

@Artsu Why is it a problem?

There are meditation circles with the school psychologist now at my school, I haven't been there though. I don't know if it's a good idea to bring it to the lessons and „force“ people to meditate, what do you think?

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@Don Wei Leo grows a beard, because without it, he would look more similar to my age and nobody would take him seriously

Please be careful with posting about Red Pill and similar ideologies. You can find pieces of wisdom literally anywhere, but we don't want the newbies on this forum to accept some toxic ideologies about human relationships. If you are wise enough not to trap yourself, sure, but there are many videos on youtube from people who have walked down the path of Red Pill / RSD etc... and have not gotten what they truly wanted in the first place. You can live a good life and attract people, boys and girls, through authenticity too.

@Carl-Richard Education institutions like that are starting to appear in the Czech Republic where I live too, but they are more like alternative projects, not that common. It's nice to see that these kids don't have problems with academics as many people might thing. I also have a personal experience with studying under teachers who had working experiences from Germany and the Netherlands (not Norway but I suppose it's kind of close in terms of quality) and I could feel the difference kinda.

@VincentArogya Feels good huh

@Tanster Vietnam has some very smart people from what I've seen, I wish the best for you!

Imagine you and your dudes go sit around a table and one of them is like: You know guys, I am Love and you are Love. The other guys reply: Yes, yes, I approve, I have had a blasting mystical realization about the truthfulness of your statement yesterday. The person sitting next to you starts laughing and so you ask him: What is going on? He replies: Nothing at all - the whole table starts laughing, patting each other on their backs for how Enlightened they all are. And this just repeats every freaking evening. Don't you think there are more fun things to do? x)

@Tanster I see, that can suck for some people. This seems like a really complicated situation, and I don't know whether I am not biased to judge it, since in my country, this movement away from communism happened with little violence compared to other countries and also before I was even born. But you know, not everyone has the strength and need to grow, you gotta understand that, because otherwise this thinking about others is just keeping you away from being in touch with yourself. Glad that Vietnam handled corona well.

@Don Wei Thanks for your kind advice. Might be the case that we had similar problems on our life paths, hopefully the other guys on this forums won't have to go through that. I am sorry for what has happened to you.

@Tanster I think at the UWC school in Tanzania and Singapore, there are some programmes for younger kids too. But I guess it's questionable how much value do these kids get from it, I mean, it might be nice, but honestly, how many things do you remember from your primary school? Do you think it has significantly formed your world view? I might be biased here, but I heard from some people, that the pre-college programmes are more valuable. Also the age requirement varies in different countries, there will be people from the ages of 15 all the way to 20 in one class. One argument might be that people who apply and are accepted already are highly spirally evolved, but as far as I've seen, the committees are doing a good job at selecting a variety of different personalities. From my experience, it is a pain in the ass if a person who does not fit a certain educational programme is chosen and attends it, maybe because of bribe or some error in the selection process. It just becomes harder for everyone.

@Dario1995 You can live well independently of Rupert Spira even

@Dario1995 The true mystic is not a mystic.

I see, just one line there distracted me x)

@Parththakkar12 @Rasheed Guys I still don't get what you mean by conscious parenting backfiring on parents, could you elaborate more?

Guys, imagine you were the girl you like and you had to live with your current self - do you think it would be interesting or boring? Are you easy to be happy around or do you just feel like you have nothing to do in life and just radiate boredom? Can you take care of yourself? Are you self-sufficient? Engaging in some sort of tricks and misleading perspectives on relationships will only get you rejected and sad, even if you get the girl to date you. She will quickly recognize what kind of person you are. Don't even bother trying to go the easy way, it doesn't work, plus being challenged by girls is one of the best ways to do consciousness work.

Check out my thread about UWC schooling and the UWC website, I think it is a good example of what a stage green school looks like https://www.uwc.org/