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They aren't an exact equation. I was just pointing out after you said "it's not the problem" that men are intimidated by successful women, you immediately afterwords said "men don't value women's income (to the degree women value men's)", which is clearly a consequence of men coping because they are intimidated. It's really an inevitable phenomena. The income/resource gap in relationships is a power dynamic that men have had the upper hand in for millennia. Now there are a lot more opportunities for the opposite case to be happening, with more and more women becoming successful and not being financially dependent on men. Right now we are in a lag phase where there is still little cultural acceptance of women being primary bread winners in relationships. The economic reality has outpaced the ability of the social dynamic to catch up. This means you'll still get women hanging onto traditional expectations that their male partners can't earn less than them. It's definitely shifting and changing for the better though. Even just anecdotally I've met a lot of couples in my life where the woman makes a lot more, and there is no weirdness about it. It's mostly just boomers and sexists who can't stand this traditional double standard being challenged. The problem here is I feel you think it's just successful women choosing to be picky bitches which is hurting their dating chances, when you aren't considering the entire other half of the equation; All the men who don't want to seem weak or have their "masculinity" compromised by being with someone they aren't equal or "better" than.

Women and men are both participating in the outcome. They'll both have to come to some realizations and change the culture around it.

That's because we still live in a patriarchal society where a lot of men are intimidated by successful women. We are in an adjustment period moving towards an equal society.

I know what's it's like, let me tell you. You are going to get a weight lifted off your shoulders when you're outa there. Two more weeks ain't long to go. You were there for 4 years right? You're in the home stretch, it's gonna fly by. Look forward to the time off you're gonna have and the fun exciting things you want to do. Just grind it out. If you want to make some fun of it and confuse them for the last bit, cold shoulder them. Make them question themselves and get enraged that their regular behavior isn't working. What do you have to lose? Most of them you'll probably never see again so it's not like you gotta worry about anything Good news for you college is a different environment completely! You'll find it's a lot more easy going and laid back. You'll have an opportunity to completely reinvent yourself and try new things out. Make an effort to make different kinds of friends than the ones you became comfortable with in high school. You'll be a lot less likely to fall into old social habits that way. You'll have brand new social circles where you'll be able to impose yourself a bit more and not be the "bottom bitch". College has a lot less cliques and groups, so don't stress about that. It's gonna get better! High school sucks, just 2 short weeks and you're done

Why does the sun shine? I don't know, how does it feel when you look at it?

Probably the biggest lesson I've learned in my 28 years of life and unhealthy amounts of time on the internet................. Is that trying to change peoples minds, proselytize, preach, argue, convince, convert, is a complete and utter waste of time. People will change when they are ready to change, it's really as simple as that. Don't get sucked in the trap 99.9% of humanity is in. What you CAN do though is improve yourself and seek higher pieces of knowledge, understanding, and truth. Transform yourself into an ever shining beacon of light that serves as an example, so that those who may come into contact with you might reconsider things and want to change for the better. If they don't, well that's fine too.

Between two healthy developed people, this is the ideal yes. But most guys, especially the ones that need "help" lets say in this category aren't developed enough for this advice. They are still insecure and have an expectation of outcome. The Orange paradigm they have demands that they need to close in order to be a man. Which means pushing past her reservations or hesitation (within reason). I agree though it's disappointing more advanced and holistic teachings about relationships and sex aren't talked about more commonly here. This sub-forum is definitely stunted on the spiral more than the other ones. That's ok though it is what it is.

Aside from obviously enjoying each others company, and having similar values. The other single most important thing from my knowledge is; Are the trajectories of your lives the same? If you both don't want to live in the same places and accomplish things alongside each other, the relationship is virtually doomed. One or both of you will start sacrificing and compromising too much to the point it will become clear the relationship hinders you from living the life you want to live, and it'll have to be broken off to find someone more compatible. Of course this depends if you want to live an ambitious and amazing life or not. Plenty of people get in relationships and settle because they get comfortable. They have some kids, buy a house, and now they've convinced themselves they have to sacrifice their dreams to maintain what they have. They want a return on their investment. But as you study personal development more and more you realize; Comfort is the enemy of inner accomplishment.

Stop romanticizing spiritual minded people and groups. They aren't perfect, they don't know everything. You are your own ultimate authority. Start acting like it, and stop giving too many fucks about who says what's bad and what isn't.

Who cares how hot she was. She ghosted you and that's on her. The first key to changing your mindset is to stop wallowing. You won't be able to consider any new mindset if you're in a negative state of mind. Anyways, you shouldn't be approaching too much right now anyways with Covid. Until everyone gets their shots and restrictions are lifted it's just irresponsible. Save your energy and just use tinder instead in the meantime or focus on something else entirely.

Anything less than manslaughter would be an absolute catastrophe. I think there will be a fair result though. Regardless of the outcome the incident has sent shockwaves throughout the world. I can't remember anything as impactful in my lifetime. This is the biggest case since the 92 LA Rodney King riots right? He will. If he isn't perfectly protected at all times he's probably going to get whacked in prison too. If he somehow manages to survive all that (doubtful), he will get whacked once he's out of prison. Rest assured his life is ruined and in danger forever.

Feminism rocks. Power to these women! Wear whatever you want!

You don't want her anyways. People who chronically ghost are immature and it shows low value. If they can't handle the emotional labor of being honest and simply communicating how they feel, or that they are busy, then they are fucked when anything difficult comes up and things get real. Don't take it personally, she's in the wrong not you. Forget it and find someone better.

Medium here is considered 100 to 200K. That's a shame people don't care. Places like that are a paradise. Hopefully it gets better.

Interesting. Did you grow up there? Yea that is very small I don't know how I'd feel about that lol. I am introverted too but I'm used to being spoiled with privacy and space living in a massive country (Canada). I grew up in Northern Ontario, although now I live on Vancouver Island which is still quite large compared to Mauritius. Back in Ontario where I lived it took multiple hours to get anywhere bigger than smaller towns. Toronto was 4 hours away for example. I can imagine Covid slowed life down there. Also the limited opportunities. For you personally, is it more of a place to enjoy for a few years, or a relaxing place to retire? Rather than spending most of your working life there? That surprises me when you say that it's dirty. I was kind of under the impression smaller places like that where space is precious and people see each other a lot it would be quite unacceptable to litter or be rude. That they would have more strict laws in place like Singapore. Not to mention it's an island so not much space for waste landfills. Here is Canada although the wilderness is beautiful and pristine in most parts, there are a lot of dirtier medium sized cities. A lot of them are quite grey and ugly and people treat them poorly.

You know what's more powerful and impactful than any shaming or immature laughter they could throw at you? Displaying so much confidence and acceptance of yourself that you don't give a fuck about it. That it's "whatever" and unimportant to you. Showing to them you're completely comfortable with yourself (even if faked for now) is the mechanism that will make them comfortable too. It's actually your mental frame of fear and pity of yourself that is more likely to make them uncomfortable and cause them to react that way, more than having a small penis. Because it sub-communicates and puts the burden on them to react, and it will take less emotional responsibility for them to point and laugh and avoid the situation in an immature way, than taking on the burden of comforting or giving you confidence. And if you put yourself out there and they reject you anyways like that? Well that just makes them an asshole, and has nothing to do with you. Even just sharing a thread like this means you are making huge strides and addressing your insecurities. So you're on an excellent track!

It's good that you posted this. It probably feels good too now that it's not just in your mind, doesn't it ? To be honest you seem already quite aware of yourself, and I think you know what you have to do generally speaking. The problem I see here is on top of the normal anxiety and stress that thinking about big life changes brings, you are adding another layer of anxiety, and stress upon yourself because all the potential improvements you've learned about seem like a mountain that you've now gotta climb. Am I right about that? You're letting it pressure you when you don't have to. You're young (27), have a solid job, and are financially secure, so you have breathing room right? You are in a great position, a position to be strategic in fact. A luxury a lot of people don't have. So pat yourself on the back for where you are, and take a deep breathe mate! You've got a long time to figure out what you want to do, so don't feel shame to take it day by day. Chip away little by little working on those bad habits that you notice are getting in the way. Cut back your video game time/entertainment time as much as you feel you need to. Spend a tiny bit more time researching your future and exploring possibilities, look for things that excite you but don't overwhelm yourself that you have to do them. Simply entertain ideas like trying on clothes. “If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.” - Lao Tzu That feeling of being "lost" and the anxiety you feel about the future will evaporate as you ground yourself in the now. There is only ever the present moment. The weight of your entire future on your shoulders that you are feeling is a false one that you don't have to bear @Jimmy123. If you notice yourself overthinking and feeling that immense weight, simply close your eyes and breathe deeply a few times. Make this a habit please. It's so simple but so effective. Trust in the process that your vision of what large things you need to do will become clear as you do small things every day.

I think I just glanced by something, you live in Mauritius? What's it like living on a tropical island like that I'm super interested. Is it super busy with tourists and boats all the time? Do you know everybody being on island? Do you feel bored or trapped being in a small place?

Anything that makes claims about reality automatically subjugates itself to scientific scrutiny, that's the aim of science to figure out reality (in it's way). While spirituality is ridiculously broad and decentralized there are definitely a lot of crazy claims from people within it practicing their own versions. Astral projection, superhuman abilities, rocks being able to breathe lmao

Great post @Rilles! Understanding systems is a great skill to have. It brings conversation and solutions to the next level without getting lost in semantic details. Ignore preety she's being a little odd. No, people manipulate other people by using pseudoscience, not the other way around. The pseudoscience isn't sitting there like a malicious entity. It depends how it's interpreted and used. Plenty of pseudoscience is very useful (a lot of it can be garbage too of course). It's only "pseudoscience" up until the time the cultural zeitgeist of science considers it tolerable, and begins exploring and developing it until the point it becomes considered "real" science. If it's truly bogus it gets discarded. Much of personal development, spirituality techniques, psychology, and psychedelics are considered pseudoscience right now. However we're starting to see a shift in our modern culture where you're no longer consider a wacko for practicing or advertising it. Galileo was killed by the church for brining up the possibility that the Earth wasn't the center of the universe but in fact revolved around the Sun like other planets. What he was saying was considered "pseudoscience" and he died for it. Eventually it turned out he was right.

That's an interesting question! Yea I imagine it would come about when basic commodities become so high performance, abundant, and ridiculously easy and cheap to produce that nobody has any real incentive to earn money to pay for those things anymore. People would be satisfied and comfortable enough with their living situation they'd rather spend the majority of their time on hobbies or passions or family, than spending that precious time working. Of course I think for this to be possible a parallel cultural shift would have to happen along side it. People would have to kind of collectively agree to be content with a certain amount of square footage or standardized living space. As it would be obvious the planet can't sustain everyone having their own castle and huge property in nature. Of course there will always be "greedy" people in comparison to the new culture, and outliers. I imagine they would live in sort of a "separate" society outside of these moneyless metropolis' where they still traded and offered services to get that excess wealth. I imagine most people would still opt for the moneyless society as they wouldn't have to work at all. I think as automation and AI starts to ramp up a lot of it's utility will go towards making the economy more exponentially efficient. We could actually start seeing proto-moneyless pockets of society in our lifetime, where UBI starts offering enough satisfactory standards of living the people simply stop caring about money. Why would we keep doing menial labor jobs that we could make robots do?

That would be effective. Maybe I just think too logically but I never understood the point of someone getting worked up and fighting over male/female stuff. First of all we need each other to survive. Second of all people got to stop taking themselves and their "team" so seriously. It's completely arbitrary that anyone is the sex they are. It's literally a 50/50 coinflip that you were born what you are.

Thought I'd share this for anyone here who is a history junkie like me. Stumbled across a high quality doc on the Mediterranean theatre of World War 2. Enjoy!

There are hundreds of millions of the worlds major religions claiming extraordinary things and experiences about God, yet are questioned deeply and usually dismissed by you and the content of your work, as well as many others. What specifically makes you less enthusiastic about questioning UFO sighting accounts and more sympathetic to their experiences as opposed to similar phenomena? You and I both know that people can see what they want to see and can fall into confirmation bias because of the warm feeling of groupthink. These kinds of things build movements of people looking to be validated which hinders their ability to question their experiences. Of course I'm not saying we should completely and coldly dismiss people strictly because they can't prove it directly themselves, I don't doubt that people have profound vivid experiences that they feel are 100% true, and probably ARE in some cases. I have had some as well and they are things I'll probably never share out of embarrassment. You are right we should look where the smoke is and investigate, but you also will admit that smoke alone is not sufficient enough when talking about something of this magnitude. Smoke and vague inconclusive tidbits are merely interesting. If it's more than what it is, why has it been decade after decade after decade after decade of things always fizzling out and nothing significant? Do you actually want to talk about that point, do you think aliens are building up to something, are they taking samples of our plants and animals, are they waiting for us to do something? It could totally be absolutely true they are buzzing around out there right now I'm completely open-minded to it, but I'm not going to be arrogant about it if nothing has happened YET. Nobody knows what is going on. Except the camera on my phone isn't meant for highly quality pictures at the very specific and inconvenient time of night that you are suggesting. Meanwhile the US military has access to the worlds best imaging and radar technology and can film everywhere they have access to 24/7 . Nice try. Way to place me in such a totally fair hypothetical, really good faith you're demonstrating here mate. The potential for conversation of one of the most fascinating topics out there is here, but you wouldn't even let it start, even after I gave you the chance when most people wouldn't even get past your childish characterization about me in the start. I was the only person in the thread who even posted a lengthy comment with some hipfire points hoping to get some discussion going. Even after I made my open-mindedness about the general topic clear by stating that aliens literally exist, you still felt compelled in your conclusion that I'm "narrow minded". You see it's YOUR mind about the topic is actually already made up, you aren't actually interested in discussing it. You saw something posted that didn't completely align with what you already believe and got emotionally triggered and resorted to arrogant assumptions how I feel as (as if you know). If you were actually interested in discussion in a thread that YOU made, it would have been so easy to simply address any of the open ended points I brought up, like why would aliens be here with when they could observe from safety? The worst part is you don't even see that YOU are the narrow minded one here. To be so lazy to just hand wave fair points, and then post smart ass remarks like what I quoted above this. So disappointing man. I expect someone of your caliber that I look up to at least try to interact with good faith. Guess I should realize I'm on the internet though Cheers, I'm bowing out.