OmniNaut

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  1. Gymnastics outfits and point scoring or points deduction system. Highly conformist.
  2. Haha, guilty as charged. But this is one you only know if you did it yourself before 😉
  3. I have done that many times already. I have travelled to places seen and felt the heartship deeply that comes to having a different skin colour. I went through the phase of "White guilt", apologising for my ancestors behaviour. Sorry I can't live the history that comes with that because I was not born with that skin colour, but I have tried my damnedest to deeply feel what affect the atrocities the colonisation had on the world. Don't make the mistake that only black/african people were affected by extortion and slavery. Asian people were also wronged in many ways. I live in a 3rd world country, that has history of oppression by Spaniards and the Americans before. I see it around me every day, how it affects the culture and the individuals. I challenge you not think in absolutes, one kind of thinking does not exclude the other. Pointing out a conformist way of thinking does not exclude the emotions that are associated with it.
  4. Getting off topic here. The only thing I was pointing out the rules associated with the N. word are a conformist way of thinking. I'm not saying anything that the feelings behind the word are not justified.
  5. The culture nowadays is not about the feeling anymore, it's about the rules.
  6. True, it's not about the word itself it's about setting rules who can and can't use the word. That's the conformity I'm pointing out.
  7. How is this for conformity.... How the black community is allowed to use the N.... word, while white people are not allowed and evenly publicly attacked for it if they do. Not downplaying any history that comes with the word, it's just conformist thinking. --- 420th post in this topic. Nice How conformist of me 😉
  8. Sir Lewis Hamilton, Knighted, 7 times Formula 1 World Champion (only tied with Michael Schumacher), the most race wins with 104. Formula 1 is one of the most intensive sports out there. If veganism per definition is bad for the body Lewis should not have made it this far. This will shut up the anti-vegans. Watch how quickly people change the narrative from Vegan is unhealthy for the body to it's not doable or sustainable long term. I agree it takes a lot of work to be a healthy vegan, depends on your body type and how much effort you can put in.
  9. The conformity of non conformity. This is what I was hoping Leo would address in his video and posts, I did not find it or maybe I missed it. He's sharing awareness how to recognise conformity, but he doesn't address how conformity is created, the source of conformity comes from non conformity. Non conformity and conformity are like the never ending cycle. If we are lucky it is an upwards cycle to higher consciousness, almost like a dynamic spiral 😉. Maybe what we need is not non conformity but meta non conformity. --- Finally finished the whole video. Leo brings it up a bit from the 3h50 mark.
  10. The eye and skin of a nurse shark. Sharks are usually thought of having smooth skin. But their skin is rough which helps with the flow of water, reducing drag. The eye looks like a galaxy.
  11. There's already a solution for that called Vegetarianism.
  12. In response to Leo's blog post Tourism in Iraq You see the same thing happening now in Saudi Arabia. Now oil is going out of fashion they need to think about a new income source. Tourism is the answer they think, after the success of Dubai. One of the Dubai sheiks said famously, when converting their country to tourism that they aim for the high rollers, there is no money to be made in average tourism, so that's why all the over-top luxury stuff, just to convince people to spend as much as possible. The success of Dubai is not going unnoticed to other Gulf states. If SA want to join the club they have to get rid of the negative stigma around their culture. Then develop mega projects Which was just a marketing ploy that could never be realised (at least not in todays world) Gulf states are getting more SD Orange, including all the toxicity that comes with it. How things are done in Dubai Filipinos are quite popular to work as a housemaid, nurses or in hospitality in Dubai, I heard plenty of stories how the Emaratis look down on people like that. I myself am/was looking into a megaproject into the Maldives, because the Maldives is disappearing quite fast under the rising sea level. It's sold as a way to help the future of the local Maldivians, but the houses are simply just not affordable for the locals. Hence making it more easy for foreign investors to buy, so creating a country where locals can't own their own homes anymore For me it would be a dream combination working on building a healthy coral eco-system, combined with helping the locals, combined with sustainable tourism combined with (urban) planning. But it looks more as green washing then helping the locals and really solving the problem. These kind of Geo climate and tourism changes also have a dark side. In the end I have learned to look more now at the net sum. Not all problems can be solved together over night, many iterations and trial and error are needed. If something like this comes on to my path I would seriously consider being part of it. To give my energy and expertise, but also growing from it myself.
  13. Created a separate topic about Iraq's tourism development. I was thinking about making a topic already for a longer time.
  14. But in Europe at least there are regulations, so low quality materials from China are not allowed to be sold if they form a health hazard. By importing directly from China you don't know the toxicity of the plastic unless you yourself will do toxicity testing. I don't see many people doing that.
  15. @Leo Gura Chinese LEGO not for the smallest children. Some "Lego-like" toys made in China may contain toxic materials due to lower manufacturing standards, such as potentially hazardous inks and phthalate-contaminated plastic.
  16. I just sold all my LEGO, was in storage for 25 years, it is an amazing toy for teaching children creativity, I played the hell out of it. It was played once or twice by my Nephew after I put it in storage. But teenagers don't care for that stuff so much anymore. The funny thing is I sold it to adults reliving their childhood. Pirates, trains, space, medieval. Just people trying to hold on materialistic childhood memories. LEGO knows it buy selling the special collector kits for enormous money to adult children. If there's is anything relative in pop culture LEGO will make a set out of it now (limited edition of course), and people will buy it. Suckers. No creative thinking anymore, the whole reason why LEGO was created anyway, stimulating creativity. JK Brickworks can make nice things though. I have outgrown my need for material things, I burned through that karma a while ago already. Getting gifts as a child, buying many things as an adult. I had 2 cars, home cinema setup, game consoles, the lot. Then you realise, it's just fluff. I sold it all including the TV. I only bought some good quality Hifi and speakers for music, because listening to music was still important to me.
  17. Ok, not the idea I expected when I read the title of the post. What makes high quality porn, higher conscious? Define High quality 1. Because something is not there doesn't mean it should be made. Before you play two notes, learn to play one note - and don't play one note unless you've got a reason to play it. - Mark Hollis. Musician. 2. No 2 ??? 3. How are Arabs close minded when it comes to porn. You want to remove the taboo on it? How? 4. How? Will there be an forced educational bit like the American Cartoons from the 80's and 90's? Link It sounds counter intuitive to want to show men to treat women with respect, while they're f*ing them. I entertained the idea once of setting up a online escort service (Way back in 2003, before it was a thing) when I was doing a group assignment for University. We called it POES. (Prima Online Escort Service) was only an fictional (fun) idea for a business assignment, nothing came of it of course.
  18. A dating profile is an advertisement for yourself. It's the same in the West. So in the west there is no desperation? Replying in a topic about insecurity about d size, and the other leading topic is using AI profile pictures for a dating profile? BTW not judging here, just pointing out. But yes some things work differently here in Asia and some things are the same.
  19. It's a legitimate website, used for real dating. Not a hooker website. Reframe yourself from these kind of immature mindsets.
  20. This is not being respectful. Thanks for reminding me that I was wrong for sharing this information here. I will delete the link from the original post.
  21. I think it's pronounced Ohmmmmmmmmm 🧘🏼‍♂️ 😄
  22. This is why I was hesitant to post this here.
  23. My eye is trained for it now, but for the inexperienced it's difficult to spot. Most will post it in their profile on this site, but not all.
  24. Start your Asian adventure here. (Link removed) Mostly normal looking women on here. Be careful about the ladyboys they can look really convincing. Tbh hesitant to post this here, for everyone please be mindful and respectful towards the women on the posted site. It can be removed if Leo or admins desire so.