Jacob Morres

i dont think reading books would inherently make you less emotionally adept but perhaps you are reading too much and not doing the practices so youre experiencing that. just a basic assumption but not sure

This pretty much. China is also regressive relative to usa. I do not think they will act ethically if they become the largest power

Just want to bring my pov, just want to say that the media and public like to take the craziest anamolies in India and paint the country like it's some depraved place - even when something like that is hyper rare While some of the stories are real, you can find weird stuff anywhere in all countries Here is a brazillian influencer doing the same thing https://youtu.be/CJsQV_7zwrc?is=kwjxH_8s4Zx5aDto I've never even heard of something like this until today - and 99.99% dont engage in things like that. It feeds into some people's pre-existing beliefs about the country even though most of the country does not engage in that But @Ajay0 had a good response and a healthier pov on the same situation

I think certain types of porn should be banned. Like the more depraved stuff

@Joseph Maynor fair point. these are just generalizations at the end of the day. In fact i realized i was describing liberals not even stage green lol

Stage green is really good at empathizing with disenfranchied people. So the poor, homeless, lgtbq, minorities, poor countries etc. It talks down to priveleged people, like rich people, white, men, Ceos, people in power. as well as people who oppress and harm others. Deemed as MAGA, bigots like incels or racists, corporations, Israel It does really bad with empathy with the latter tho can agree. This was my #1 critque if woke in 2020!! I wanted way more compassion to priveleged groups

I get it. Maybe you should find a friend or a group to fight with. Makes the journey a bit easier

@PsychedelicEagle pros and cons to it tho, no? Consensus generally has high rates of accuracy and repeatability

@Rafael Thundercat I think it can be, you can peer review studies even if the nature of the study relies on purely subjective experiences There are apparently a lot of studies on enlightenment as well

@Basman which non specialized work are you referring to? Yeah theres definietely subtle elitism i can agree. I do however dont know if thats just academia, bc i work in finance and its arguably much worse here, and a bit more overt. People will outwardly disrespect you if you dont work in particular roles. In academia i thought it was subtle, and depended on the person I would say it's also generally frowned upon to put down anyone in construction etc. Comes off cringe

@Basman i think class only explains why someone doesnt get education (bc lack of finances or culturally not appropriate) but not the education deficiency itself Its def not a silver bullet and is flawed but systems of education are soo important. But i think I'm talking moreso on a macro scale On an individual level it is a lot of debt and you need to be intelligent abt it

@Yimpa Yeah its rly helpful for finance. Openai just came out with financial modelling agents for corporate. I wonder if itll take my job lol

when i was younger all things personal development these days im hyper practical productivity, self-esteem and finances

i dont think you would be screwed in life. my understanding of epistemology and truth seeking is that it's more of an orientation to life. like you generally pursue the truth in your endeavors and thinking, and have good theoretical foundations (for epistemology) i dont think you need to spend more than 20-30 hours getting those foundations. then just let those gains carry you for life. you definietely will not be screwed. i would research some high quality sources, consume them and do the practices and you will be fine generally.

@Basman wait just to clarify i wasnt pointing out their skin color as the issue, but that the lack of education was such a major commonality among a dangerous group of ppl, as common as something basic like skin color Basically I'm saying that while college has flaws the alternative (no college) creates dumbasses like maga lol If we had universal free college, would we even have maga?