Joseph Maynor

Zappa was like a music critic and an amazing musician rolled into one.

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Sales is the action-arm of marketing. Both are necessary in business.

You just need to learn how to talk. Learn how to socialize. Learn how to play with banter. And be confident as a man. Know your value.

Marketing isn't necessarily terrible.

I think we should be careful of diagnosing people of NPD. None of us are authorized to do that. It is easy to do though, but it is a clinical diagnosis.

The hyper-rationalist approach only works when that rule-set is enforced.

Good point.

Okay. Great.

Okay. I'm not going to disagree with you.

You need to meet people at least in Zoom. That is a minimum.

@prophet Can you elaborate more?

That is my view. People like to say the infinite doesn't know the finite. I say the infinite and finite are joined. The finite allows you to know the finite. But that is not all you are. It is a both, and not an either or. This is just my perspective.

I have a more nuanced perspective. It's like a yes and no on the "I". Part of the I is illusory, but part of it is more true than most people think.

I agree with you. I'll give you two examples. It is like the difference between reading Plato and a secondary source on Plato. Or the difference between reading primary authority in law or some secondary source like a treatise. Both can be useful in their own right but they are not the same.

I'm all for everyone experiencing their best. In this sense I have no judgement. I know we all come from different perspectives. I don't want to lord my perspective over anybody once I see where they stand.

It seems like many people cannot even work a regular job. I love these people and wish the best for them and champion them, but let's get real.

I see the underlying issue as a question as to what is power? This is not really dealt with thoroughly with most people.

@zurew No and I wouldn't trust any of those websites anyway. You need to read the original materials. All that is just secondary analysis.

I know I've heard this for years now. More power to you.

Awesome. I would never want to intrude on your spirituality. That is not my role.

Do you believe mind is an illusion?

What you are avoiding and this is the third time I have asked you this, why do you think that mind and awareness are in a duality? This is your question to answer.

Yes. And you make a lot of distinction too. So this is really a non starter.