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The picture is more complicated: in the early 2000s some Chinese factory workers earned the equivalent of $80–120/month, but today legal minimum wages in China are generally $230–400/month, with major cities above that and far stricter oversight than 20 years ago. Their $100/month back then stretched much further because rent, food, and transport were extremely cheap, giving it roughly the buying power of $500–600/month in the U.S. today—still harsh, but not literal slavery. Poverty and exploitation absolutely exist, but the idea that “millions still make $100/month to build your products” is outdated and oversimplified. A worker living on $100/month in 2005 China often had stability, community, and social equality, while someone living on $500/month in the U.S. today faces isolation, high costs, and constant status pressure, making the same absolute poverty far more emotionally punishing. Poverty in developed nations carries intense stigma, which creates a far stronger drive to make money just to avoid the humiliation and instability that come with falling behind. When you already live under that pressure and then work full-time simply to survive—making someone else richer while losing the time and energy to pursue your own goals—the idea of “wage slavery” emerges naturally. It’s ultimately a question of meaning and comparison: if your neighbor drives a Ferrari while you’re drowning, the psychological weight of inequality can feel heavier than the poverty itself.

Haha, right. I forget not everyone is lucky enough to have it channeled into their career. Even still it's quite difficult. Constant maintenance. And very weird quirks and preferences pop-up even within it. Making it potentially unviable as an option. Despite all that, it's a tonne of fun.

I'm Gen Z 😂

It's not just the older generation. All generation is fucked up. Younger generation is no good either. Generally speaking.

All I can say is own your flow states. Make it the default way to learn, practice. And be very gritty about rest and recovery, flow states literally fry your circuits. Find something which you wanna do (if you wanna do nothing, that's perfectly fine too). I'm sure we'll find something which resonates, inspires, gives us a spark from some remote source. All the work is to embody it. And it's not gonna be easy. Recommend reading Steven Kotler's books on flow. "Laughing in the face of chaos" for alignment.

I agree to a great extent. I felt betrayed by the world's ways when I took the time to find alignment with my own nature. It all started with a quest to not be influenced by anything external. Realized everything which has been imposed on me was ruining my potential in ways I'd never tolerate if I had been aware. And all goals are society's imposition. No such thing as your own goals. Made me a misanthrope at the end.

It's not something to fix 🤷‍♂️

Survive!

Well put. I'd say the same for Spiral Dynamics and other models.

What's your relationship with AI? Or LLMs to be precise.

If you have problems with killing, you'll develop naive incomplete worldviews and ideas. Same for those who don't see life and death as one.

My experience is mostly similar to what you said. Except I don't think verbally. Or have conversations in slow form, as if there's different sovereign entities inside me. Everything's direct transmission. Conversations are chemical you could say. I do write or record voice notes if some insight or idea strucks. And the responses are chemical too. I feel off, when I start certain things, means I have to listen to the instinct and change what it pushes me to. Then the experience helps me do the thing I avoided, better next time. I've grown to trust the instincts. All I can say is, it's not in alignment with capitalist ways of being. So every fix, vyvanse is like a direct insult to it's nature.

Ahhhh... I probably have ADHD. And I'm not giving up the "uncontrollable" hyperfocus. Not for anything.

Don't quote it like it's some final authority. It's an ass kisser.

We don't share the same sentiment. Killing is perfectly fine. The whole karma thing is very relative. Even that is not objective. You should contemplate what the implications of that are. If you want, you can feel bad about everything.

It's not a concept when you experience death of family members or people you've known. And you see you're not touched by it.

You can't impose something for others you don't accept for yourself.

@Natasha Tori Maru You can't measure it during or after death. You measure it when you know you're gonna die soon, and seeing how at peace you are.

I was watching why most people cry during someone's death. It's not because they care for the dead, and it's not helping the dead by crying, only makes things harder if anything. Humans are too selfish, they can't deal with letting go. Or even seeing how beautiful it is now the dead is free of petty human drama. It is in no way bad or harmful for the dead. Of course I feel sad to see someone suffering, or being tortured, or having met an accident. But it ends the moment they die.

@Ramasta9 Eating meat does cause disruptions spiritually, but the point is to be materialistic and eat meat, building muscles, and be fine with killing. There's a deeper intelligence which is not limited to mind, that of our body's. Treat it well, and you're good. It could mean eating no meat or eating meat everyday. Just eat whatever suits your daily needs.

One tiring thing about actualized.org is the God talk, ah my god.... I'm more interested in the human animal

Death Indifference and Crisis induced Euphoria. Other people's death doesn't trigger me, no matter how close. Likely coming from my indifference to my own death. And on top of that, these induce the most sophisticated states in me. Especially when there's a personal crises. Flow states, DMT inside brain. Another thing is self inducing bliss, no need for any practice or such, although it's not sustainable if your body isn't fit and healthy. It's not magic, it's a skill. It's like gaining access to the bliss room inside your brain, there's a limited amount of chemicals there, use it wisely. Better not to use it at all, but instead use it to do hard things with ease. Anyways, fuck bliss I'm bored of it, I'm interested in the other emotions. Fair warning; this is not a real skill, we need all emotions, biasing towards bliss is a sureshot way to self dsetruction. --- These aren't super powers. Please don't use ugly words like that. It's normal to develop skills.

Why would you rely on this gimmick of a test😂

Paralysis Incoming. Brace for impact!

He's just gatekeeping. This stuff works through intent of the one initiating you, to a great extent. He doesn't want anyone becoming independent practicioners. His volunteers have the same attitude. Perhaps it's trauma, he claims his past life his guru treated him like an untouchable and only interacted with a stick, instead of using hands. And his own claim that he's just a slave to Shiva. These themes just keep recurring. You get bliss by sucking Shambhavi tits. That's the level of sophistication this kriya has. It's literally borrowed bliss. And it comes with a heavy cost; your freedom.