Jannes

Are you taking the absolute perspective that there is even no difference between killing a million people or cutting a piece of plastic, just human bias. Or am I misunderstanding what you saying? I think it's a spectrum. At the beginning of development you might only really only care about you and your tribe, then other tribes, then different races and then I would say different species. Caring for plants or rocks is probably a lot further down the line.

What about just having empathy and respect for animals because your ego is developed enough that you identify/love with all living beings. Morality is a construct but it points to something true.

How do you know that antinatalists are the majority? I think acknowledgment of our destructive ways can be good. We become so conscious of our destructive ways that we open ourselves up to change. Some people in life have to make the decision between suicide and changing themselves radically. That could be it on a more global scale.

Nice! I saw a dude once crying on a girls lab in semi public. That guy had balls as hell as I later found out. Strong guys cry like babies! I recently contemplated sighs. I had a big one a year ago in the gym. I had all this repressed energy inside me and the sigh forced itself out of me. I was embarrassed about it because other people noticed but it felt amazing.

I just realized that interesting dynamic in sex: its (often) attractive when a man is manly and a women is womanly. Being more apart is what makes coming together better.

You can always make it better or worse. Especially because it's a long term thing through generations. Children can always see it differently.

@Nilsi Science has evolved a lot since back then.

You probably won't become an advanced lifter with that, that's just good enough to get the newbie gains and some of the intermediate gains. At some point exercises become stale, you simply need to switch them out to stimulate growth and to give your joints and connective tissues a break. So the next step would be to change out some exercises. You can keep doing whole body but maybe rotate between day A and B where you have different exercises. How about: Day B: - Leg press (quads and adductor) - Leg Curl (hamstring) - if you care about training glutes as well: Lunges (you probably only need 1 set) - Pull Ups (back) - Wide Grip Push Ups (chest, front delt) - Cable Lateral Raises (side delts) - Close Grip Bench (triceps) - barbell bicep curl (biceps) Doing deadlifts 3 times a week is overkill because of all the axial fatigue (that comes from stress on your spine), if you alternate between these two training days you will accumulate a lot less fatigue as this training is very light on axial loading. This training can get you to the next level. Then you need to step up your game again.

Does this level of reality exist? Waves out of metal, fire out of ice, happiness out of wooden blocks. Is there a place where the qualities of reality exist in shapes but not manifested in a consistent paradigm? ----------------------------- I wanted chatgpt to add more examples for the list. This wasn't what I had in mind but its still an interesting list: Light out of shadows Music out of silence Life out of stone Strength out of feathers Warmth out of snow Colors out of darkness Time out of stillness Joy out of tears Flight out of roots Dreams out of reality

That is something that happens somewhat automatically. Your brain receives and processes a lot of information. If you get a lot of rejection, or even in everyday life how people perceive you and give you feedback through body language and all that, that all programs your unconscious. I noticed when I got a better haircut and all the better confirmation I got from that immediately changed how I perceived myself status wise. I was even a bit annoyed by it because I just started to adapt strategies through my lower status. I was a lot more bold with lower status in certain ways, not a good strategy for higher status. But socializing is healthy for you. But sure you can overdo it of course.

Men, there is actually so much to say about this. I always feared that when I lower my standards I would rest in that place/ like I would solidify my standards if I actually commit to a deep relationship. I wouldn't want to use women as a means to an end like getting a "practice girl" to prepare me for the real thing. But my trap was that I was overly concerned about that psychological process. When you get rejected a lot your psyche actually changes and is more attracted to character then beauty. I had a phase with such a terrible hairstyle that my looks dropped a lot and I experienced a shift in perspective. I actually liked that perspective, because I had to integrate more of a fighting spirit. I think if you are attracted to less hot girls then you should go for it. Your instincts aren't all that stupid, they evaluate/ calculate and strategize your situation.

I had a very weird school experience. I was an outsider for much of the time but in mid school I regularly experienced highs. My main bully both got me down and up. He always wanted me on his side but also that I behaved in his interest and formed a macho identity like him. So most of the time he embarassed me and because of his high status he got structural support of the class. But maybe 10% of the time he was a very good friend. He supported me completely. He screamed through class: "if everyone wants to attack "Jannes", I am gonna f*ck your life." And then he often brought me to the cool people, the attractive girls and all of that. Because my old ways of acting weren't fitted in this high status environment I quickly adapted a new identity but because these periods were never long the identity was never really grounded. And I think this is something that still makes an inner conflict in myself today. I struggled through the last years in finding a girlfriend both my bullied self felt good enough for and my fragile "high status" self feels attracted to. The intersection is almost zero. (I kind of solved that with a consensual F+ which was a good compromise between my two sides and from that I connected both sides more). It's very similar to finding friends. The people I feel comfortable with I dont really like, The people I like I dont feel good enough for. The problem that arises from that is that I have a very hard time building meaningful connections. It's rare that I find people I can relate to.

You mean those for example? I am gonna watch them tomorrow.

What bothers me a little is that everyone is like perfectly prepared and articulated and super stylish so it feels like some authenticity is lost there. But I still like the video. I recently had a project play in theatre about self love where we shared our struggles with self love to the best of our capacities. I didn't do it because I felt like I was selling my soul a little with that but I am questioning that. Sharing in smaller intimate groups/ or with special people might be the best of both worlds.

We are all a bunch of random people with mostly no real life connection and the first the we wanna do together is beating ourselves up or trying to show who has the best game? I dont like all this competition. It's like everyone is trying to get the highest status because a new group might emerge. We are a spiritual forum you now..

@LastThursday Thanks! Just did the technique. Definitely gave me an interesting feeling. I am not sure how big the effect was. I am looking for other similar techniques as well. Just realized that I can use it on many other aspects of my psyche as well. Thank you very much again!

I recently read a poem about how it feels to be homeless. This is what I find interesting about it. A homeless person probably won't articulate their hurt so transparently. What they lack for that is self love and self acceptance. So it's a very weird and rare view to bring a low view of reality all the way up to something poetic.

So Switzerland represented by Nemo won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "The Code". It's about a non binary person finding their identity somewhere outside traditional gender norms. The original video is not on YouTube. You can watch it here: https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/eurovision-song-contest/schweiz-nemo-the-code-oder-esc-finale-2024/das-erste/Y3JpZDovL25kci5kZS9mOTZlZjcxYi1kMGIzLTRjMWItYTI2MC1iZWEwODY0ZDliYjk Or just the song itself: [Intro] Wo-o-oah [Verse 1] Welcome to the show, let everybody know I'm done playin' the game, I'll break out of the chains You better buckle up, I'll pour another cup This is my bohème, so drink it up, my friend [Pre-Chorus] Oh Oh This story is my tru-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-uth [Chorus] I, I went to hell and back To find myself on track I broke the code, wo-o-oah Like ammonites, I just gave it some time Now I found paradise I broke the code, wo-o-oah Yeah [Verse 2] Let me tell you a tale about life 'Bout the good and the bad, better hold on tight Who dеcides what's wrong, what's right? Everything is balance, еverything's light I got so much on my mind And I been awake all night I'm so pumped, I'm so psyched It's bigger than me, I'm gettin' so hyped, like [Pre-Chorus] (Oh) Let me taste the lows and highs (Oh) Let me feel that burning fright (Oh) This story is my tru-u-u-u-uth [Chorus] I, I went to hell and back To find myself on track I broke the code, wo-o-oah Like ammonites, I just gave it some time Now I found paradise (Ohh) I broke the code, wo-o-oah (Ohh) [Bridge] Somewhere between the 0s and 1s That's where I found my kingdom come My heart beats like a Somewhere between the 0s and 1s That's where I found my kingdom come My heart beats like a dru-u-u-u— [Vocalization] [Chorus] I, I went to hell and back To find myself on track I broke the code, wo-o-oah Like ammonites, I just gave it some time Now I found paradise (Ohh) I broke the code, wo-o-oah, wo-o-oah

@Nivsch I didnt really give a shit about the German singer. He was maybe 10% more interesting because of his nationality. I think its kind of a German thing that you cant really be proud of your country because you that would mean that you somewhat connect to a dark part of German history so you try to have more of a European identity instead.

I would love to do social events with the forum that sounds fun. Maybe we can all vibe on a certain level. I am not interested in debating though, I dont know enough politics to debate well, I am tired of veganism debates and spirituality isnt something you can debate well I think.

A person who is confident enough to do that doesnt even come in the situation of having not enough friends. I would love to have your care free way of thinking about it. I will get there again.

@Princess Arabia I didnt get that you were sarcastic.

wtf!?

When they first fall for the lie they like it, when they find out they feel betrayed. Find intelligent high quality women who can see beyond manipulation. You will corrupt your whole being with that and will attract low quality toxic people in your life. It's like saying: I know I am doing something stupid but I am doing it anyway because I want to suffer. And this is not an attempt of balance from you, you are greedy with wanting to have 3 girlfriends at once. The friend who betrays that girls has nothing holy in his life, he is probably very far detached from god and miserable. You know I kind of get it but you know it's stupid. If you thought this was intelligent you would have already done it by now.

You can make indie games with the purpose that they have a positive impact on the world.