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One thing which will help realising early on is, money is just a means of trade. You might come across communities which portray money and it's existence as fundamentally wrong. There's truth to it, but also realise this is not a money problem. This is a human nature problem. If the world wanted they could have made the value of stuff elemental. But most trade had always been based off of scarcity and inequality. Money is something which amplified the atrocities and discriminations in the world. Simply because it's an efficient medium for doing whatever humans wanted to do. And it's closely tied to the hivemind. There's no inherent worth. It's not like you can save a dollar bill and expect the same values 1000 years later. Or even have the same quality of life with same money in different places. One thing you can learn early on is, position yourself where you want to be. Never put yourself in a position where you're stuck in paradigms you don't wanna be part of. Think about Leo's reasons for quitting his Gamedev job, that's a great example. There's more than the eye meets. Contemplate on this. Everyone deserves a good material life. Don't fall into the trap of demonizing the medium. Sure, human beings may be dumb, but the medium itself deserves no karma loading. Reminds me of the terms like blood-money, drug-money, slave-money, wage-money, free-money. No, there's just money and human nature. Poor money didn't do anything wrong. But that doesn't mean we don't need an upgrade of medium when humans have corrupted the ecosystem of money. So keep an open mind. The ecosystem created from money, aka economy, is punishing a lot of people around the world, never be blind to those realities. Know that money is just current expression of our unequal world, before money it was visible through other means. And I bet the future will have other means, more sophisticated. Reminds me of that movie where people trade in time because of genetic engineering advancements. Poor people die fast, rich people are basically immortal. It's not a conscious being's job to save all those suffering, trapped in the ecosystem. Life finds ways to equalize everything. You're free to make mistakes, iterate. Final verdict: there's no such thing as conscious business. All business is unconscious. If you want to be conscious, know the real cost of being part of this game. Accept it, but make the kill regardless. It's pain, but take it in.

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@Daniel Balan You gravely under estimate the consequences of living in a first world country. You're basically trapped to work for the country. In my eyes there's no worse slavery. If a person is considering leaving their country for any and all reason, it's valid. We don't know their full context, what they value. It's absolutely insensitive to judge people's choice of migration. I would encourage to trust their gut and make the move. But not to be blind to what they are getting into, and weigh in on that, themselves.

That's where I disagree, human nature is not a mappable terrain. Hence 4D -> 1D, not 2D Reveals truths, no, it's not revealing anything. It's giving categories to associate and project. It's reductionism at it's core.

It's like trying to create a map for 4D in 1D. It's a really good 1D map though. Just know that it will never be enough.

@Karmadhi Don't take Spiral Dynamics seriously.

Keep art seperate from society. The first thing I did before even attempting to learn art was, purging all societal influences, and find out what "I" really wanted to create. It's very difficult, but worth it. Burnouts from physical exhaustion is one thing. But don't sell your soul, little by little. I can't assure you it's recoverable.

Spirituality is a post-survival. It's death.

Reminder: Building civilization is a collective responsibility. Just as we willingly or unwillingly contribute to the existence of what's currently there, any and all intent for a future will follow the same dynamics. There's nothing wrong with doing what you do to survive. I empathize with you, even if you are the CEO of a multi billion corp, or someone who is struggling to get by. There's nothing which separates you in my eyes. Have a good day.

Let my intent with sharing this be very clear! This is a case study, of the real challenges while attempting something of that magnitude. Just one failed iteration, 1000 more to go. Anyone who says otherwise can get fucked!

I want to put this out there. For those of you who had your hopes up after knowing about Venus Project. https://jacque-fresco-edu.net/why-not-the-venus-project https://www.bigworldsmallsasha.com/2019/09/13/why-i-left-the-venus-project/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cIkdI7qBQzif7z3yFKKNuYNyw7gKADrzoyPq__Adjhg/edit?tab=t.0 Check out all the hyperlinks on these pages. It's gonna be a long read. This is very relevant to the discussion @Bjorn K Holmstrom and I were having in

I don't think there's any qualitative difference between how you feel now and how they felt bad many years ago. You can't feel bad beyond a threshold. And I think people are in a worser state now than it was before. Think about it like this, hunter gatherers didn't need any form of technology to feel good or live a good life. And there's still indigenous populations who live with the same values. This shows living a good life has nothing to do with development or materialism, more than we make it.

Here's my take, having never taken any form of substance ever, not even alcohol and tobacco. There's a precedent, my friends all of them are very relaxed and engage in substances, LSD, weed, you name it. But they're not interested in spirituality per se. I've maintained this stance for various reasons. I value discipline so much more. I've been obsessed with meditation and spirituality since I was 16. And I've had mystical experiences which completely altered course of my life, early on. This is not random, I've been practicing kriya yoga consistently. And these *high* experiences are not something to get attached to. I eventually stopped kriya yoga too. You inherit too much dogma in the process. I had a lot of purging to do. It's been a few years I'm clean of kriya yoga. Feels good. I may be naturally receptive to mystical experiences. There was this few months I found out the pleasure house in the brain and started to call upon that at will. This just ruined my rhythm. It's not necessarily bad if you combine it with proper work. But it's not sustainable. Needs a lot of maintenance. This is a common level up among meditators. But, I realised these are not worth it. Again, more unlearning now. And gladly I don't do it anymore. It just makes no sense. I intuitively know I'm very obsessive, this is serious. I don't care about my own life when I set out to do something. So I stay away from external substances, at all costs. This has it's perks, and it's very much aligned with the life I live. My obsessions are channeled into what I do, and there's nothing more I need. My environment anchors me. I know many do not have the luxury or means to live in proximity to nature. It really helps me balance my fire. What's next is physical activities, it's a necessity. Something simple like x number of pushups everyday is enough. Something to get your blood pumping. Recently installed a pull-up bar in my room. Build tolerance for mental and physical pain, that's all it takes. Don't panic when you feel drained after experiencing flow state for hours. This is normal and rest like your life depends on it. Get gritty. You have to be totally comfortable living a life of pain all the time. That's the cost. Don't expect life to be all bliss. This idea of bliss 24x7 is unfortunately a very bad propaganda spread by people who market bliss. That's not how human brain works. I have tendencies of tangential thought and making connections through unusual means. Why am I even mentioning all this? Just letting you know in case you're like me, don't get pressured by those around you. You can totally have mystical experiences without any external substances. I think environment and obsessions are crucial factors. Genetics plays a crucial role too. Every tribe had a shaman, and in modern times, it's no exception. Know your gifts, and be mindful of what you intake. I would never in a thousand years take psychedelics. I'll call it myself, whatever I wanna experience. This is my ego. P.S - I eat one meal a day, used to be vegan. But I found it's better to have chicken daily. Meat of higher order organisms are too difficult for my energies. So, it's very rarely I consume them.