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@Leo Gura I tried with my pillow but didn't really do anything for me. Does it help to imagine something else in its stead? I tried turning the pillow into a cat, which also didn't work.

So we're forced to think for ourselves now? Damn.

Yet I'm quite happy with YouTube's recommendation algorithm for regular longform videos. I'm also one of the few who still use the subscriptions tab.

So no human can permanently transcend their human-ness? If all of reality is happening in this moment right now then theoretically you should be able to. I thought it was consciousness rendering the human, not human rendering consciousness? So, I am in this partition of consciousness that is human?

@Leo Gura if you feed someone psychedelics and hypnotize them into believing they're a dinosaur, is there a chance that their normal waking reality becomes that of an actual dinosaur? Meaning while not on any chemicals, 24 hour waking consciousness?

Today I did this kundalini yoga from YouTube I felt quite nice during and afterwards, and clearly felt the energy moving up the spine. But then I saw this video where Sadghuru says that Kundalini Yoga is not safe because you can go insane, lose ground But Leo talks about insanity as part of this work. Also the Kundalini Yoga videos have thousands of views, not every viewer goes insane. So I'm a bit confused here. I also enjoyed Yin Yoga but it's not the same.

I've seen ads for these. Aren't you concerned about the long term effects, or any potential cognitive decline? I'm currently still building my Shopify store selling t-shirts.

@Natasha Tori Maru I crave that feminine spirituality in my life. I would love to go to some hippie festival or retreat of sorts. At the same time I can't help but notice how finite and pointless such things are. Maybe someday.

@Leo Gura can you love the tablespoon in jail? Can you love Trump as much as the tablespoon? What if the tablespoon is a narcissistic parent?

Alternatively, start an unrelated business, watch your own internal world like a hawk, and share your findings with the world now that you're financially independent. That way your YouTube channel will be less corrupted, as you're not financially dependent on views.

Most people couldn't even handle being the most popular person in their school or town, or any level of fame. Rogan is literally the most popular podcaster in the world. Simply putting him away as a "supplement grifter" is misleading, as he's done something so difficult almost nobody can. This kind of language is populist in nature.

Just going over all your replies here with ChatGPT, you seem quite wrong for most of these tbh. 1️⃣ IQ differences Study: Bouchard et al. (1990) — Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart. Finding: Identical twins raised apart had IQ correlations of ~0.7. That’s high, but not 1.0. This means genetics strongly influences IQ, but environment and random factors account for notable variation — differences of 10+ IQ points between twins are common. Example: One twin might score 115, the other 105. 2️⃣ Cancer discordance Study: Lichtenstein et al. (2000) — Swedish, Danish, and Finnish twin registries (large-scale study). Finding: Many identical twin pairs where one twin developed cancer and the other did not, including breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers. Key stat: In breast cancer, concordance rate for identical twins was only ~20%, meaning in most cases one twin got cancer while the other did not — despite shared genes. 3️⃣ Obesity and metabolic disease Study: Stunkard et al. (1990) — New England Journal of Medicine. Finding: Identical twins show high concordance for body mass index (BMI), but lifestyle factors (especially diet and exercise) can still drive differences. They found some pairs where one twin was obese, the other not. 4️⃣ Political ideology Study: Alford et al. (2005), Behavioral Genetics of Political Attitudes. Finding: Identical twins have greater similarity in political ideology than fraternal twins, but environment still plays a large role — and identical twins can fall on opposite ends of the political spectrum. 📚 Links to key studies Here are references where you can review the data yourself: ➡ IQ and twins reared apart Bouchard, T.J. Jr., et al. (1990). Source: Science. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.2218525 ➡ Cancer in twins Lichtenstein, P., et al. (2000). Source: NEJM. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200007133430201 ➡ Obesity in twins Stunkard, A.J., et al. (1990). Source: NEJM. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199005243222102 ➡ Politics and twins Alford, J.R., et al. (2005). Source: American Political Science Review. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055405051579

ChatGPT is highly accurate at doing ancient Chinese face reading (Mian Xiang).

That's ladyboyphobic. What's the difference between a large clitoris and a micropenis on a ladyboy? I admit that the ones in the documentary bragging about their giant cocks was offputting, which made it all the more odd that the guys dating them call themselves straight. The final giveaway was the dude saying "I'm top, she's bottom". Using that terminology is pretty gay tbh.

I just got to watching this