Cireeric

Love the continuous supply of interesting stuff you deliver here on the forum

That is highly dependent on how we will develop AI right now and in the coming years. If the core driver of AI development continues to be rivalrous gametheory it will probably be quite dystopian.

Thanks for sharing! What is the level at which you consider a dose to be toxic? Currently im taking 10.000 IU and I need to check my blood-levels again soon. So it seems like getting your level up on a high dose over some period of time to 85 to 95 by taking 5.000 to 10.000 IU a day and then figuring out your maintenance dose to stay up there is the best way or am I missing something?

Yes, crazy stuff can happen on strong enough doses. Sounds like an interesting, but also very intense and disturbing experiene. Nice that you made it to the other side. I think often the darkest moments of a trip express the culmination of some psychological blockage/ some inner-conflict intensified and you get the chance to understand, resolve and break through into the light.

I had an direct-encounter with this exact horror in my most terrifying LSD-experience ever. At some point in the trip things went way too weird and otherworldly. My mind trying to make sense of it all concluded that this cant happen in physical-reality and therefore I must have died from the substance already and I am now stuck in some eternal realm of my own consciousness - where I will experience the consequences of this trip for eternity. This was the most horrific scenario I could imagine and thats probably why I actualized it into my experiene. I was very grateful that I came back from this horrific-experience without some form of PTSD or something.

Whats your formular to get to a place of excess?

What I also find very interesting and which overlaps wth Leos work is that often openness to some new music is highly dependent on state. Sometimes a new genre or album just doesnt click and some other day in a different mood or heightened state I can totally get it and from then on I can understand and feel it.

Although it is also more about petty human emotions, rather than capital T Truth

@Leo Gura I would guess you might like this one: The lyrics in this one are great too

Nice!

Combine skateboarding with consciousness work à la Peter Ralston and offfer a unique perspective on skateboarding. By combining your particular interests in your unique way you can create your own distinct niche. I could very well imagine combining mindfulness in general or specifically Ralstons "Zen Body Being" or "Mastery" with skateboarding. Then learn some basic marketing and create interesting and unique courses or workshops. Thats what comes to mind.

The anti self-actualization hymne.

You seriously need to mature up your level of contemplation. lol

Also Yanis Varoufakis book: "Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism" might interest you.

This was the most recent and also most interesting take from Daniel Schmachtenberger on AI, which also relates to your question:

I probably wouldnt have noticed, but now that you pointed it out I can definitely see the overlap.

This is normally not really my genre, but this one is unbelievable: I dont know what is happening in this song, video and buildup, but it is incredible and it hits something very profound. I was shocked when I found it yesterday. I recommend giving it a serious listen.

How do you come to that conclusion? I would inuitively think that hardcore psychedelics like 5-Meo DMT or Malt could be quite taxing on your nervous-system with potential damage long-term. But Mushrooms for example seem to be beneficial for various aspects of brain-health in a number of studies, they seem rather neurogenic than neurotoxic. There is not much evidence supporting they would be damaging long-term. + the possibility of increased mental-health and implementation of positive habits that many people report after mushroom experiences that will add up for long-term health.

Alexander Beiner from Rebel Wisdom created a new Channel called Kainos. "Kainos is an alternative media platform and studio founded by Alexander Beiner. In an age of upheaval, we tell stories that help people make sense of the world and imagine new futures. Our films, articles and experiences combine cultural sensemaking with hope, imagination and impact." Very interesting guests so far:

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Nice, thx!