ted73104

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  1. I don't see this trend occurring anytime soon unfortunately, just like green energy this stuff is very expensive. I think the current administrations around the world would rather go nuclear.
  2. Unfortunately Ukraine will not give in, Ukraine's generals are all dead set on fighting the Russians to the end. Even if Zelensky agreed to cede the current occupied territory to Russia for a peace deal, Ukraine's generals would probably just kick Zelensky out via a coup, take over the country, and just keep fighting. So this is basically a huge tragedy going forward, with Europe continuing to fund Ukraine's war and eventually I believe sending their own troops in to the front lines. There is basically no end in sight, and the entire Europe/Russia economy will be dragged down. Trump will not honor his promise and leave Ukraine entirely. I think Trump is trying hard to get a better US-Russia relationship in order to pull Russia away from China.
  3. Embedded systems firmware engineer
  4. How the fuck would you know? Does Iran behave like a 4 year old to you? I think it is a great idea if Iran had nukes. Israel wouldn't attack its neighbors so recklessly and blatantly.
  5. Yes, Trump wants to bring manufacturing back to the United States, the US has been seriously lacking in manufacturing capability since WWII. At the same time Trump also has to allow the US dollar to remain as the world reserve currency. I think the tariffs are mostly still a negotiating tactic, although they could be put in place to block competition as the US transitions itself. A lot of countries rely on exporting to the US, so they would likely work to invest more in the US, root out bad actors who are a part of IP theft, and not manipulate their currency against the US dollar. Just look at fucking Taiwan, TSMC bended over just like an LA escort. They even have to invest and save Intel right now. It is a very aggressive tactic, but who knows if it could work or not in the end. TSMC could still do what Terry Guo did in Wisconsin back in Trump's first term. This would be a huge shift in the world economic order if the tariffs were literally put in place, however the US is not really in a position like they were back in the days of the Bretton Woods agreement where the US saved the world from Japan and Germany. So making this amount of tariffs to hit the global economy for the US's own ends? I believe every country understands that Russian Asset Trump wants them to become the US's vassal. I personally wouldn't bet on that. Taiwan if pushed to the extreme could always abandon "democracy" and turn over to China.
  6. Dollar cost average into the S&P500 or Nasdaq100 all the way down.
  7. Wealth is not only determined by how large your bank account is, you could expand your social circle or find new hobbies and communities. You could also double down on your career and earn more money. Learn more skill sets and climb higher on the corporate ladder.
  8. What about social life? You must have a lot of friends being a trainer. You can do some travelling, go to countries which interest you.
  9. I wish we could have upvoting on this platform. This comment needs to have its upvote button smashed.
  10. @Never_give_up Anyone who has went through what you've experienced would have lots of psychological issues. You being able to state your situation in a clear and objective manner is already a miracle in itself. I guess the current systems are so flawed that they are doing the opposite of their original goal. However are you capable of getting a job and making a living for yourself independently? You are in Greece which sounds like a highly developed economic country, how do you know if France would not be worse? I don't really know what to say. Never give up fighting for your freedom! There will be a way out.
  11. How were you brought to the district attorney in the first place? Could you let us know what happened between you and your so-called abusers?
  12. It feels like this is the natural way to grow. Thanks for this explanation, however this process is also too slow. I might go take lessons on meditation.
  13. The opposite of survival mode is play mode. However it is so easy to be trapped in survival mode. Although survival mode is not really a bad thing, I do believe most people would like to be able to enter play mode whenever they want to. Just thinking about why we are stuck in survival mode most of the time. Perhaps it is because we believe there are somethings that we can't be happy without. Or maybe it is because we are in a state where we lack a lot of options, and we don't know how to change/position ourselves to gain access to those options. I've just been realizing that the path from survival mode to play mode is more counter-intuitive than I thought. With a survivalist mindset, gaining everything a person wants doesn't necessarily guarantee happiness or satisfaction. That person might just want more of the same things, try to replicate successes or maintain their lifestyle, inevitably re-entering survival mode. Play mode is more about being in the moment. I've been more able to enter play mode after I conciously told myself I didn't want to spend that much time swiping my phone, watching Youtube, or video gaming. I worked at my job harder without thinking about a raise, I exercised more, and I connected with people more. Previously I would only attend social events that had people I was interested in, however making myself attending random events and seeing all sorts of people seem to allow me to appreciate more types of people. Pushing myself to the extreme via work and excercise seems to force me into a higher frequency or vibration. I don't really know how to explain it, but the more time I spend sprinting 100 meters over and over again, I seem to find the stamina to stay in a high frequency state. These all kill my cravings and urges, which makes me feel better overall. Play mode is more like an ability, being happy with nothing.
  14. This is a very interesting and probably very acurate way of describing it.
  15. I think you can dollar cost average your savings into the S&P 500, or Nasdaq 100 if you want more risk/reward. Dollar cost averaging also prevents huge immediate losses in the low probability case of a bear market.
  16. Chicago, I love the vibe there. However I'd have to be able to afford living there.
  17. It's hard to understand your full situation, but my guess is that you're locked deep in defense mode. The trauma you're experienced throughout your youth has caused a lot of negative emotions to be trapped within you. Therefore under this climate, the only thing you want is to feel better. The therapy sessions that you take, they help you to not only understand your situation, but also to justify what happened to you. So what you're doing is that you're using the information that you've learned to fortify yourself while you try grasp and fully understand the pain of what actually happened to you. You're probably 100% resistant to any change right now, because you want to accept yourself as you are. However I think at your stage, that is not possible unfortunately. I have to say anyone in your position would feel exactly the same as you are feeling, and would have a very difficult time getting out of this ditch. Unless you somehow become a sage, no one would be able to 100% accept being in your position. So the sad thing is you have to build foundations for change and get of your hellhole. The reason you still feel bad is precisely because you don't like where you are. Good news is you're very young. You're only 26. Your instinct resists change because you've already put in a lot of effort, but your results are limited. You don't want to suffer anymore from the feeling of being unworthy. However this is probably the problem, what does unworthy even mean, why are you unworthy if you can't meet specific requirements right now? If you get the truly successful people and ask them if they're successful, they'll just tell you how much of a failure they are, how much failures they've experienced in they life. Success is basically only the process of getting back up on your feet when you've been beat down. You need to change your mindset while you plan methods step by step to improve your work ethic, your social skills, your dating life, etc. Give yourself 5 years to change, the world is not over when your twenties are over, your world will only have begun by then. Most people's lives start in their forties!
  18. The negative energy you accumulate by doing those things would trap you. You'd be addicted to doing those deeds over and over again. You'd also have a negative self image that prevents you from trusting others. And then what type of actions you impose on the world and everyone else, the world will naturally impose on you. Imagine evil people doing those things to you or those you love. So by going full evil mode in your definition is probably not even a zero sum game, it is a below zero game where you would 100% get fucked in the end.
  19. Bitcoin most likely won't be used as a currency, but it can be used like digital gold. It has the blockchain aspect where it is decentralized, all exchanges can be traced, your keys can be easily carried/transported without risk of being stolen physically. Plus the amount is fixed, so no need to worry about inflation. So it is a good replacement for gold, and if people would agree to replace gold with bitcoin, bitcoin will have value.
  20. Life is a struggle, but only this way can life be worthwhile. All the beauty and value comes through the hardships. I believe most people would choose to continue in this struggle rather than to surrender in death. Just live in the moment.
  21. I wish I saw this at the beginning of my depression, this is really an answer to the problem. But then again I probably won't get what he's saying at that time, I had too much connecting the dots to do before I could fully take this in.
  22. Let's see if Trump really goes through with the Bitcoin strategic reserve. If many countries do the same, Bitcoin will replace gold.
  23. Some people say we are already in a recession and going to enter a depression. I guess it depends on how you define things. However if you choose your stocks correctly, you WILL get significant earnings. The market already believes Trump will cut taxes for big corps and pull down regulations for them to expand. The tariffs could hurt the economy, but I don't think Trump is that dumb, he should be able to apply tariffs strategically. Obviously there is a possibility that Trump could wreck the economy if his tariffs are just too high and too unrational, and if he's not able to get enough tax income from other channels or reduce the amount of government spending (which Elon Musk claims he can do). However this is not certain yet, Trump could still pull this off without hurting the US economy. Even if he does hurt the economy, he has too many tools to prop up the stock market, he'll do anything to create the appearance that the US is doing "Great"! Actually, just read @Aramara's post.
  24. Your book has only 30 pages. If the contents are like quotes of wisdom, there's too much of that free on the Internet. Do you narrow down on anything in your book?
  25. We are talking to you seriously about this, man. You got to beware of what you're becoming when you're finding this solution for the current American situation. Remember Leo's video about the devil and how to actually resolve devilry. Most people who voted for Trump in my belief is just the average American who can barely pay his bills. They don't have any extreme beliefs, they are just stuck and want their situation to change. The extreme right wing is only a small portion of Trump voters, and fighting them doesn't necessarily resolve the problem. Also there are over 14 million Democrats who stayed at home instead of going out to Vote for Kamala Harris. There are reasons why they stayed home and didn't vote. Perhaps reaching out to them is a more efficient approach?