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I'm applying my skepticism to sales. I know that at the top of the sales funnel there is some occasional application of AI overseen by a person. I know that having an AI bot send out a message to qualify a warm lead makes sense especially if the lead asked to be contacted, maybe you could push that to having it scheduling an intake call. That is very different from selling an expensive product, answering questions, taking payment and scheduling. Very dynamic stuff. A human has to step in after 1-3 messages. I previously mentioned how customer service has implemented it more widely because there is less risk after they get your money and to have you pass some information to an AI labeled chatbot to get some customer support. The dynamic changes entirely when you're contacting a company for support. We have had support chat and automated call lines for ages now and they have gotten somewhat better with LLMs but not enough to justify the hype.

You can test it but I can tell you now I do not trust that AI influencer guy. His hustle is making YouTube videos and selling you (the masses) these idea that this stuff works. This is not something that anyone is seriously implementing. Not because they don't know but because it isn't reliable. We can split hairs, of course you may have clients fill out an intake form from a bot (no different than that of a web form) or whatever that's transparent that they aren't talking to a person, you have may have AI ping out a message to see if they reply and qualify themselves for the service (not too different from scheduled emails and messages we have had for years), but having an AI agent step in to replace a salesman (human job) and schedule them up, answer questions, converse and collect payment? nah it's not really a thing right now except an idea amongst AI influencers.

I told him this twice already and he seems completely sold on the hype... Really @LordFall tell us how it goes for you. I'm not discouraging you but I would take pause to contemplate how you will feel when you potentially had one of those $5000 client but your AI bot went off and you scared them away. I know that no one serious is actually using AI to do sales for them or close deals or "feel things out." Technology has done little to changed the fundamental of sales. No one is using AI for their sales except selling you the idea that using their AI method or startup app will earn you money. We have marginally better chat bots for support after they have gotten your money. Keywords AFTER they have gotten your money.

Women are not children. In general I don't care for this comparison when it comes up in this forum which it has before. No, women and children are not similar in temperament. To me it is just a double standard society seems to hand wave away where a lot of women do not take responsibility for their emotions. Men of course don't take responsibility for it either but the consequences catch up far quicker for them when they do some outrageous unacceptable shit.

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I don't disagree that I'm a bit dismissive and give off your typical uncle vibe but I personally don't expect perfection from myself in this domain especially with all the women I've been with and shit I've been through. Women are annoying and the hotter they are the crazier they get. Many guys will go in with an idealistic mindset, however when the rubber meets the road... man you change your tune. Developing your own healthy boundaries, being a strong un-reactive pillar, and restoring your own energy is waaayyyyy more important than ever trying to solve a bitch's problems.

AI is a decent tool though for helping plan stuff and build skills. Like using it to bounce around ideas and do research, but yeah delegating it it too much ain't good.

Ok I will keep this concise and understandable. I make videos. You can switch out videos here for stories, for writing, anything on the creative side. I think what I make is decent but it’s not great and I believe above great there are some people making videos on YouTube, writing books, etc that are just excellent. I’m talking like 15-30 minutes of pure gold and most of these videos get the views. So aside from effort, which we know commitment and effort are important, what makes a content creator or story teller or writer or whatever (creative person) truly great, truly original and special? I’m not talking just raw numbers of subs. There are exceptionally great accounts with like 100k subs. But I’m talking about reaching that level instead of just being a sort of imitation of someone else or a less original channel / creator. How to be really creative and original? Seems like some people ride waves as they emerge and part of it is commitment and being attuned and in flow but also some luck as well.

Why do you think so?

victim complex

Annoyed because half of the time women will use crying as a form of manipulation in arguments. If we are talking about like something besides a disagreement in a relationship then I feel open to listening and empathizing.

Thanks for the posts guys, I’ll read through and reflect on them. I think what you all said will really help me.

Some great questions here. I would say that if you have a creative vision and something you wish to create artistically it doesn’t automatically mean that you will be broke, but it also doesn’t mean it will supply sustenance. You have to be stone cold clear with yourself about creative ambitions and watch what expectations you place on it. You have to observe the world with a still mind and clarity to see how it works and how to move. Simultaneously at the same time you need to be a bit crazy and put energy into this passion inside of you, this quiet voice asking you to create. That is sorta the creative process in a nutshell. A lot of artists usually go too far towards one side, for better or worse. You get some creative types who took ginormous risks and it ended up paying off and you do have some who played it way too safe and got discouraged and put out the fire inside of them for a more predictable and “safer” life. There is a flow and timing for everything. Sometimes you might be at a chapter in life where you can take bigger risks or put more energy into your art, other times the winter is coming and you have to be a worker ant or else you’ll end up like the grass hopper. It’s all about the flow and dance but most importantly not confusing that your art doesn’t determine if you are valuable.

Interesting, I also think the narrative is partially influenced as well by actors trying to enshrine their power in this technology.

I don’t trust anything that’s labeled luxury made. Too many charlatans in business. Most luxury cars don’t feel like they are better built or higher quality in terms of material or design compared to most mass market cars. These brands want to pocket as much cash as possible too so I wouldn’t be surprised if there is all sorts of sneaky bait and switch stuff going on where a much larger amount of parts, especially advanced technical stuff are sourced from China. Luxury watch brands already do this.

I remember I kept calling him a f**king idiot when he kept messing up and he shut down our conversation. lol bro stood on business.

I wouldn't say it's that simple. Most of the bribes he has received have usually furthered his political agenda and grip on power besides through the raw power of monetary exchange. Corrupt relationships somewhat worth nurturing. It's transactional no doubt but it's not as simple as just an exchange of cash. He is strategic who he accepts bribes from. The Tates don't have the amount of money or clout regardless to have that kind of relationship with Trump. They know Barron and Don jr from Twitter when they were drumming up social media support during the election. Tate is not nor has ever been politically connected besides his influencer shit.

You never know with Trump, but keep in mind the Tates aren't part of any sort of political inner circle. They were always internet guys who had a bit of utility at one point to espouse attack dog comments on left leaning politics. But these aren't Trump's buddies. His son I guess has watched Tate's streams before but that is very different than being politically connected.

Becoming conscious of them, understanding them, having empathy for why you chose them in the first place, finding what’s true within and then living by what’s true, choosing to embrace the unknown. We only continue to choose a limiting belief after we have seen through it as false because on some level we delude ourselves into believing it is somehow still helping us. So you have to be responsible for what you believe and why you believe it and hold it up to the light of truth to see if it’s true for you. These lies may have helped us at one point when we didn’t know any better but we can choose differently now. That’s really what all painful emotions culminate in. They are guiding you back to a belief and then from there you can make a choice. Set aside perfection. Do not turn this teaching into another proving ground of self worth.

He doesn’t have anything on anyone. He is an Internet personality grifter. He has never been connected to anything big and has never been anything more than a talking head that was marginally useful in 2024 because of the election. Trump would literally get into bed with anyone to drum up support for himself. And by that I mean just associate with him and have him tell his audience to vote Trump. Tate has had no serious dealings with anyone. Tate ain’t swaying the midterm or any elections and he doesn’t have much power in anything. He’s an influencer grifter who would take advantage of women and girls that are underage by trafficking them online to make sex videos. He even exaggerates how many victims he had and how much money he made doing it.

Some people believe that every spiritual teaching should be free but it’s kind of ridiculous when you think about it. Why should it apply to spirituality only? We pay for tutors, we pay for all sorts of information. $500 is a lot for an hour, to me it’s not worth it. But ok? He is transparent and as far as I know doesn’t have any hidden charges. I also don’t believe that he is running a business that is manipulative and funnels people in with deceptive marketing and fear based marketing and he isn’t stringing people along to keep buying his sessions or else they “won’t heal” type manipulations. He is a busy guy and he doesn’t want to trade his time for less considering Bashar is his life’s work. For people who are idealistic or a new age type without much to show materially any sight of money in spirituality appears as corruption. And I do agree it can be a problem if someone starts manipulating others heavily and making false promises to get it. The way you receive money with humility and trying to do the best you can to help your clients so they don’t have to keep coming back is what I would look for in him to see if he is corrupt or not. But just charging for sessions and videos in and of itself, nothing wrong with that.

I don’t think so but you never know with this administration. They don’t really serve any utility at this point. Not like this is one of his Epstein buddies. Tate doesn’t have any political clout. He can’t meaningfully sway voters. He doesn’t own a tech company. He isn’t even that rich. He can’t afford to buy a Trump tower or an election. He’s pure baggage and headache for Trump. Investigators in Britain have video of Tate sexually abusing a minor on camera.

Uncivilized and embarrassing. Not sure where I sit on the death penalty. I think I'm not really for it just based on the mess it creates. I think firing squad and live streaming it is ridiculous and a joke.

it's gotten even creepier and darker

I think you sort of conflate two things together that don’t need to be. I agree with you in terms of judging people. We will often times judge people and create a hierarchy of being “being better” than someone. I think looking at people and the world this way where it’s about good vs bad, etc makes it difficult to stay open and spiritually connected. This shouldn’t be conflated with looking within though and making judgements form what you believe to be true and allowing that to shape your life. You can look within and see if someone hurting other people aligns with yourself and decide then on the actions you will take. So in that regard we can decide what we believe is right for ourselves and by extension other people, but this can be done without a sort of overarching fundamental judgement or hierarchy of making yourself morally superior and thinking you are better and more special than anyone. You can recognize someone who is abusive to people is dangerous to society and take appropriate action to remove them from it without judging their spiritual worth and the fact that they exist here and now. You don’t need to hate someone or think you’re better than someone to do right.