hoodrow trillson

Of course, absolutely. I knew you would mention the Other Side and if the same would apply to them. I thought about including that in my original post but I wanted you to see my reply as starkly as possible, so it would resonate more with you than to get into another argument, if that makes any sense. You don’t have to quit the internet entirely but be very aware that there is this little empty internet voodoo doll of you that exists, that only wants to see certain content you keep engaging with over and over again. Break free man!

Get the fuck offline dude. For like a year. This type of thinking you're elaborating on is basically the internet algorithms pushing this bullshit onto all of your feeds, causing you to engage even more and read even more = $$$ in the pockets from advertisements and screen time. While this is happening in the background, you're just poisoning your mind slowly. Even if you think "I don't agree with blah blah blah, I'm just saying that blah blah blah, I can think for myself!!" isn't entirely true--these ideas are still permeating in your mind by just reading them or commenting on them! It's incredibly insidious. You say you dislike Jordan Peterson or whatever, but that's just your mind trying to justify and rationalize your whiny baby-like current form. This is exactly where those Qanon, Proud Boys, Alt-right losers that ended up at the Capitol insurrection came from. You're just self aware enough to realize like holy shit I am a triggered little bitch about this but I don't want to be this way! This is a good sign. Consider that a blessing because you could've been the idiot that got shot at the Capitol insurrection or worse. Clean your internet life up and delete social media or do a giant purge of some sorts. The typical excuse of "but I keep in contact with friends and family on there" isn't good enough. I recommend getting away from these echo chambers and forgetting about all of these concepts like "redpill", "jordan peterson" "alt-right", etc. You're in a bad spot but you're aware of it. Make the first steps happen!

I actually do both. Sometimes I realize that I've been doing closed eyes meditation for a while so I switch to open eyes. Open eyes seems easier for me because I never get that "sleepy" feeling with closed eyes, or my mind doesn't go into thoughts as easily because I am presented with reality right in front of my face and have to observe it. Both have their pros and cons but I feel like open eye meditation is the one that is a little bit more advanced.

In a funny way, I think you enjoying what you like (in this example, trans women) is the most "straight" thing a man can do if that makes any sense--which is basically the entire societal premise of what it means to be a man and what most men fear most is not being a real man.

this fool got impeached twice

Wow the Trump MAGA cult really imploded on itself right at the end of his presidency. It’s pretty astounding. Society is really giving MAGA & Trump the ban hammer like if it were an online forum—but it’s in real life. And it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Has there ever been a public ostracization of this magnitude in American society before? Not counting the darker days of prejudice/racism/slavery/etc.

Man.... the infinite God sure has a sense of humor alright.. remember the first thing Trump did when he was elected, was the Muslim travel ban? And now the last thing he accomplished was the complete opposite to his very own supporters. Lmao.

LMAO at thinking that making your own hardware, software, OS and app store, PLUS needing advanced security tech built into a secure enclave on the phone itself, is as easy as asking Elon Musk and having some nerd looking guy coding on a computer to get it done. Or a team of "ex-Apple" or "ex-Google" employees doing hard work and having it done. Not to mention, doing all of this for a group of unhinged too-far gone people, that won't take accountability and have been brainwashed by extremely biased content they've been fed online for years, maybe a decade. Samsung for example, is an Apple competitor and they haven't made their own OS. Everyone wants Samsung to make their own OS to compete with Android and iOS but they can't. The over-head they need is gargantuan. Even Huawei which is backed by the CCP government, is having a challenging time designing their own OS and Apps and Appstore and have it streamlined and accepted by the entire world after Google dumped Huawei from using their platform and Google Play app store worldwide.

The electoral college truly is a bitch.

That was chilling to watch. I’m a little worried about Inauguration Day. Hopefully since this entire disaster happened, their security will be Fort Knox for Inauguration Day.

I wonder what Rogan would do if Trump wants to be on his podcast. He’s got a huge similar-ish thinking fan base. Joe Rogan has been awfully kind to conservatives/MAGA, even when on Spotify.

Facebook bought WhatsApp and Instagram.

As a person who grew up on unregulated forums/message boards of the early 2000s with an insane amount of trolling and different types of humor: I've also realized a lot of people (for example, "Normies") have never had or used the internet in a forum-style in their entire lives. They never had that line drawn between reality and virtual, that distinction never existed when they first logged onto Facebook. When the smartphone became mainstream, a lot of people went head first into these things, compiled with the algorithms looking for more money from ads = exactly what we're seeing these days. Back when I was on forums, most knew what forums were and what was trolling and what was bullshit and irony. Flamewars used to be a term reserved for absolutely shitting on random people online on forums but now flamewars have turned into reality. Pretty crazy IMO.

Good.

You’re triggered and projecting at me! I hope you can calm down and open your chakras. Do some meditation and reflect, my dude.

Protesting for the undeserved deaths of black men at the hands of the police vs having a meltdown due to losing an election are two completely different things, dumbass.

Logging in to say holy shit this is insane lol. I can't wait to see in a few years when they investigate this past decade and see how much the internet had to do with all of this. I've always suspected it's propane tank to a fire but small documentaries are already starting to talk about it (The Social Dilemma for example). Algorithms baby.

A cheater that cheated and still lost is even more embarrassing

OP, you're not going to get the brutal truth that you want to hear on this forum lol. Almost all of the replies are just blaming you for not taking initiative or not being "confident enough" lmao. It's crazy to me the obvious blindspot of lookism that exists in our society yet it's much easier to just blame the person themselves for not having "confidence" lol. In this illusory dream world we all live in, (speaking in the 1st world perspective here) women tend to like immutable traits in men that are impossible or difficult to change or fraud. Height, hair, face, dick size, etc--stuff that's set in stone by your genetics. Women have a lot more to lose in the dating game because they can get pregnant and that's a huge fucking deal because the consequence is massively life-changing. The stuff you can change like body, hairstyle, money, etc? Who really cares, just don't go too extreme with it as a coping mechanism because you will stand out far more in a bad way. (like being hilariously muscular and ripped, or having 40 yachts or like wearing ridiculous clothes, wearing a silly toupee etc). Just embrace that and it will set you free. Then you have nothing to lose once you understand this and THEN you can approach and just take it easy and have more success without that burden on the back of your mind. Luck is also a massive component that no one talks about too. You have to destroy that paradigm and also the "be more confident!!!" paradigm at the same time, so you don't end up going in circles in a dark, twisted, self fulfilling prophecy. Good luck.

Escapism? The use of this word is based on the assumption that there’s someone here, wanting to exit somewhere “out there” to end “suffering”. Spirituality/meditation is used merely to stay here and question our use of thoughts, words and labels as gospel, and begin questioning this “reality” you speak about. You’re not going anywhere, “reality” is inescapable. I get what you’re saying and it makes total sense but I think (lol) what’s really happening, it the opposite of what you’re saying. Leo made a good metaphor of the movie The Matrix. Most people think that spirituality is breaking out of The Matrix/reality because it’s an illusion like a dream, right? It’s actually the inverse—The Matrix/reality is real—but YOU aren’t. The whole time the entity trying to escape the matrix wasn’t there the entire time lol

Go to the doctor and explain what you're experiencing. You don't know for sure and posting on a forum won't get you the correct answer. You could have a heart problem, even if you're healthy and young--it's the luck of the draw with these bodies. It's best to catch it early if that's the case.

I think it's fair to close those high risk areas down due to the uh, unprecedented 1-in-100 year global pandemic. Personally, I really miss going to bars/clubs not going to lie. It'll be back when things go back to "normal" but a lot of those businesses are going to crash and burn. They will pop up again because humans have always loved dancing and partying since the dawn of time but if you're in that business right now--it'll be wise to start side hustles to keep you afloat and change professions if you can--that industry is taking a massive hit, much more than the restaurant business.

Thats amazing! You definitely did get a peak of what's really happening. Same thing happened to me except it was a potent edible. When I would watch Leo's and Spira's videos, everything made complete sense in the most simple way possible. It was obvious and almost laughably so. It was almost like the mind eventually would butt in and begin to do the mind things it does and it's completely wrong. Thanks for sharing!

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I've been on the other side of your situation OP. I was the best friend hanging out with my best friend's ex. I wanted to bang her so bad and that was basically our reason for hanging out--the exciting slow back and fourth of it being a naughty taboo thing to be doing and also being chill with each other since our personalities were similar. We were just flirting while being friends and maybe if we felt ballsy enough we'd end up fucking. Ultimately, we didn't do it out of respect to my best friend--the weight of guilt that started looming over me slowly, was far too much--that I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to look him directly in his eyes if I did it and tried to keep it a secret. It's a classic situation that happens very commonly actually. it's not really a "love triangle" but more of a "hmmm we totally want to bang but I have loyalty to someone" problem. It is very scummy and I felt dirty about it.