mostly harmless

-> Niklas Luhmann Niklas Luhmann – 1995 – Systems theory and post-modernism (English language lecture) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHnbWEYHkd8 Free GCAS public Lecture: "Introduction to Luhmann & Systems Theory"

Well, that means no laws for all other people, too, doesn't it?

There are many videos discussing this on youtube. I would recommend Python first. The most important thing about programming is an algorithmic approach to problem solving. That is the same in any language. Python is more simple for beginners, you have many job opportunities if you learn Python and you can do that more quickly than C++ for example.

Have you been there personally or do you have relatives in Syria?

+1 on 7 Habits... by Stephen Covey. That's one of the most helpful books you can read. Check Alex Hormozi on youtube

Why do you think that the US policy was/is short sighted?

-> Mark Manson's first book 'Models: Attract Women Through Honesty'.

By assuming that nothing that you think and do at any point in your life will ever seem inadequate to you in the future.

I became inactive in this forum, when I found out about crypto investments. I invested into startup projects that use smart contracts on the blockchain. I never put money into Bitcoin. But those assets (tokens) relate in market value to Bitcoin. With Bitcoin rising, my 10,000 USD grew to over 500,000 USD in 6 months. I didn't sell anything. Currently, as I am typing this, I have about 50,000 USD. It's harder now to find good projects and actually get in. Some projects sell only to people who know about them early and invest 100,000 USD or more and never do advertising. Having information early is becoming a competitive advantage. That's because at least 95% of projects are not investible for my standards and the few that are run by professionals who have experience making things happen, those allow very few investors in. And ultimately any new investment in blockchain requires Bitcoin to go up in price again. So the opportunities need to be generated by putting in the time and then you still have to be lucky. II personally expect Bitcoin to go lower still and then start rising again. Mid-May, there is an important conference in New York. I assume that at that time, Bitcoin will start for another bull run. I also expect it to crash again in a few months. I intend to sell on the way up this time. Obviously, there is zero guarantee, that this will unfold that way. I could lose more. Speculation is about taking risk and crypto is currently the most risky asset class. In 2017, it was the most lucrative. If it's going to be very lucrative in 2018, I don't know. I speculate on it, putting in the time. I still do research for many hours each day, hunting down projects that few people know about, sometimes months before their official ICO (which is like an IPO where companies sell shares for the first time). I am interested in sharing work and information with likeminded people. I invest 80 to 120 hours per week researching. I am not interested in giving investment advice to lazy people. But I am happy to answer general questions, if you have any. People who are also putting in work in research and networking, intel may send me a PM. People who have professional level skills in marketing (SEO, viral, blog-networks etc. ... what does not work anymore is adwords, FB-ads etc.) would be very welcome. Having marketing people on board could give us as a group extra opportunities and could be rewarded. The topic is not sexy right now. That's good in my book. These are times of opportunity.

I assume that it is factual.

Which level in Spiral Dynamics would you say is this?

Why do you want to develop beyond orange? This question is not supposed to suggest that it is pointless. Instead, exploring your motivation could lead to an epiphany.

According to researchers, the memory of dreams is constructed when you wake. That said, I think the sleep route leads away from the initial question.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightened_(TV_series) https://www.hbo.com/enlightened

Thoughts about stages Violet, Coral, and Teal? The Coral, Teal and overview slides are from this presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/mikeforte/dorset-nlp-forum-september-2012 Different sequence: http://www.presence.academy/spiral-dynamics/ It seems, several people have their own ideas about Spiral Dynamics. Potentially confusing. Credibility unsure. Relevance, of course, relative to personal stage of development. The first image I found does illustrate the integration of previous stages.

After Turquoise there are further stages discussed: Violet / Coral. These are not from the original developers of the framework (Coral definitely not). But that does not mean, they are worthless. Wether one would give credibility to Violet and/or Coral, I assume, with humanity and society evolving, there will perhaps be more stages.

Jeff Bezos? Yellow implies integration of Green. That's not Jeff Bezos. And Ray Kurzweil seems to be obsessed with living forever. Systems thinking? Sure, the guy is very intelligent, but it's all in self-interest judging from what I have heard of him so far (of course, I have not heard every word he every spoke).

Could the policemen's handling of the aggressive drunk person here be yellow? I feel they interact with this person without disrespect. When they laugh, they apologise and explain that he's acting funny.

I find this attempt at explaining music amusing. #facepalm

previous stages are integrated. each stage has the task to deal and manage specific challenges. a more simplified version is maslow's hierarchy of needs. if you immigrate to another city or country, you may have to rebuild your self starting from lower levels again. that can be a great chance to re-invent yourself, basically, as upper levels build on lower fundamentals. moving to a new city when you grow up can therefore help a lot .