Sincerity

For those wondering about video editing on Linux:

Two of my best sources I'm subscribed to for (mostly) Ukraine war news. I appreciate their analyses.

Take with a grain of salt. 🧂 Also, the "you're not thinking" thumbnail is making me laugh. "Dumb motherfucker."

I loved the War of Art by Steven Pressfield. It's on my mind often. CREATION.

Great video from Leo's blog. Really resonated with me. The 20 brutal truths: Psychiatric diagnoses are labels, NOT explanations Most people with psychiatric diagnoses don't have a brain disorder Psychiatric medications aren't cures Psychiatric drugs cause tolerance Psychiatric drugs can worsen some people over the long term Long-term users of psychiatric medications are essentially guinea pigs Coming off psychiatric medications is hard Withdrawing from antidepressants and benzodiazepines can cause severe neurological damage known as protracted withdrawal Cannabis is a major gateway drug for triggering bipolar and schizophrenia Cafeine, nicotine, and inactivity are the biggest gateways to anxiety disorders Psychiatric research can be corrupted by pharmaceutical industry Pharmaceutical companies have co-opted academics ^ These academics train the next generation of psychiatrists Most doctors don't have the time to address root causes (US-specific) Good psychiatric care is nearly impossible to get with insurance (US-specific) American psychiatry isn't designed to help people (US-specific) The NIMH has betrayed the public (US-specific) There's a massive over prescription problem in the US (assuming in EU as well) In rare cases, psychiatric drugs can trigger mania, psychosis, or aggression In even rarer cases, psychiatric medications and can precipitate violent, unpredictable behaviour, sometimes involved in mass shootings

This is all the elaboration needed. You don't call this lack.

That's a terrible way to look at it. No offense. Femininity is incredible power. Just not as blunt as that of a man. Feminine power is based in attracting. While masculine power is based in directed will, "conquest". Both are outstanding forces.

Maybe you guys will get back together again.

@Schizophonia I’ve never had such issues. It probably helped that I specifically bought a laptop that I knew would handle Linux well.

I've been using Linux Mint for half a year now. It just works™. And these greedy Microsoft bastards can go to hell. They shouldn't be given money on principle. You can basically make Linux work however you want, with enough willpower and research. You even have the option to use Windows programs. MacOS is also great. I've been using it at work lately and it's flawless. MacOS for work and Linux for personal use - chef's kiss. I like both.

How I feel these days:

No Mod or Leo is doing anything to you. We’re all aware of each other’s given warnings. Next time you have that „ban” for 8 hours, you can screenshot what you see and DM it to us, and we might try to resolve it somehow (or pass it along to Leo).

Never saw anything like that.

Because you're starting to focus on something other than meditation. Just know what you want and go for that. If you want meditation for its own sake, focus only on the meditation - otherwise you're not really meditating. If you want insights and creative inspirations, then that's your focus. Make your pick in the moment.

Damn. Nice

Welcome to the forum! If he indeed says it, yeah, that does sound kinda blue. A while ago I posted a link to a preview for the book Integral Relationships. I think it sheds some light on the correlation between SD stages and sexual relation development. Here it is again: https://www.integralpsychology.org/uploads/1/5/3/0/15300482/stages_of_sexual_development_and_anima_and_animus.pdf

Memories from Paris - December 2025 I took my girlfriend to Paris for her surprise birthday trip! 🇫🇷 She was in love with the city. We walked through the streets in the more intimate areas, appreciated the beautiful architecture, ate some great local food, had some wine here and there. My biggest wish was to go to Musée d'Orsay and I fulfilled it. I was mesmerized, holding back tears. I mostly enjoyed some impressionist pieces, and also the works of Odilon Redon. Overall, everything went great; she couldn't thank me enough. ❤️ A lot of planning went into this; I organized everything for us. I've been to Paris before, but I saw it from a different angle this time. It was fun! (Our camera didn't catch the Eiffel Tower in the background. )

It depends on what you want. Sometimes, when I feel energyless or uninspired, I just sit without distractions and do nothing until an insight or an idea to do something that resonates arises. Then, once it does, I go and do that thing. My goal from the start is for something interesting to arise. On the other hand, if the act of meditation is your sole focus, then yeah, even if interesting ideas arise you should not pursue them for that time. And yes, you might forget these ideas during/after meditation. Because if you're making even a slight effort to remember the idea which arose during meditation, you're probably meditating wrong - or, you're not aware of what your true focus/goal is.

Yes, it’s been known to happen to new users. It should stop being like this in some time

It's not so much about brainwashing. It's about action taken in a particular direction. Act on the preferred energy/motivation - what you want to be more. One step at a time.

Anyway, yeah. I think hardly anyone wants to read AI vomit. Even when it's "deep", you just sense the shallowness...

The original post doesn't look like just "cleaning up phrasing" to me. The entire post from start to finish looks AI generated, with all of it's phrasing. Are you really being honest here? Writing 3 sentences about your insight (even if it's an original idea) and telling ChatGPT to make a post out of it still counts as an AI generated post. Perhaps share the prompt you inputted (even if it's in another language)? Then we can judge.

Any recommendations for great substacks worth reading? https://substack.com Something more or less aligned with the work here. Conscious analyses and insightful articles - introspective, epistemological, spiritual, political or whatnot. I'll be grateful for your response.

I read/watched a fair bunch about the whole ordeal. And I don't watch TV. But I wonder what sources you listen to. I think I asked you like 6-12 months ago, but you didn't say... Anyway, this is pointless. Thanks for the back and forth.

He didn't choose to die for what he believed in. You're making him a martyr. Which isn't true. Do you honestly believe he'd go out there if he knew he'd be killed that day? Get real. He didn't need to worry about money, because he made so much of it selling right-wing lies to youthful minds that he could swim in his money like Scrooge McDuck.