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Hi, I'm wondering what your balance has been between vibe coding and manual programming and if that balance worked well? I just built a Reversi bot mostly by hand, but feel I could have sped up the process a lot. I worry that I would just spend more time dealing with hard to find bugs.

I do wonder why Levin would go on podcasts such as this one. What does he have to gain from it? Is it about public education? I don't understand why he wouldn't talk to more scientists and philosophers closer to his own field.

That sounds wonderful. It was nice to read. This is relatable. Although I am also avoidant of these kinds of topics. I find that people either respond way too confidently or too sceptically/stubbornly. However, over the years I'm learning that there are many angles from which people's minds can be opened when talking about such holistic topics (relating to Eastern wisdom, compassion, metaphysics).

You could also look at Pierre Grimes. You will find lots of videos where he goes through philosophical works with people. He calls it philosophical midwifery. Named after Socrates who likened his philosophical activities to his mother's profession of midwifery, where the other person basically does all the work and where he is just a facilitator of sorts.

I like how you set the bar high. But maybe you are setting it a little too high. See if you experience that same mystical wonder for the sensations inside your body.

Haha, I guess this just hadn't ever happened. In the original post I made my suspicions sound more serious than they were. I was just taken aback and was confused / deflecting the compliment. I did say yes to the date though and will go.

@blueberries @Roy thank you both. Makes sense.

Meaning: she just followed her natural attraction instincts? I agree. She was honest and it was natural but she was relying on a script because of her anxiousness. It was gamey in the sense that she wasn't really capable of having a relaxed conversation with another normal person with flaws. The anxiousness of the approach just filled her mind up too much I guess. Another reason for the rigid conversation was because I was taken aback a bit.

I, a 21 year old male, got approached by a woman yesterday, who I suppose was a few years older than me, telling me I was good looking and she asked me on a date. I said yes. Now, she wasn't the most beautiful woman out there, but decent looking. Her face at least. I didn't check out her body really but she had a healthy weight... Anyway, she told me she studied some kind of animation thing. High male ratio. In my view she shouldn't have a problem dating wise or sex wise. Where does she get the energy and commitment from to approach me? Mind you, she was quite "gamey" and nervous. She said something along the lines of: "Hi, I know this is forward but I saw you and thought you were really attractive. You probably get this a lot but I wanted to come and talk to you." ie.: a very standard opening line. Seemed like she had seen some videos about gaming. I responded by saying that I don't get told this more often. She said I should. What I'm trying to illustrate is that it was a bit try hard. Why didn't she have a good abundance of men interested in her such that she'd have no motivation to go through this inner struggle of approaching me? Don't get me wrong, I admire her for this, but still.. why? During the conversation I was actually reasonably disconcerted being suspicious of her intentions (like I imagine a woman would be if the roles were reversed) even though I could empathize well with her struggle and nervousness. Thing is, I just never saw this in a woman! Am I just her type? Does she just want sex? I told her before she asked me on a date that I'm only staying in the city for 2 weeks. Good chance this didn't compute for her and she wasn't really listening and running on a script. Again, she was quite nervous. A sentence or two later she asked me on a date and the 5 minute conversation afterwards didn't run too smoothly either. I'm also doubting about going on the date. I would honestly only go to talk to a native Bostonian to get to know the city better and to have a chance at sex. How unusual is this considering she's probably just insecure and doesn't recognize it when guys (who probably aren't too smooth either) hit on her? Please enlighten me y'all!

How would you say it coincides with Qi Gong? The practice itself and what bodily systems it is working on.

Can you please send some links for more info on this?

@omar30 I think the last 'this' refers to the way we use self-love practices as band-aids to get excited and forget the real lack of self-love we feel.

Couldn't guess Ken Wilber

Don't forget that people thought that Wim Hof had special and unique abilities too for a long time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36IX7fjfTVM Turns out to be wrong. Training is what got him there (for the most part). It's tricky.

Bob Ross