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The American prison and judicial system is highly corrupt and capitalism runs so rampant many of the prisons are privatized to profiteer off of unfairly imprisoning people. They have the highest incarceration rate and prison population in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate Roughly 1-2 in 200 people in the US are in prison. That is ABSURD. Sure your chances of getting decapitated might not be as high as it would in a Brazilian prison, but US is NOT the country to be looking to as a model for this sector.

Basic vehicle principles to follow through life. Stick to these and it will save you a LOT of money and stress; - Unless you are swimming in literal pools of cash. NEVER by new. Value drops 25%+ just by driving off the lot. It's dumb. - Never finance if you don't have to. It's throwing away extra money. Try to find a vehicle on a private market or at a smaller dealership. You will probably be able to agree on a fair deal where you pay an amount up front and agree to zero interest or low % monthly payments on the remainder. - Always buy good value used cars roughly around $7500 price range (Honda Civics are most cost effective). You can find great deals just be diligent about searching. Used car market is massive. Be willing to travel far to get your vehicle. Your search range should be large. - Request and research vehicle history before buying (mechanic receipts if available, pester past owner with questions). - Under no circumstance DO NOT BUY unless they are selling and paid for a full safety and proof they did it. People are scummy and WILL fuck you if you aren't prudent. - Sell or scrap your car if any repairs cost more than $1500-2000 and you can afford to go without them - as in you won't lose your job not having a car for a few weeks. Put that good chunk of money towards your next vehicle. - NEVER buy a larger vehicle than your lifestyle/work absolutely requires. Quiet person with simple tech job and no outdoor hobbies? Buy a small car. Don't work in construction or labour? Don't buy a god damn gas pissing truck. Personally I've only driven SUV's because I'm a a heavy outdoors person, and I need something slightly heavier with good AWD so I never get stuck in snow (I live in northern Ontario). You are going to be in LA so you just need a gas effective small car. - Don't get emotionally attached to your vehicle. Too many people fall into this trap. Don't waste hundreds of dollars on modifications, decals, installations etc. It's transportation for christ sake. Gets your from A > B. - Realize a car is not an asset. It is a liability. Every kilometer (or mile) it decreases in value. Only use it when you need to. - Asian cars are best > then European > American brands are trash. Engines and quality from a company like Toyota last soooo long. Like 750,000+ KM (that's like 15 years of driving for a normal person). American vehicles rust out after 10 years and the engines use more gas and only last 350,000 KM. It's fucking embarassing we are even allowed to manufacture vehicles. No wonder GM has gone out of business like 4 times That's all I can think of now but drill these thoughts into your head and your future self will thank you. Hope this helps cheers!

This video here by CaspianReport (awesome Geo-politics channel) shows the maps of all the different ways humanity is connected not just to the planet, but to each other. It has become more apparent than ever how reliant we are on each other to survive and prosper. And how increasingly unaffordable it will be for us to engage in any conflict in the future, where there is less and less resources to go around. Hopefully this pandemic helps soak that reality into our evolutionary bones, and we can get that much closer to building a truly connected loving world together. Spread the love no matter where you're from !

Like Leo says, are you willing to bleed for it? Are you willing to put it all on the line to accomplish your dreams like Alex Honnold here? His whole ascent of Yosemite's El Capitan is amazing, but this clip highlights probably the most risky patch of mountain done in all of free soloing (climbing with zero gear). It involves a handful of movements that had to be planned and learned ahead of time. No improvising. Perfect execution, or death. Now obviously, you very likely won't have to endure this much risk for your own life purpose (hopefully!). But examples like this really put things into perspective. What is it gonna take for you to self-actualize into the person you want to become? Do you know what the costs are? Are you willing to pay them? If you aren't sure. Take some time to look around at other people in the world. The ones you admire. The ones who have accomplished great things. You'll find behind all the flash and talent, is laser like focus and hard work. And a LOT of sacrifice. Feel free to post below and let the world know what you're about. Let this be kind of a hype thread for anyone who needs it Clip is from the documentary "Free Solo" btw. It's on Disney+ under the National Geographic category.

Likelihood of alien life existing? Virtually guaranteed. Likelihood of aliens having already visited Earth or the possibility of it in the future? Virtually impossible. I don't think people truly comprehend how vast space is. Unless they are so advanced they've figured out a way to violate the laws of physics and travel faster than light to reach us while somehow staying in tact. Then that just raises the question what the hell would be less worthwhile to visit a bunch of apes when you have that kind of technology and understanding of the universe.

You are reaching so hard for something that doesn't exist here @UnconsciousHuman. Jordan's worldview has it's flaws but it certainly isn't downright evil or destructive, or being used by him as some malicious architecture to get power, fame, or "fuck" people over (that just wreaks of resentment and paranoia). The reason he is resonating with people so much right now is because that's apparently what they want. Our culture is swinging too radically and at too fast a pace towards progressivism at the moment. He represents a rationalist reactionary movement against that. To bring that pace more to a level where it can be integrated with ease. I'm pretty far left in many regards and even I can see this. I'd like to bring up another extremely relevant point though that is getting overlooked here; Everyone has such unrealistic expectations of their teachers, to the point it hinders their growth. Subconsciously you see someone that gets famous or is revered in some way and you go to them expecting them to be perfect and all inclusive. If they don't fit the mold of your worldview, don't pay constant lip-service to it, or don't fight your intellectual enemies at every opportunity you get resentful and angry at them. You expect everything from them. You expect they are going to teach you everything you need to know from here and lead you to the promise land. People think they are immune from doing this but it's happening all the time. It's just cloaked by their ego under the idea that they are "learning" and being "critically thinking individuals looking for truth!" There is one problem however; Every teacher, worldview, mode of thought, idea, rationalization............... is partial. Jordan Peterson is partial. He teaches some useful and interesting things about responsibility and morality, but is dismissive about many other things. Leo Gura is partial. He teaches some useful concepts and big picture ways of understanding the world, but doesn't include many practical exercises or road maps on how to execute those things. Stop demonizing and demanding so much. If someone doesn't have what you want, go look for the next teacher. Learn what you need to learn from them and ignore the rest.

I was doing spring cleaning going through files in my computer and I found this. Immediately thought of Stage Blue. What do you guys think?

You can be a sexually active dating person that's conscious. Notice negative connotation you're describing is only coming from you, nobody else. Just be honest and straight forward as possible with all the girls you meet. Really define what you want and what you're looking for so nobody gets hurt. That's what I did. That way I didn't waste my time or theirs. What's really messed up and what a lot of people do (and is a huge problem in pick-up) is lie either consciously or unconsciously about their intentions so they can extract what they want out of the other person (like sex). Don't be that guy. It's important you meet a lot of different people to find out who you are most compatible with anyways. You will learn a lot about yourself. Not every encounter has to be a fairy-tale just like you said! Even if it's just a lot of first dates you are still learning. If you don't see it going long term at your core don't lie to yourself and drag it out for your own convenience, that's devilry.

Real estate has probably the highest ethical potential of any investment, because you have total control. If you own property directly you can fix it up and make it a beautiful place to live, and rent it for a fair price. Or do a couch surfing/Air BnB service. Most passive income investments are you just giving your money to large companies on some sort of market for a return. Which obviously you have no say over what they do, and chances are they probably do some unethical things to get ahead like most large businesses. It's possible to make that as ethical as possible but that will take a LOT of research on your part.

Loving everything as Leo describes doesn't mean become so content and accepting you never act or don't have values. That is dishonest interpretation your ego uses to deflect from doing the work. The love he is talking about means genuinely taking into consideration love when it's hardest to love, so you aren't completely flooded and controlled by negative emotions. There is a reason rape victims need to eventually forgive their aggressors before they can fully heal. Hate can only get you so far.

Not a projection, an anticipation of irrationality. Progress ain't always pretty. Better to throw things until you see what sticks rather than wait for the perfect answer and then it's too late.

I never claimed otherwise. People should just be focusing on what they can do rather than permanently distracting themselves trying to control people that don't care what others think of them. It's a waste of time (mostly) and makes them self-deceived about their own devilry.

@Preety_India Why do the methods matter that much if the overall result is a net positive? Overpopulation is the root from which nearly every other issue stems from. About almost anything you can bring up can be connected back to strains caused by overpopulation. We won't have even a slight chance of dealing with climate change in any capacity for example if we don't slow things down. There are already enough people and they are all clamoring for the same overindulgent lifestyle that is destroying the planet. If my memory is correct you are from India right so of course this will be a touchy subject for you. Not that it should be relevant but try to step outside of that for a second before you respond.

The simple answer without all the semantics and arguing about who is who, what they've done, and what their intentions are; People are paranoid and would rather point fingers and call other each other devils instead of talking responsibility for improving themselves in the world. People can think whatever they want about Bill Gates. Any judgement they make doesn't matter, they should only be focused on what THEY can be doing to help the crisis. He's been enormously rich most of his life. He doesn't give a shit what some 20 year olds on the internet think he should do with his money.

Once again notice how this just a projection of how you value "abilities". If you dig to the bottom of all the facts and other content, and are completely honest about what you see..... You stumble into the brick wall of truth that no thing is more important than another thing. Living or non-living. I am no more important than the small spider in the top corner of my office that I'm in right now, or the coffee mug on my desk. Now you might BELIEVE that I'm more important but it's nothing more than a story. The spider could get crushed, the coffee mug could get shattered, or I could get my apartment broken into and get shot in the head. In the big picture there is no actual reason why my existence matters more than those other things. It's just another change in the universe which will keep chugging along. Of course on a relative level we should care and try to prevent these things. But if you want to be completely honest and really learn about reality you need to accept the big picture and incorporate it into your life, otherwise you're missing out and worst of all willingly limiting yourself.

@The Don The cost is the planet might have a chance to recover to sustainable levels and the people that are ALREADY alive might not have to suffer as massive of an impending decline in living conditions. The ecosystems in place cannot even maintain the living standards of the top 5% (that we are apart of by the way), let alone the other 95% who are desperate to reach those standards as well. We need the smallest amount of births required until we sort our shit out. Nothing will matter if there is irreversible damage to the Earth, at least irreversible for modern human civilization, the Earth will be fine in the long run luckily You say "less technology, less science, less doctors" is a huge cost. That's a projection of your own value system. Who says we should keep doing an endless full court press towards greater technology? It may or may not solve our current problems, it's a shot in the dark. What WILL solve our current problems is a collective raising of love, community, and consciousness. A healing of pointless xenophobia, nationalism, and class-ism. Humanity sharing resources. A willing sacrifice of our current lifestyle and partial reversal back to agrarianism. You don't need a research lab or large hadron collider for that. It's much easier, and anything short of a concerted effort towards those things will spell our doom. The problem you're worried about is solving itself anyways. Population curve has been declining for many years yet we've had the largest exponential growth in technology in history the past 20 years. Why? It's because we've raised the development of some parts of the world so much there is nothing better to do for people than science and high education jobs. Why pump out another 2-3 billion babies hoping for an Einstein or two when you could just shift some existing resources and further educate the people that exist? Pardon my french but that argument is just asinine.

In search of a more accurate political test I instantly came across this site; https://www.politiscales.net/en_US/ Rather than an axis it rates you among 8 different scales that broadly encompass most political stances you could take in a modern society. It has a whopping 117 questions so it will really map out where you're at! Grab a coffee or tea, take the test as honestly as you can, and share your results! Here's mine; My additional traits (weren't in screenshot) were; Pragmatism: Politics objectively boil down to looking at where the problems are and trying to solve them according to the means available. Veganism: Human beings must stop at all costs the consumption and exploitation of “sensible” being. Notes: I'm pretty balanced overall, I think this test accurately mapped me. I like the "constructivism vs essentialism" scale, it asks some tough questions about identity that apply to today's modern social conversation. I feel I lean a bit more towards rehabilitative justice than what the questions led on. I don't think they should be using "communism" as the label for being economically left. Communism and socialism are not the same thing lol, don't know how people keep fucking that up. I'm surprised by my result on "regulationsim vs Laissez-faire", I believe I'm more of an idealist than pragmatist on this regard. I also got a nice looking LGBT Scandinavian flag hehe!

Personal Development/Life Coaching. I anticipate about 95% of it will be online. Even with the pandemic I was still planning on going back part-time in some capacity to the last kind of job I had just to pay the bills. The time off was just taken because I had the chance to get "laid off" instead of quitting (so I could get EI) due to the good relationship I had with my employer.

I negotiated a departure from my job back in November, and haven't been working since then (starting my own business). So I can't speak to what is going on there. I'd like to say what you're describing here is growth. Big picture growth. Obviously not for the people abusing the systems in place, but for many people around the world below them. The masses (a lot of them hopefully) are being exposed to the limits of Stage Orange right now. Greed, opportunism, negligence............ change happens from lots of small choices on the individual level, not from the top down. The silver lining of this event is that it's exposing the weaknesses and deficiencies in our systems and current way of life. People are going to realize that the way things are doesn't serve them they way they were promised. There is more to life than just work work work and money money money. Also indisputably shows the impact humans are having on the planet, for all the climate denier morons out there. I'm probably being too much of an optimist on this but >

Trent Reznor has always been an amazingly creative artist, and has a piercing take on a lot of the bullshit in American society. There are some good examples in his work for a few stages. Stage Red example - "The Beginning of the End" by Nine Inch Nails talks about a man willingly regressing into selfishness his own primary survival concerns because of a crisis. Highlight Lyrics: "You wait your turn, you'll be last in line This is the beginning Get out the way, cause I'm getting mine This is the beginning God helps the ones that can help themselves This is the beginning May be too late as far as I can tell This is the beginning" Stage Orange example - "Capital G" by Nine Inch Nails talks about a man who traded in his traditional God for the person he voted for (George Bush). He worships him in the sense not of what HE can do for his new God, but what his new God can do for him. Oppress others around the world and domestically for his own benefit. Highlight Lyrics: "Don't give a shit about the temperature in Guatemala Don't really see what all the fuss is about Ain't gonna worry about no future generations and I Am sure somebody's gonna figure it out Don't try to tell me that some power can corrupt a person You haven't had enough to know what it's like You're only angry 'cause you wish you were in my position Now nod your head because you know that I'm right, all right!" Stage Turquoise example - "What Your Soul Sings" by Massive Attack is from the perspective of someone hearing a voice in their head telling them to love themself. I don't know if this is a turqoise example but it seems pretty advanced and has to do with true self-love. Highlight Lyrics: "Your mind can never change Unless you ask it to Lovingly rearrange The thoughts that make you blue The things that bring you down Will mean no harm to you And so make your choice joy The joy belongs to you"

Read books you have, there is no better time. Read online articles. Learn about investing and reassess your financial situation, we are in uncertain times. Spend quality time have fun with whoever is in your house. Skype/Facetime/Call family and friends, wish them well. Play with your pet(s) if you have any. Do drugs.

Holy shit I've gone over this too much, but I'm convinced I have the right answer without having gone through the thread looking for the answer. The test is meant to be a deliberate trick by making it appear the variables contradict each other, but if you review them enough these are the results; Pair of shoes = 10 Single shoe = 5 Mean kid WITH the whistle = 5 (Kid = 3, whistle on his neck = 2) Pair of whistles = 4 Single whistle = 2 SOOOO the answer to the last question is.......... 16 Single shoe (5) + Kid WITHOUT whistle (3) = 8 X Single whistle (2) = 16 Oh wait BEDMAS fuck me lol...............................

@Rilles Well first of all, regardless of what people think about porn and the sex industry. They aren't going away. They've been apart of human behavior for thousands of years, aren't leaving anytime soon. Stage blue hates these things and tries to repress and deny them, but will never succeed obviously. Stage green is definitely more aware of the fact they won't go away and is trying to legitimize and reform the porn and sex industry to be more progressive and safer for the women involved. My girlfriend is a solid stage green feminist and her attitude towards it is pretty much this, and she says her colleagues and the general attitude in the community is the same as well. They are trying to balance the power in a heavily male controlled sector. What they react to and are against is the stage red and orange aspects that currently dominate these two industries. It doesn't take a genius to realize the overwhelming male bias that runs rampant through porn and the sex market. It is completely commonplace for most porn to just be depictions of men selfishly getting what they want and using women for pleasure (as objects). That is the trope for most genres. Of course there are exceptions, but they aren't the rule. Not to mention the disregard and lack of any lip service towards a healthy view of consent, currently it just serves as a disclaimer so people don't go to jail. It doesn't take much looking to uncover all the heinous, sexist, disrespectful, and illegal things that happen to women in these industries. Rape, violence, coercion, bribery, black-mail, human sex trafficking. It's not pretty what goes on and a lot of it isn't talked about because many of these girls and women simply can't speak up about it. Their livelihoods and survival depend on it. You have to think rationally and realize a lot of them aren't doing it as their first choice in life. They feel it was the only path they had to take for one reason or another, or worse yet they felt/were forced into it. I'm sure some of them enjoy their jobs but it's not exactly empowering or prideful to be degraded for a living. Of course this will start to change and improve in the future; Eventually we will reach a new "Stage Green" development in porn and prostitution where women are depicted more favorably and have more rights. It will be more commonplace and popular for porn to show a more balanced depiction of pleasure for both sides where consent has a larger context and it isn't just a male fantasy of blowing his load all over some girls face every video. You could say porn will become more conscious and inclusive.

This is so old but it's his best video in my opinion hands down, and think I've watched 80% of his videos at least twice at this point since 2014.

No idea. Just know that he gets annoyed when people bring up his health so it seems to be a waste of time.