Jannes

I was reading it as kind of a toxic accusation or something, maybe similar to Davino.

Which AI software do you guys use?

Because Leo outgrew stage orange to a large enough extend.

399 Dollar. Damn that's expensive. There are already many minimalist phones, what's so special about this one? I like the idea but I want to have all the options of a smartphone because it's very practical. Maybe a decent strategy would be this minimalist phone and a real smartphone for certain situations. Right now I simply keep my iPhone as minimalist as possible.

I love this scene. It's a great motivation for contemplating ones "shadow". The ending that by accepting ones "dark side" you have control over it seems like a pretty intelligent interpretation. People who hide their "dark side" from themselves are really scary because they won't see it coming when their "dark side" takes over. From my memory: As Joran Peterson puts it: When a person hasn't integrated their shadow and there comes a coincidence in their life where 5 things trigger the person at the same time they might explode (their dark side) and they might do something very terrible because they didn't see that dark aspect of themselves growing inside them. So better be aware of that part of yourself. You should let it out in a controlled environment and then learn to tame that part of yourself.

I can't remember the last time when I was so immersed in a story. Would love to hear more about it on the one hand but it would probably be wise to create some distance.

I use sunscreen when there is a risk for sunburn. In Germany most of the year there is no risk. In summer sometimes there is a risk especially if you go to the beach where the sun is stronger.

Watched this 3 times already. There are so many things I like about it. He seems so authentic and unfiltered which is rare. And there are many elements of his life which I want to integrate as well like the passion to work on a project for 2 weeks straight.

I explicitly say masturbating toys not sex toys as the superset because I want to exclude sex toys you use with your partner from the discussion because there isnt much to criticize about them imo. Potential risks I think about: - they can make sex seem less interesting - they decrease the need to find a partner but a partner is also important for emotional support - they cost money and are bad for the environement Potential benefits: - it can make you less desperate which could result in you looking for a more quality partner rather then the best one to satisfy you - they are fun to use ofc - they can let you try out new things you might only be comfortable with alone at first What do you think?

It's possible but for me it's not obvious as many things in life dont work that way. For example if I eat a lot to get fat I will keep being "better" at being fat my whole life because I have built more fat cells. Psychedelics also built new connections so that analogy is quite fitting. And just using something does not make it worse. If you exercise a lot your body stays in shape because your body makes the things stressed better and also recovers them like your muscles, bones, joints, ...). You can overdo it of course and end up like Ronnie Coleman. I dont know what overdoing with psychedelics means here. Maybe when used in moderation they give you long term mental performance boost analogous to the other examples or maybe they just increase certain types of intelligence while decreasing others or maybe they completely fry your brain. I dont know. You haven't used psychedelics in a while have you lost intelligence?

You have also built more body awareness with lifting so you might also just become more aware that you are weaker. Also couldn't you increase the one meal you have per day? why does it have so few calories?

I think technology evolves faster than our "natural integrating systems". But we do have wisdom on our sides. Look at VR for example. Not everyone is jumping on the hype train because we know from experience with smartphones and computers that this new world probably won't make us much more happy. So wisdom might win in the long run. Are you sure about that? It's easy to look just at a certain aspect and argue that it is all depends on that. Yes the kid in the Congo might not have social media and therefore in this aspect might be a lot more happy then a kid in Sweden. But there are other aspects to look at which affect happiness. Maybe the kid isnt happy because he isnt as healthy nutrition wise, its more detrimental to get sick, he cant actualize himself in his country, its not as safe.. Maybe in the end you are still right but I dont think so in the bigger picture. Technologie isnt out for so long. Maybe in a hundred years we will have shaped our world consciously enough to align more with our natural self.

@Breakingthewall Well there are ways to consciously built a world/ society which aligns with how our brain has evolved in nature. Which is why in first world countries a lot of trees are planted in urban areas, being a digital minimalist becomes trendy, schools in Sweden now use more text books instead of tablets (which still isnt all natural I admit), and many other stuff. It isnt enough of course but we at least do something about it.

Sadghuru is a Freak. Who makes hippies illegal? Drugs, urinating at public places and stuff like that is illegal but who forces you to not be a hippie? I mean there is some part truth to that, when your source of happiness is antithetical to survival, like you love to do nothing that gets forbidden, because the group wants to survive. You think that these primitive energies can just be transformed? I am skeptical of that. Just like these no fap people say they can use that energy for higher things in their life and in the end they all give in. I dont think you can trick/ have that much control over your (primitive) psyche. You should of course make your life about the highest goal you can think of but I do think that a bit of primitive needs will even remain then.

@Breakingthewall That makes sense.

Do you think the primitive part is not in us anymore or is it repressed? Every generation moves a step further. Our generation won't figure everything out and that's okay.

But you said that they deteriorate your brain. I equated that with mental performance as I dont see how deteriation wouldn't have a direct effect on mental performance. So when you say that they increase your mental performance that suggests to me that they are good for the brain. Or is it like steroids. Fast gains at the expense of longevity. (Roughly, its not a perfect analogy)

I was ecstatic playing Pokemon on my Nintendo ds as a kid. That aint it at least for me.

What I wonder is do we loose that happiness naturally by growing up or is it just society making us sick?

@Breakingthewall You think a more primitive part in us still craves that? You know I thought a bit about making it a LP of mine to give people and adults opportunities to let loose in play so that their more primitive side of them is being stimulated/ integrated.

You spoke very highly of psychedelics in that they increased your intelligence a lot. Have you changed your mind or is both partially true that they deteriorate your brain but also increase other parts of intelligence like creativity or abstract thinking or whatever?

What do you think about the F+ of the black guy and the girl?

I am in somewhat of a F+ for the last 5 months now. Took down the sex part a bit because it got to intimate not sure where to go from here. I can relate to everything the black guy says it's scary.

@Rafael Thundercat What about the entities which are created by unfulfilled horniness or a toxic sex partner?

Join some club which is about some activity you are interested in.