Well of course, LOL. Stock traders are not wise human beings otherwise they would realize how silly their activity is and not waste their life energy on such things.

Just realize this: when you are day trading your job is essentially to steal money from others. Only you don't call it "stealing".
And then you wonder why it doesn't work and why your money gets stolen instead.
When you enter a den of thieves, expect to get robbed. That's called being a fool.

@Nilas I can imagine Bitcoin or altcoins feeling like a big risk, which it is lol, I might be more of a gambler at heart. No investment is truly safe, like the S&P500 could go south, but the idea that an investment has been quite steady upwards for around 50 years makes me more relaxed investing in it. Gold is also good, but just a bit slow, like to me, Gold is very conservative, almost no risk, but also the gains aren't crazy, but always better than keeping it in some savings account. 

Stacking gold is the low-risk, low-worry solution.
I am not saying it will beat good equity investing. But the risk is much lower. Much less worry.
Tripling your money in 10 years is a very good deal. In 10 years you will wish you got that result.
Hence stack gold.
Stacking gold is the Dummies Guide To Investing.
You don't have to time gold too much, just don't buy at the peak.

The odds of gold hitting $10,000 over the next 30 years seems inevitable.
Very long term, gold is the most safe and sure investment.
Just stack gold and don't look back.
If AI crashes, every stock will be cut in half at least. Gold will be hit too, but it will quickly recover.
The only thing we know for certain is that the US gov will print lots more dollars in the next 30 years. That's why gold is the safest bet there is, very long term.
The only safe investment if the market crashes will be cash or t-bills. Stocks are historically overpriced. Bad time to buy stocks. Do not buy high. Wait for a good opportunity.

Gold could even hit $30,000 in 30 years.
Just try to imagine how much new dollars will be printed in 30 years!

I don't think horniness is a deep enough motivation. Personal development is the correct motivation.
If I did pickup for the sex, it wasn't worth the effort by a long shot. But my development is worth any effort.

Even Jeffery Epstein offered some value before he raped you.

He is selling get rich quick schemes. Nothing new here. This industry is shady as fuck and has been that way for decades.
People buy it because the easiest way to fleece a young fool is to promise to make him rich quickly without any hard work, or promise him easy pussy. These kinds of schemes are extremely popular and as old as time.
Tai is a sleezy grifter.

Leo what are your thoughts on andrew Tate?

Honestly love-hate this guy
He releases great content, his heart is in the right area many times, but man he knows how to manipulate. 
I attended 2 back to back free tours around 6 months ago. 
He was just yelling the whole time. And he's had a track record of this, but past year or so its just so excessive. I try to see from his POV, but I honestly see no justification from screaming like that lol ... but thats not why I made this post. That just showed me something is off recently about him. 
Im telling myself that he's just figuring shit out .. ok fine. 
Then I go into some room with some people to hear more about his bootcamp. 
Literally he goes "fill out the papers. Fill it out right now." you see he does strong manipulation tactics to almost force you to pay for it. Like tf???
Anyways, I stopped listening to him for some months because of this. 
Then I got back into his content, because I mean it is good and unique in many ways. 
But this really did it for me. I decided to sign up for his course endless motivation, and man its such a fucking rip off. 
Literally the course is like 1:10 hours total. Literally he takes snippets of conversations and puts it together. It's not even close to as good as his free content. It's basic as fuck too. And 600 dollars for all that. He promised a lot more on the sales page, but when you enter the course, he says he's giving that towards the end of the year. That'd be fine if it fucking said that on the sales page. 
Anyways, Ive had a lot of dealings like that with RSD. 
Owen at the end of the day is more of a marketer than a philosopher from your POV. And Im mainly making this post so a) you're very careful purchasing his products. They do have a decent refund policy, sorta, so thats fine. But still Id say only if you got real good income then consider his products. and b) on a deeper level, this got me thinking about Leo's opinions in one of his videos where he says why would you support a company that constantly delivers inferior products and tries to abuse you from time to time. Sure a lot of his shit is great, but he is always sending red signals. 
Overall, a good dude, no hate to this guy. Just a warning and some thoughts for you on dealings with companies. 
What hurts the most is that his previous courses were insanelyyyy good. Ive bought many in the past. And when you do a comparison his shit has gone down hill. Now maybe thats because of his financial situation compared to the past, or because he's much more busy ramping things up or whatever. But I'd expect someone so deep in personal development over decades to improve. But I honestly see a decline. Even his videos recently have been off. Many are not clearly communicated. He's not even funny anymore. He used to be hilarious. It kinda hurts seeing all this. And its been on my mind for a while because I dont understand it. 
 

Even if you are the hottest hunk on the planet, not every girl will like you and you will not be able to attract every girl.
You should aim for maybe 1/3rd of girls liking you. The rest you ignore.
Of course girls have different types. If you're not her type then you won't be able to attract her.
The way you solve this problem is by talking to 5,000 women.

You could, but you'll be awake in a shitty dream.
Psychedelics are not going to solve your human problems, maybe they could or maybe they could make them worse.
Have a stable happy fulfilling human life, then do spirituality and psychedelics. This is the proper order of things, it's a common trap to put the cart before the horse. Complete human then go transhuman. Probably more spiritual bypassing isn't going to help you, or maybe you hit the jackpot who knows, it's up to you to decide what to do. These are just general good practices.

@Davino cool — what would be the easiest way to contact you and learn about the services you provide?

I find it difficult to maintain friendships with people, it is as if though they lose interest after a while. Around people, I don't know which way to act to make them like me, I usually try being funny, doing spontaneous things or asking them questions, all the while they are distant and don't want anything to do with me. Usually, I am the one that always has to ask and make plans, I basically never get invited out anywhere. I am in my late teens, this meaning that I probably am better off than if I were in my twenties when it comes to this problem.
 
I have watched a multitude of different videos including Leos "How To Be Attractive" and I have trouble understanding how that theory is implemented and manifested in day to day social interaction. I often find myself in awkward pauses and not knowing what to say. Should I be polite? Should I be disagreeable? Should I ask them questions about them? Should I talk about me? Should I run away from speaking about abstract topics? Should I be optimistic about everything? I don't know which way to behave, they all seem to not work. I also don't want to appear as a loner (which I very much am).
 
Fundamentally I would like to reach a point where I could make friends and have a friend group, where I could play the leader. I often find myself overthinking about who I am being and whether they like me or not.
 
I have read Nathaniel Brandon's work and a multitude of other books on emotional stability as well as assertivity but the problem persists to be part of my life.
 
My question to the reader:
What is it that is making people not want anything to do with me? What behavior traits should I start to embody so that I can have friends? Which places is it best to go to meet people?

Tough situation. I've been there. I had to cut contact with my dad entirely for over a decade now. His influence on my life was just too toxic.
You have to make a judgment call as to whether having him in your life is a constant source of toxicity and holds back your evolution. If it is, then you should have a serious talk with him about that, and if he still continues unchanged then you can cut him off. But before you do that, you can consider just limiting your contact with him and see if that helps eliminate most of the toxicity, If so, then just keep a healthy distance with only sporadic contact.
The key question for you should be: Can you live the vast majority of your life and still actualize yourself while in contact with him? If the answer is yes, then try not cutting him off entirely and working through some of it with him. But if the answer no, then have that serious talk and cut him off if he refuse to change.
As a good rule of thumb, let's say 5-10% of your time you can sacrifice to dealing with negative bullshit from friends and family. Consider that charity work. But if it goes over 5-10%, cut that person off.
This is really a matter of learning how to set and enforce boundaries with people. Which is all about getting clear with yourself what you're willing to stand for and what is important to you. Define your boundaries clearly and communicate them explicitly to people. If they keep crossing your reasonable boundaries, that's on them. Don't feel guilty about enforcing your boundaries if they were clearly communicated and then repeatedly crossed.

Not easier, but you will certainly be more motivated.
But that thirsty vibe will also lose you girls because you will be too needy. You will also be very sexually frustrated, which is not worth it.

That does not follow.
But mindset cannot overcome a serious health problem.

Of course. But is that really so surprising and shocking?
Why would you expect a tortoise to outrun a rabbit using inner game? That's a rather childish expectation.
Inner game is useful if the tortoise can build a vehicle.
Don't use this example to overlook the awesome power of good inner game. Inner game is not a replacement for genetics, it is a layer on top of it which allows new things which your genetics is currently not doing thanks to lack of imagination.
A tortoise cannot outrun a rabbit, but it can get in a vehicle and still beat the rabbit. But not if the tortoise tells itself that it is fucked due to slow genetics.
The bottom line is that life is all about dealing intelligently with severe limitations. That's what every game is about. You can still play a great game despite being very limited.

I did not impunge all fans in what I said in this thread.
However, since you bring it up, in a certain sense being a fan is foolish if fan means that you are worshipping someone or relinquishing your sovereignty to them.
Fans tend to be servile and dogmatic sorts of people. You can appreciate someone's work without losing yourself in the process. Fans tend to lose themselves in the process.
Remember, fan means fanatic. So your question is really: What is wrong with being fanatical?
Do I want you guys to be fanatics? No.
I appreciate Peter Ralston's work. But am I a Ralston fanatic? No.
No good teacher wants to create fanatics.

In court documents Tate says he's just an actor playing an online character like Ali G.
Lol. What a slap in the face to all his fans.
https://www.newsweek.com/tate-brothers-fake-wealth-ali-g-style-persona-extradition-hearing-12377180

So take them as a joke. This is a good insight to stop people pleasing no one is trying to please you they are all trying to please themselves. If someone is trying to please themselves off you then its logical that you can please yourself off them and not feel bad. You know this as a logical fact. Society tricks you into thinking or trying to not be a devil. Thats how it works here. You have the same thing built into you that everyone else has. You get upset when you trying to please yourself off other people dosent work thats why you are so angry.
Its not a sad disgusting truth its liberating.

One of the most shocking and disturbing realizations that i've had the last 11 months ,is that people are way worse, than i ever dreamed of..
This is an extremely ugly Truth, that you find out when you have to deal with multiple people who have nothing to gain from you.
If you are a hot woman in yout 20s or a privileged man in a good part of the world, you might still be under the illusion of how great everyone is.
This is a lie. People are not nice. They are nice when it serves their survival agenda, when they have something to gain, and when they feel comfortable.
How can this world be a good place when everyone cares only about himself and nothing else?
How can this be a good place when 99.9% of your actions stem from pure selfishness.
People act nice when they are eating a good meal or have a nice drug in their system, but once that drug or food wears off from their system, they suddenly are not so nice.
People who have not meditated or done any psychological work, are dangerous to themselves and everybody around them.
This explains why things are so bad on this planet. Noone talks about this. Because it's too direct and too ugly.
This is chat gpt's take on this:
Here are some concrete and relatable examples that reflect the sentiments and themes in the text you provided:
1. "People are only nice when they have something to gain"
Example:
A coworker who always acted friendly suddenly turns cold after you get demoted or lose influence in the office. When you had a high status, they complimented you, invited you to events, and seemed supportive. Once you no longer had anything to offer, they stopped responding to messages or acknowledging you at work.
2. "People who have nothing to gain from you treat you poorly"
Example:
When you're homeless or look poor, people avoid eye contact, ignore you when you ask for help, or even act hostile. But if you're well-dressed and driving a nice car, those same people might treat you with respect or even admiration.
3. "People act nice only when they're comfortable"
Example:
Someone might be very kind and patient while they're well-fed and rested. But the same person, after a long day at work without food or sleep, becomes irritable, rude, and even verbally abusive to others. Their “kindness” was just a product of comfort — not true compassion.
4. "People don’t care unless it affects them personally"
Example:
Someone might say they care about the environment or poverty but still buy fast fashion or waste food. Unless their lifestyle is directly affected, they won’t make sacrifices — even when they know others suffer because of their choices.
5. "People who haven’t done inner work are dangerous"
Example:
A person with unresolved trauma might lash out at others, sabotage relationships, or become controlling — without even realizing it. Because they haven’t examined their mind, they blame others for their problems, creating cycles of emotional or even physical harm.
6. "Most actions are rooted in selfishness"
Example:
Even charity can be selfish: a person might donate to get praise, feel superior, or soothe their own guilt — not because they genuinely care about others. The core motivation is often still about themselves, not the person in need.
These examples don’t mean that everyone is bad or incapable of real kindness — but they illustrate a darker side of human nature that’s often denied or hidden under social norms. The text expresses the painful clarity that comes when illusions are stripped away — especially in situations like homelessness, poverty, or powerlessness, where people’s true character is exposed.

The thing is that sometimes we believe that changing a big system is almost impossible, but once in a while a great leader appears and does it and even quite quickly; which leads me to think how mediocre most leadership is.
A great leader can totally transform your country in just 4 years. This is very eye opening.

Because that's what my passion is. This is not a utilitarian project for me, this is a passion project. I'm not doing this work to get someplace, the understanding itself is the point.
Keep in mind that most people are not intellectuals, so they don't need so much detail and complexity. But I need it because I have a need for deep understanding.
When you go to university, all the professors are intellectuals and nerds. That doesn't mean that you as the student need to go that deep, but the professors need to go that deep in order to teach at the highest level. You don't ask the professor, "But why are you going so deep on this topic? Why not just chill out and take it easy?" The professor isn't just there to teach you, he is also there because he wants to innovate the field with cutting edge research. In fact, that's primarily why he's there. He's not just there to be useful to you, because what is useful to a student is so shallow that it cannot generate innovation in understanding.
So yes, I do treat this topic like a nerd. Does everyone need to be a nerd of the topic? No. But a teacher should be a nerd of the topic he's teaching.