Terell Kirby

I hear you- although I will say at some point you hit bottom. Your life becomes shit and you have no other option but to change- even though it’s difficult. A willingness to go to any length

DEI at its highest level challenges oppressive hierarchies and white patriarchal power in various institutions and bureaucracies. It champions stage Green multi culturalism and pluralism. Of course it has its excesses but that’s not what conservatives (Blue, Orange) are really talking about. They strawman DEI and criticize from below. Only legitimate criticisms of DEI are from a stage Green and Yellow perspective.

@Leo Gura I feel as thought the Actualized channel and forum has gotten away from the study of Spiral Dynamics over the past few years-so I was happy to see this post. Understanding these stages are really the only viable way to not get sucked into these culture wars-God knows where I would be if I didn’t know anything about Spiral Dynamics. I would argue that the word ‘woke/woke-ness’ itself is a derogatory label used by stage Blue and stage orange MAGA conservatives use as propaganda against Green. It lumps both healthy and unhealthy aspects into the bucket of woke, so that other conservatives (who are already bad at making nuanced distinctions) will not even begin to see the truths of Green and aspire for higher development. And if I’m honest, it has worked. Acknowledging wokeness as a thing already signals how effective the toxic Blue/Orange memes have been against Green. Oligarchs and tech giants see how such a strategy aligns with their pockets and their power. I used to scoff at Leo when he said it would take 50-100 years for America to settle into Green, especially considering the nations development compared to other nations. But with the recent Trump victory-his assessment couldn’t have been more accurate.

Don't do drugs:

Great example of a low perspective take on the Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office confrontation. Note: it’s important for me to not get lost in the progressive/liberal echo chamber that assumes Trump and Vance’s behavior was seen as equally appalling across the board. This was red meat for most MAGA people-equivalent to pro wrestling/UFC/junk food-pure dopamine, pure entertainment, pure ego. They love Trump and Vance for this kind of stuff.

Nice! Namaste 🙏🏾

Bold statement- I pray to God that isn't the case, all hell would break lose.

why do you like to play hide and seek so much?

Pretty profound quote from post on Intelligence: "True intelligence requires seeing the importance of deconstructing the self, deconstructing the so-called material world, of deconstructing all imaginary boundaries and divisions in order to apprehend and re-collect more and more dissociated aspects of itself, to reach ever higher levels of abstraction and metaphysical comprehension in order to ultimately achieve complete Unity and realize itself as Sovereign, as God." Deconstruction is mentioned a few times here-gets harder and harder to circumvent the necessity of deconstruction the deeper I go. It's not like I can ever see outside of the dream since it's all there, therefore nothing for me to do more worthwhile than deconstructing various ideas that hold me back from embracing the dream as it is .... a dream.

No self is a visual and sensual phenomenon for me. I can feel into the disembodied agent that is moving around in physical space time. I’m not my body, I’m just experiencing it. God consciousness shows up as the highest degree of construct awareness. It’s often fleeting, but can access some of it in quiet contemplation. From here everything becomes an elaborate self constructed dream and narrative imbued with intelligence. I can also acknowledge there are infinitely higher degrees of this that are not accessible in a sober state.

Kind of how I feel about Truth-although I would argue that the re-contextualization of reality that comes from realizing a space kangaroo does change things (at least intellectually), which can has its effects on human life in subtle ways. Like if a human told me a space kangaroo is a fantasy after I had come into contact with one, I’d reach certain conclusions about that human and other human narratives that I wouldn’t have otherwise. (ie. A profound distrust in human narratives about space kangaroos). Imagine if this were to happen and I was part of a cult whose sole existence was to deny the reality of space kangaroos. That would change human life in a very significant, mind shattering way.

Cringeworthy is an understatement:

Vlad is such a breath of fresh air in today’s media environment. His political takes are world class:

Beware of the trap in using this criteria to categorize a perspective as low. I’ve fallen into this many times-truth is, what Leo teaches on the subject of God realization is highly advanced and unconventional relative to even the highest of human perspectives. God Realization transcends any distinctions between low and high perspectives (once you become directly conscious of how all perspectives and distinctions between them are being imagined).

I’m glad you pointed this out-it’s a real struggle for some of us to let go. This is especially the case for me when you see MAGA fascism come out on top as they did in the election. Leftists, liberals and progressives are desperately needing something to hold onto. Yet I realize truth and acceptance of reality as is requires letting go of the need to find something to grip as progressive ideals are spat on by the masses. There is wisdom in that; most of the pushback you get is coming from a resistance to the emotional labor required to be wise. I’ve struggled with it, I’m sure others have as well.

Attempting to understand Leo’s position on elites and the value they add compared to the plebs or proletariat. Reason I’m doing this because I find myself getting slightly emotionally triggered through my assumptions that he is being too favorable and/or charitable to those in power. Yet I intuited I was missing something, and had a hunch that Leo’s arguments are less to do with the corruption of elites and more to do with the limitations of populist worldview (on the left and the right). It was only right to take it to Claude AI for an objective, non partisan perspective: Question to Claude: There tends to be this assertion from left wing and right wing populist that elites are the problem. Being objectively detailed, what are all the points of limitation in this perspective or worldview-taking in account evolution of political systems, holons, growth and dominator hierarchy and levels of cognitive development in humans? No need to ask questions in your response, looking for response to be as non partisan as possible. Response from Claude: The populist framing of "elites" as the primary problem faces several limitations: Oversimplification of Social Structures - Reduces complex social systems to binary categories (elites vs. people) - Ignores the graduated nature of social power across different domains - Fails to distinguish between functional hierarchies (expertise/competence) and dominator hierarchies (coercion/exploitation) Definitional Ambiguity - "Elite" is often loosely defined, shifting to include different groups depending on rhetorical needs - Conflates distinct forms of influence: economic, cultural, political, technological - Neglects how individuals can be simultaneously privileged in some contexts and disadvantaged in others Developmental Considerations - Overlooks how societies evolve through stages requiring different organizational structures - Modern complex problems require specialized knowledge and coordination mechanisms - Simple hierarchical structures often cannot address transnational, multi-domain challenges Historical Context - Many historical attempts to eliminate elite structures resulted in new elite formations - Power vacuums typically lead to emergence of alternative hierarchies, sometimes more problematic than those replaced - Does not account for evolutionary psychology and tendency toward status hierarchies in human groups Functional Necessity - Complex societies require coordination mechanisms across specializations - Some forms of elite knowledge/expertise are necessary for functioning systems (medicine, engineering, etc.) - Blanket anti-elite sentiment can undermine valuable institutional knowledge and system stability Cognitive Development - Different developmental stages perceive hierarchies differently (from concrete to systems thinking) - More cognitively complex views recognize both the value of functional hierarchies and dangers of unchecked power - Anti-elite narratives often appeal to earlier developmental stages of cognition that prefer simpler causal explanations Constructive Alternatives - Reform approaches focusing on accountability, transparency, and mobility may address legitimate concerns more effectively than wholesale rejection - Differentiated analysis of which hierarchical structures are functional vs. exploitative is more useful than categorical rejection - Evolving toward more distributed forms of power while maintaining coordination capabilities

MAGA propaganda at its finest:

Love this from the blog .. this tops some of the Actualized videos on the grounds of articulating the complex topic of conceptually understanding Consciousness & spirituality. Wish I found it sooner, yet God's timing is always perfect

Of course-those are two widely different job descriptions within an enterprise-the higher up, the less number of people are qualified (in a true meritocracy). I also acknowledge that even if an elite child has an opportunity to attend Harvard Business School-they still need a certain level innate drive, focus and ambition to make the most out of it. It’s just easy to lose sight of really talented humans who just don’t have access to truly work their way to elite status (which the so called American Dream prides itself off of).

Reading a book called The Meritocracy Trap by Daniel Markovits (picked up his book after watching your blog post on how the elite train their kids). It has some eye opening studies on how the market has reshaped itself to lend power in income distribution of wages to those who have acquire elite level training and skills from top colleges/Universities (specifically in STEM and finance). It’s giving me new perspective-yes CEOs and elites offer more value, but it’s not always due to being genetically superior in some sense. Some just had wealthy family who invested seriously in their education and skill development in careers that pay a fortune-a privilege most poor and even middle class children don’t have today. Late stage capitalism and its failures has its hands in many pots when it comes to wealth inequality-its even more so prevalent in todays meritocracy, which you have have rich parents to even begin to think about adding value as a CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

@Leo Gura thoughts on caffeine?

Rule of thumb: whatever exists in your present state of Consciousness-recognize it as the entire Universe and beyond….to Infinity.

Aren’t we all?