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"Rational" religion sounds just like Jonathan Pageau and Jordan Hall. Now I can get all the benefits of participating in religion, but still be rational

Indeed!

It's corruption. Values and ideologies at lower stages of development are rationalizations for survival. And they are too simplistic / rigid to accommodate the complexities of reality. So the internal contradictions pile up. The key insight is that it's not about what is true at lower stages of development. Of course. Ego 101. How do maximize everything I want and minimize everything I don't?

Guzheng mastery: That she transcribed this from guitar is wild.

I'm specifically looking to counter a common manopshere talking point. Which is that marriage is inherently a bad deal for men because of things like alimony. I find this profoundly hypocritical because these same guys all say they want a traditional woman. But they don't recognize the responsibility that necessarily comes with that choice. If you're going to have a traditional marriage, the woman is taking an asymmetric risk financially. She does not provide for herself. Which means that if the marriage splits, she is in a much more vulnerable position. This asymmetrical dependence is exactly why things like alimony were developed. It's to protect women in these kind of scenarios and allow them to walk away from a toxic relationship. There are benefits to marriage for men, but they tend to be more baked into the cake. Alimony is not supposed to be one of them. So I have some empathy for manosphere guys who maybe have gone through an extremely difficult divorce. But the reality is you have to pick one. Do you want her to depend on you or not? Trying telling a manosphere / MGTOW guy about the importance of alimony and why men should have to pay it. The bias is obvious.

But is she? You're obviously a fan of hers. But from what I can tell, she's mostly just parroting new age things I've heard hundreds of times. Even if she is using unique language or phrasing, that doesn't make it a unique idea. The essence is still standard new age.

I'm reading between the lines. And you're doing that by training your mind to be more carefree. Which is fine to a degree. Like I said, you do want to integrate some carefreeness. Especially with cold-approach. My goal here is just to balance your perspective and maybe oriente you to something beyond that. I dislike teachings that frame masculinity as becoming fearless and that men need to heal all their insecurities. You need some fear as a man. Fear keeps you grounded and from drifting off into fairytale land. Carefreeness does not ground you, it does the opposite. The only people who don't need fear are those who are not responsible for their survival, like a child.

Yes those ideas are a good starting point. I’d also include things like preparing logistics, apartment / home cleanliness, the clothing you wear, the language you use, things you will and will not share about yourself, how other men respond to you, the friends you keep, maintaining your physical health and intellectual standards. Understand that carefreeness is super high value in a party scenario. You definitely want to integrate some of that. But ultimately I recommend you have a larger vision for yourself as a man, beyond just a fun, carefree party boy. The thing about masculinity is that, energetically, it’s not carefree. Aim for a dynamic where she is more carefree than you. You need to be more grounded.

There's an interesting new study out on the neurobiology of authoritarianism. I'd suggest reading the punchline from this article: https://www.psypost.org/authoritarian-attitudes-linked-to-altered-brain-anatomy-neuroscientists-reveal/ If you are really into the science, you can read the actual study: https://www.ibroneuroscience.org/article/S0306-4522(25)00304-5/fulltext Basic idea? Authoritarianism is correlated with physical brain structure and psychological traits. We are in a dark age when it comes to making sense of politics through the lens of neurobiology. When was the last time you heard a right-wing or even left-wing commentator seriously talk about this? Almost never. People still assume that people's political positions could easily be changed, or that all people should conform to their political positions. But what happens if politics is literally baked into the brain you are born with? Notably, the study is cross-sectional and only finds correlation, not causation. But whether neurobiology causes your political positions or not, it still shows the challenge of politics. If millions of people have an authoritarian brain, how would you convince them not to vote for an authoritarian? In addition, this opens up an interesting possibility for deliberately rewiring political beliefs in the future. Imagine doing neurofeedback not for ADHD, but for authoritarianism. You could even mandate such brain training for democratic politicians. Or perhaps gene therapy will begin to influence our politics, as we begin to change the genetics of our brain development. There could be an entire intersectional subfield of neuroscience and political science in the future focused just on this.

Stig Severinsen held multiple world records related to free diving and breatholding. According to Guinness, he has a lung capacity of 14 liters, compared to the average of 5-6.

@Recursoinominado it sounds like your ambition issues are coming from a more basic place than having seen through the illusion. You need to find something feels purposeful and worthwhile. Something that fires you up. What would you spend your time doing if you could do anything? Make beautiful art? Save the whales? Cure a rare disease? Start a band? Master martial arts? Teach meditation? What is interesting to you? What gets you excited and feeling like you don't want to do anything else?

I'm aware.

Good starting point. I'd encourage you to keep working at it until you know.

@Lincisman Authenticity is not enough. You need standards for your behavior.

Yes it changes the incentive landscape drastically. That's one of the reasons traditionalists have such a problem with feminism.

I see. In that case, I'd say no. Children offer a sufficiently different dynamic than a romantic partner. You're better off calling the relationship between mother and child something else rather than "marriage". But yes, conservatives often deny that definitions of marriage evolve. Especially around LGBTQ+ rights.

I'm not sure I understand the comparison. A kid is dependent on their parents for financial support, yes. And yes, we have laws in place to prevent parents from abusing that dependency. You cannot legally abandon your kids. Those laws are not there for the parents, but for the kids.

If you're a man and your partner relies on you for financial support, you get married for her. It's not supposed to be for you. You marry because she needs financial security in case things go badly. This doesn't click in the minds of manosphere guys.

According to this former DOJ attorney, Trump's pardons have saved his pardonee over 1 billion: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJKkqWDzrD1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Michele Fiore's pardon. Found guilty of fraud: https://apnews.com/article/trump-pardon-michele-fiore-nevada-fraud-cf56ef8b302b8111e47cf52d5a606d19

I get that. We could define societal Shadow as just unconsciousness, devilry, corruption, and all the different forms of selfishness that exist. I think the issue is if you equate that to trauma. Trauma, as most people define it, tends to be more basic, emotional and human-centered. Having trauma is not the same as unconsciousness. You can heal your trauma and still be deeply unconscious. The trauma-frame also runs the potential risk of just becoming too reductionistic. You can easily miss the importance of something like biology, systems thinking or flatten developmental hierarchies. It suggests a previously "whole" state for humanity that has been lost, rather than seeing evolving complexity, morality and intelligence. I think you do a good job of avoiding that trap but many do not. At the ultimate existential level, I see unconsciousness not as something humans either are or aren't, but more so as a feature inherent to consciousness itself. But that's probably another conversation.

I watched some of her videos. I’m sure she helps people, but she does not understand consciousness. Watch at your own risk.

What is God?

Freak size:

Lebron James is a total freak. This is him already in high school. Everyone already knew he was about to dominate the NBA: He's now 40 and still playing at an elite level after over 20 years. Freak longevity.