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The fact that everyone capitulates so easily and doesn't hold their ground for who they truly want to vote for is EXACTLY why there is a limited two party system. God North Americans are dumb.

I've experienced the exact same thing. The problem is you get caught up in the magnitude and the emotions of them, and take them as truth. What helps it to sit with the thoughts, detach from them for a second and examine how absurd they are. Probe at them with questions like; Could this even happen to them? How likely is it? Is it in my control anyways? What does worrying accomplish? Is it serving me to use energy thinking about it? Does it feel good to sit with this thought? Or will it feel better to let it go? Make it a habit to question and poke at the logic of them. As you get better at this you'll notice how easily they evaporate and how they are just nonsense. Your thoughts =/= Reality

That depends on you. I'd say it's detrimental because it's a massive commitment of time, energy, and resources going towards something that is NOT your life purpose. But there is enough time in life for both after all, most people seem to be pulling it off. You also have to consider do you really need 100% of your time and resources going towards your life purpose? Do you have crazy aspirations and a desire to build an empire of some kind? Kids and family will definitely slow you down from that, but there are awesome benefits too.

Stick them with the pointy end. It's better than nothing, and you likely wouldn't have to use it anyways as they would probably bugger off upon you drawing it. Most if not ALL predators like that are cowards, they want easy weak prey and run when encountering resistance. If shit is going to hit the fan how far are you willing to go to defend yourself? Would you rather get raped and possibly beaten/killed? Or take your chances and make them bleed? It's up to you. If you are in dangerous parts like that it might be wise, or just be more careful about where you go. You should never open carry a knife. It's not like carrying a gun in Texas. You could wear it on a strap behind your back on your belt, easy access and hard to notice if you have a large shirt or jacket over it.

I finish all your videos like squeezing every drop of juice out of an orange. Including the few minutes after you say, "Alright, I'm done here.." Can I has cookie? Anyways I'm not sure why people get so upset over conspiracy theories, it's held as such a deep attachment that people get defensive over, but it's not like it really matters if it's proven right or wrong because people don't ever do anything about it anyways. It's more of an opinion about what's going on in the world, not an intertwined identity. At least generally. It's shouldn't be like a religious fundamentalist who obviously should be expected to get upset when challenged, because it's more fundamental to their identity as a self. idk people are just weird man.

It's just the way it is, not much to do about it but accept it and get to work. Women hold the power of being the gatekeepers of sex because of supply and demand. Until men stop being so thirsty and needy for sex from women, nothing is going to change about the dating/relationship game. Little do men know there are much greater pleasures in life to be had than getting your dick wet.

Seems accurate. Just sharing for enjoyment.

Terrible luck man, glad you were quicker than them. Report that incident to the police and tell them exactly where they were hanging out, it's probably a regular spot for them because it's narrow and a dead end. Definitely want to prevent this happening to someone who can't defend themselves or escape. Also make sure to pack a knife from now on if you're going to explore in unknown places like that. When shit really does hit the fan - better them, than you.

Hah, yes! But entertainment over complexity, such a temptation.

Imagine living in a developed nation (mostly) of 330 million people and out of that entire potential talent pool being reduced to choosing between a lifelong corporate politician with dementia and a ruthless egomaniac tycoon lol. Maybe Leo is wrong, we could very well be in a simulation.

My suspicion tells me this is some kind of deliberate hoax so he can delay the election and do some illegal shit to tamper with the system in some way. An ego like that just doesn't give up when they are cornered, it will do ANYTHING no matter how outrageous to preserve itself. He probably knows he'll lose the election and doesn't want to go to jail since he won't be able to leverage his power anymore to keep him out.

It's probably just fake so he can delay the election for some sneaky shenanigans.

@StarStruck From reading that, it sounds like you actually both benefitted and got something of value from your interaction. Sure maybe it wasn't what your ego wanted (sex), but that doesn't mean it was a waste of time. Just be happy you had a strong connection over that short time, don't taint what was really a beautiful moment with a bunch of bullshit and hindsight beating yourself up. It was never going to work out anyways from what you've described. It was only one date, not an insane investment. Take what you've learned from the experience and move onto pursuing other women! Wish her well and that's that. You are coming at this from your head too much. As if things need to work and a process needs to happen mechanistically. Relationships and love actually work more like water. You are different currents of varying speeds and temperatures, sometimes you pass each other and it's just not meant to be, sometimes they mix and create something powerful. The point is be like water - go with the flow.

I remember seeing only a single 15 second ad of Dean on YouTube a year ago and that's all I needed to know what crowd he was apart of. These people are such obvious memes at this point. I dont get how people keep falling for it!

Sam Harris is fantastic. He's just gotta do more psychedelics and stop giving so much craps about the culture war, and Islam, and he could serve as the perfect bridge between ultra rationalist Orange and relativistic/spiritual Green. It would also help if he distanced himself some more from the intellectual dark web and debating so he can focus more on his own individual pursuits. Maybe Covid will facilitate this a bit. Like many other figures in this space he is too invested in defending his identity and worrying too much about what people think.

Yea, but there are millions of people doing everything, all the time! Focus on being a creator rather than a competitor.

You think you want that, you don't. Even if you could do it, you'd be going against your higher conscious and feel shitty. If not during, then after. Yea hopefully they find out sooner than later so they can ditch the whores and find someone better. Hopefully after the women realize what they've done they outburst back at their scummy boss and lose their jobs too.

For them to go outside, and meet people. It's really that simple, no matter how harsh it seems. Every second not doing this is a second not going towards the solution. Nobody is perfect for everyone, but everyone is perfect for someone.

Most of these guys would actually be bearable to listen to if they were more focused on shoring up the substance of their arguments and content, and making interesting strides in conversation, but it seems over the past handful of years they've all become like crack addicts about crying over the culture war and jerking each other off about how victimized they are (ironically becoming just as bad as snowflake liberals in the process lol). Not to mention the endless political commentary spam about every stupid little thing that happens in that country. I can't think of anything more fucking YAWN then a bunch of successful white men sitting around complaining in an echo chamber about how they're missing out on an extra 10% of income because of big bad YouTube instead of trying to find to fight the fight they're always on about. They are selling out on losing. I don't even know if "pathetic" is a sufficient enough adjective to describe that. If someone has a more accurate word please let me know. @Preety_India Tucker Carlson and most of them POS snakes who will say whatever they have to for more clout and to maintain their ego. But in particular I don't think Ben Shapiro is a bad person, I've seen hours upon hours of him and I believe he's just a sheltered simpleton who thinks he's way smarter than he actually is. He's a great example of someone stuck in paradigm lock. His brain (currently) is unable to comprehend that Conservatism & Liberalism can actually both have truths within them simotaneously. From his perspective though it's a zero-sum game and either one of them is completely right and the answer to every issue, or it's not. He's still pretty young though so he has time. I think deep down his heart is in the right place it's just chained up by attachments to certain dogmas and rigid ways of thinking. However if he develops some more perspective and breaks out of his paradigm he has the kind of qualities and charisma that I think can bridge the gap between Stage Blue & Orange help push Conservatism in the US forward to something more healthy. We will see though.

1. What was the single most impactful insight/epiphany that hit you while you were sober (not on psychedelics)? Something so profound that it literally left your jaw open and made you cancel the rest of your day. Why was it so significant etc. 2. What inspired Actualized.Org and how did it start for you/what was that process like? Was it something specific you had in mind for years or was it the culmination and morphing of different ideas?

It will hurt him, and probably you as well. It will also take strength, but it would be best if you cut it off. The longer it goes, the harder it will be not just for you to do it as your lives intertwine more, but for him to accept it and move on from it. If you're this unsure, judging from your language it's not meant to be. That's ok! Just thank him for the great 3 months, reaffirm that he's a great guy. It's just not working out and not where your heart is. That's all you have to say.

Wow that's insanity, 15 years! What a colossal waste of time. This twin flame stuff is the definition of cringe. It's like people who never grew out of a 13 year old's naïve fantasy of what a relationship should be lmao. There are literally tens of millions of people out there (probably even more to be honest) that any one person is compatible with for a very deep, passionate, long-term relationship. It doesn't even take much digging to realize the kinds of people that are susceptible and fond of the twin flame stuff have either low self esteem/image issues, attachment/neediness issues, or a severe hole or lack in their life that's gone unaddressed. What's really happening here is a person has come into their lives that they really like and hit it off with, and because they conveniently fill the holes or alleviate some of the problems mentioned above, their mind seizes the survival opportunity to blow things out of proportion. It comes up with rationalizations and projects/creates a massive amount of fantastical stories about them being "literally perfect" or "the one and only" for them. It can even get to delusional levels like the story you mentioned with that woman. That's not to say those feelings can't be real and to discount the connection that's there, it's just that it will never put a dent in the Absolute Truth that everyone is completely 100% whole on their own and there is no ultimate destiny for any two people to be together. If it's really meant to be as some meta-physical truth then there would be a transcendent magnet like force, and there wouldn't be any doubt, complication, or hesitation and it would be a two way street every time. Not a one way like it is here for the OP. The experience he's described here should make something abundantly clear; He's lacking something (probably hasn't had a relationship yet? idk) and lost in the delusions and emotions that his mind has conjured up about this person, and he's too lazy and fearful to move on from the story he's created. He doesn't want to acknowledge that there are more options for him out there, it's too scary to let go of this and do that work. Let go. You're amazing as you are.

Never kowtow to a woman, especially if you're taking care of and are on top of the stuff that matters. The way you deal with this is to give ZERO fucks or attention to her nagging. She will seem upset at this at first, but it will fade because deeper down she will respect you (even if it isn't verbalized) and eventually she will chill out. Like she got really mad at you because you had a hole in your sock LOL? Yeah fuck off.

People can have mild preferences and kinks for sure nothing wrong with that, but realize most fetishes are the result of someone who has come desensitized to common sexuality and needs to find more intense or "taboo" things to satisfy themselves. What you probably need is a break from sex/porn for a while and to purify/reset that part of your life, so when you come back to it it's with a healthier perspective and attraction to most women again instead of just your fetish.