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Just study both. You are missing verticality if you just study MBTI. This is a huge gap in your predictive capabilities.

EDT is superior for individuals, especially for the work we do here:

You can integrate MBTI into your worldview if you'd like. I try not to reject any perspective. I focus on seeing limitations.

I feel the same. Use some ideas if you want, but I don't think MBTI should be taken too seriously. Anyone who uses it as their primary sense-making tool for people will become deluded.

I don't know, it still doesn't seem to match my experience. MBTI is weak. It's not built on a serious understanding of consciousness or God, so its explanations are going to be limiting.

My guess is that's only for "blackpill" guys who still have some hope left related to dating. If you have no hope, why looksmax at all?

I don't buy that. Cognition preferences must be able to change, because some cognition preferences are higher than others. Seeking more perspectives is higher than seeking less perspectives. Improvisation is higher than strict rule-based cognition. Seeing structure is higher than just seeing content. Holding paradox is higher than not being able to hold paradox. Construct-awareness is higher than lack of construct-awareness. I'm not an expert in Myers-Briggs, so maybe I'm wrong. But from what I can tell, it doesn't seriously account for that. Which means you will get stuck in a sense-making paradigm that flattens vertical development. My latest results, for what it's worth:

I dislike that there is no vertical component and consideration of cognitive development in Myers-Briggs. It's too essentialist. My results have fluctuated overtime as I've changed.

The original introduction of Vylana, for comparison:

All relationships contain power dynamics. Better to do them consciously than unconsciously.

I see your point. Very David Dedia-esque. It may run the risk of falling into what Emerald is saying, which is leaving the woman in a perpetual state of chasing / anxiety. Depends on how you go about it and what she values in a relationship. Emerald is obviously advocating for a certain kind of relationship here. Which maybe you're not interested in.

Good looks will only help so much if you're chronically online, busy with work and don't approach.

But you could fit that within her frame. In the situation you're describing, you would be doing the leading and handling most of her survival. All of that is investment. Which arguably makes her the "prize".

Yes there's also truth to that.

You don't have to take "intention" too literally if you object to the anthropomorphization. My point is there isn't a static thing called Earth. Earth is evolving, and we are part of that evolutionary process. Yes, I agree that human behavior could be toxic for life as a whole. But geoengineering does not have to be that. You cut off possibilities if you assume human geoengineering just amounts to "disruption". I have no objections to modeling, systems thinking and democratization of projects. The point is beyond immediate human survival. It's about a VISION for humanity, which environmentalists don't have. What is the environmentalist vision for humanity? Living like hippies, making our own soap and doing zero-waste? I don't find that to be a compelling vision. I propose an alternative: humanity as a master of geoengineering.

That makes sense. You want things to go well in the world, not just in your head.

As if a third-party would change anything. People's understanding of politics is so childish.

@Never_give_up got it, thanks for sharing.

But my man, you've already had a life time of validation from women. Maybe it wouldn't send you spiraling now, because you're solid. But imagine you didn't have any of the foundation you have. Even things like emotional resilience and EQ likely have a genetic component to them. You could have had mental illness, or a mom that tried to kill you growing up.

Don't get hung up on reincarnation. You're God. Focus on knowing God.

This was a really good articulation. I think that works well if both parties have secure attachment and are ready for a mature, grounded relationship. But if they need the chase for things to be exciting and have tension, that can derail things. There is some tradeoff between excitement and groundedness.

Good. Logistics is criminally neglected by almost all guys doing game. It's so foolish. Also, if your logistics are terrible, it IS possible to just go to her place. Some girls even prefer that because it's more comfortable for them, versus going to a stranger's apartment. It just won't be as consistent, as you're more at the mercy of fate. Beware of excuses.

I agree. In a scenario where they actually agreed to go out, they'd need help. Support if nothing else. Honestly, just an experience of someone genuinely supporting them could be somewhat healing.

A good meta-lesson for this thread.