Lyubov

Well I don’t know why you are doing spiritual work then if it isn’t about living from a place of absolute reverence and trust in the absolute perspective. Of course if you judge everything relatively you will see in what ways they are relative and different and you can run yourself in circles doing that. I’m not even saying that’s a problem because I can encompass where that is needed to live in the middle. I would say you have a bias towards only seeing “masters” who confirm your worldview of what you think spirituality should look like. There are plenty of spiritual people who had kids. It lead to almost 8 billion of them on the earth right now.

No and to be honest this is not the issue. There are a ton of podcasters and helpful content out there. In fact there are so many people that have thrown a line out to help men escape. At this point it’s immaturity and men needing to learn from their mistakes and if that means most of them live out their lives as incels, that’s on them. I once had this idea and then I gave up on it the moment I stepped in those communities. They are there by choice and have chosen exactly where they want to be. They’re free to leave at any time.

Hmm I agree kids are a responsibility. Slow you down, I am not sure I agree with that. I am not sure I fully understand what you mean by slow you down. Being responsible for spiritual work, what does that mean? I don’t separate anything in life from spiritual work, which I believe I’m responsible for my life. What’s interesting to me is you start your post off along the same line of thinking on how I’d categorized kids, it’s not separate. The “so what” of it cuts both ways and it’s just deciding which way you want to go. Spiritual work = life = kids = money = relationships = careers = life purpose = responsibility = everything.

A lot of people don’t realize that having a kid is one of the most spiritual experiences you can have. There’s something unexplainable that comes over a room when you’re in a room when a person passes away, the same thing takes over when a person is born.

This is a good insight and also perhaps one of the things I noticed on the forum. Just my observation that many people equate a lot of stuff like kids, marriage and earning money that is this lowly thing between them and truth and if only these things didn’t exist then everything would be perfect. Idk it’s something I notice from people here really building their life around seeking or at least appear to be going by their posts. As if they should be above it. Notice I use the word seeking, not truth. Incidentally they will also be asking questions how to get laid and dropping red pill advice in the dating section. I think what I’m trying to say is I don’t always think in the same terms as a lot of people do here and I don’t see a lot of what people here see as obstacles in the way of spirituality.

They canceled a scheduled military drill at Fort Bragg for a unit that specializes in military operations that get dropped in and out.

Wouldn’t it be untruthful to expect yourself to sustain any degree of consciousness if you simply can’t? What I mean is say you are focusing on spirituality. And before we even start discussing this you believe there is some ideal or perfection when it comes to this topic “I must be this conscious.” Where there is you now on this side who isn’t as conscious as you think you should be vs the other side where you are as conscious as you think you should be. To me that seems like a trap in and of itself. A move towards expanded consciousness comes about from truth itself not from seeking perfection, achievement or accomplishment.

If your example is a red pill guy who has a few gold diggers then yes it’s possible to have an unsustainable dynamic going for a bit or if you’re like dan bilzarian type which essentially is soft prostitution. But generally speaking self respecting high quality women that have options are not going to let you have multiple women for yourself. why would they? Of course there are women you can date and even marry who are open to threesomes and some occasional sorta open sex stuff here and there, my wife is fine with bringing another girl into the bedroom rarely cause she’s a bit bisexual, but this idea that you’re gonna be this rich guy with 3 wives and 4 separate girlfriends is a fantasy you saw on social media or movies and not really a reality that feasibly pans out. Maybe if you are a movie star you can keep a wife and a mistress but it will turn into a scandal. That or you can move to a gulf state which is possible but you all must convert to Islam and there are plenty of additional rules you must follow in accordance with Islam.

I don’t have time to read all this but tbh it’s aimed more at the OP. The sense I get is that you’re trying to compensate for other areas of your life with cash in order to earn intimacy. While that can work to a certain degree you say you’re going to double down on work and generally speaking that is probably going to make you more autistic, un-relatable and unsociable. It may marginally open up some doors with women and if anything it could free up your time down the line which is a great thing. But also it’s sort of a “happiness is here now” situation where you could be getting the results you want potentially with women NOW if you really worked on your look and feasibly switched yourself over to being extroverted and genuinely enjoying socializing / social lifestyle. Your finances are not holding you back as much as you think unless you’re really pressed for time and have an unappealing lifestyle.

I’ve heavily integrated Claude into my workflow as well. I’m an exam prep tutor and guidance counselor for foreign students preparing to study abroad in the USA and Europe. It helps me prepare lessons, do research, write emails, organize and set long term goals and plans for students, etc. I use it to check writing but it’s very hit or miss with that actually, I need to check literally everything it does before I commit to it. It’s very mediocre when it comes to actually assessing students as well and I’d say about 75% I need to lean on my own knowledge and experience before letting it make decisions for me. It’s not replacing me anytime soon. It needs to constantly be coaxed and what it puts out creates a lot of bloat for me if I’m not careful. It’s incredibly unrefined. I think it’s a great tool and you def have to use it in this day and age because it does speed things up. But all this talk about it replacing everyone is pure speculative hype. I’m actually extremely doubtful of that anytime soon.

You don’t get the right to commit a genocide by playing the victim card. My great grandpa was killed my nazis in WW2 and my grandma had to flee to the USA with nothing. I’m tired of you Israel guys using our hardships to build a colonial state.

Does it though (develop rapidly)? How does that actually pan out in relation to all the real world promises made? I’ve heard this before about how AI advances fast but it seems the only metric often cited is AI slop stuff like this. Yes it has gotten better at generating clips you can make funny videos from. Replacing people and radically changing all sorts of industries on a scale never before seen? I’m not holding my breath. I have no problem eating crow if I’m wrong. I’m calling the bluff now. It’s a bubble and there’s a huge wake up call coming.

Your state is a colonial Occident colony founded by European Jews who lived in Europe for over 800+ years who genocided and displaced the native population like 80 years ago and justify it with a biblical fairytale that is 100% false and does not exist in reality. You have more in common genetically with modern Russians and Germans than you do to any of the people you think you’re related to that entitles you to the land you are on now. Literally where you sit now was land stolen 80 years ago in the nakba and you’ve now killed their grandchildren in Gaza. Of course every country around you (which btw have a historical right to be there) hates you.

The people hyping AI the most are effectively unemployed people who talk about it online a lot and the tech crowd believing their own hype and propaganda, they raise funds with their buddies and the dopamine rush they get from that blinds them of the truth. I can’t say I’ve met anyone with a real job or anyone actually employed having a substantial portion of their work taken over by the AI. They are burning a fuck ton of fresh water just to write their emails a bit faster. All those layoffs are speculation and because we are in a quiet recession on par with 2008. It’s not because AI has actually replaced anyone.

As someone who uses AI in my work, it sure does make a ton of ridiculous errors and some truly odd reasonings. It almost is like a toddler you need to constantly coax and hold it’s hand, it gets exhausting, I don’t feel like I’m working less or am so much more productive. Maybe I am marginally more efficient? This shit is NOT replacing us en masse anytime soon.

Professor Jiang is an interesting guy and I do like him. I don’t think his reasoning is groundbreaking though. A good bit of it is pretty evident. I’ve been hearing about the USA and Israel needing to go to war with Iran for almost 20 years. The issue I have with him is that he’s decent at middle level reasoning but when he tries to scale up his higher orders of reasoning collapse into conspiracy thinking. He hasn’t done consciousness work and he’s caught in a mind trap. He reaches for secret Illuminati groups controlling the world order because he can’t sit comfortably with the reality that human systems are fundamentally chaotic, leaderless and that we live in the unknown. He is unconscious of many other things. People who haven’t done serious consciousness work tend to need the world to make sense at every level, so when their framework can’t explain the chaos, they revert to low quality explanations like hidden hands pulling the strings.

Just sickens me how much Israeli interests have infested congress in the USA. Nothing about that is organic or represents the average voter. I really hope we can tip the scales and cleanse this country of zionism but unfortunately they're really honing in on social media which was one of the places people could become woke on this.

I mean they kinda of aren’t exactly against this …. Dems are basically keeping their heads low and letting trump do the dirty work but most of them are Zionist funded and support Israel. Only the progressive lot like Bernie have spoken out against bombing Iran. Really the Bernie camp are just too developed for the rest of the country.

I do agree, it’s image as a premier destination is hurt by this. I don’t think it will lead to the city becoming redundant or anything like that.

pathetic, they are completely unable to reign in Israel

I've always been against any sort of strikes on Iran. Trump said he set their nuclear program back by a decade the last time he bombed Iran with Israel. So I'm completely unsold on this and was even when the USA started getting involved. It's a ploy that authoritarians tend to try in order to try and drum up domestic support and test the powers of overstepping congress, but this is NOT Venezuela. We've already seen what Russian can do to a neighboring country by just launching missiles everyday at it. Imagine now this lasting for months with Iran launching shit at the Gulf and Israel everyday. Only way to stop that is boots on the ground which Trump hasn't ruled out. Iranian citizens have no power to overthrow their government and the regime is nothing but hardliners. I'm hearing some of the gulf countries only have days left of air defense.

Definitely a blow to the image of Dubai as a safe eclectic modern take on islamic rule in the middle east. In reality I doubt it will substantially run out all investment and development. I do think people will be a bit more sober about the place now.

Did Trump think this was gonna be like Venezuela or something? I don't see na offramp here and yeah, not sure regime change is imminent. Iran has a ton of those Shahed drones that cost like $35,000 to make and it costs like $500k+ to fire them down, plus air defense are difficult to replenish. The gulf states are getting pummeled. What a mess this is turning into.

I laughed To be honest I don't really care about this issue anymore. It's largely a problem for incels and red pill guys who are getting scammed by the influencers they look up to... if you haven't made the cut.. idk what to tell ya. Life doesn't guarantee you get a girl. I wish I was born a few inches taller and a little bit bigger, oh well... People are trying to understand men. I think they will ultimately realize this is a problem really only men have to solve because 1) women largely don't care, they are fine sharing men and most are fine being cat ladies, they hold the power and it's not something they are all that affected by 2) it is a problem largely created by men who refuse to adapt and instead would retreat into their twitch.tv lifestyle. I feel bad for a lot of guys who don't have a lifeline, I hope and wish the ones with softer hearts find the information they need to rise above all the self limiting lies and whatnot. Seems like most guys are are too black or red pilled at this point and I can't say it's as big a deal as it's made out to be... the world is already overcrowded... we will see.

Massive news. This is much bigger than when Assad was ousted by rebels. But also let the dust settle. Everyone wants to make their prediction but the truth is no one knows what will happen. As I understand Iran has a pretty nuanced line of succession (up to 4 backup plans) and their government has been designed and prepared for decades specifically for if this were to happen. Boots on the ground I think would be the only way to actually topple Iran's revolutionary guard and supreme leader. They're going to elect another one and continue their nuclear program.