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I certainly hope so. But I feel like he's already done so many things that are wrong and suffered no consequences for them, that he is just the kind of person who knows how to manipulate his way out of legal trouble. I've known a few people like that in my life, who would be into all kinds of illegal stuff and come out smelling like a rose.

You could probably pitch the idea to a smaller toy company to see if they'll bite. Think Dollar Tree and the brands you see there. Then, you'd have to come up with a catchy name and a gimmick that sets it aside from other stress balls.

He's good at manipulating audiences that are at the same level on the spiral as him as well as the one right below it. But anyone beyond orange will see right through his nonsense.

@Joseph Maynor Thank you for the advice!

Thank you! I will try this.

That's awesome!

You want to feel the light of innocence. It is still there. It is only because we develop more complex ego structures as pre-teens, teenagers, and then adults that we get more and more cut off from the light of innocence. This is especially true if we're very rigid people with many judgment and rules for ourselves and others. That makes the ego air-tight so that none of that light can make its way into consciousness. The only way I've ever gotten back in touch with that light was through ego transcendence. And the light was even stronger than it was during childhood. But make no mistake, it is always there. You never lose it. It just gets buried under so many layers of ego.

I get a pretty good view to conversion rate. Probably about 1 in 50 new viewers subscribe. So, I do think it's unique and marketable. I just would need to get it in front of more people. Currently I'm getting about 42,000 views per month. I usually rank pretty well in YouTube search, but not in Google search. And every source that I've researched into has recommended creating backlinks to rank well there. But I will see about doing some more collaborations and guest blogging.

I don't mean artificial backlinks like spamming people. I mean that I have been going to blogs, posting quality content that is relevant to the blog and putting my info in the Name/Url box on the part where you fill out your information. So, I don't have any direct links to my channel in the actual comment, just in the personal information box... similar to the signature that I have on here. So, my impression is that this is fair game. But if you believe that this will hurt my channel, then let me know. So, how do you recommend that I get quality backlinks? The methods that I've heard of are the one I mentioned above, reporting broken backlinks and suggesting new ones (including my own), guest blogging, creating infographics for other sites and linking it to my website, and a few others that don't come to mind right away.

Give me evidence from a reputable source if you want me to consider what you're saying. It's not that I'm so attached to Feminism. There are many schools of thoughts within Feminism that I disagree with vehemently. Feminism is such a broad umbrella topic, that there are more types of Feminism than there are flavors of Baskin Robbins ice cream. And some are diametrically opposed to one another. So, it wouldn't be shocking to me to find a group of Feminists that I disagreed with or thought were unethical. In fact, that's pretty much a guarantee if you're a Feminist, because the types of Feminism are so varied. So, I could believe that there's some fringe group of Feminists number in the 100-500 member range worldwide who believe that men should die or whatever. That said, I don't believe that there's some one million member group of Feminists that are ready to mobilize and eat male babies. So, understand, I'm not very attached to Feminism, I just find great social value is calling out propagandists. Propagandists cause so many social issue that can lead to some really ugly things. So, I have no qualms with calling you out on your lies.

You've basically left every single one of my easily answerable questions on the table, and you're trying to move the goalposts to squirm away from this conversation because you know that you've been caught in a web of lies. So, the only defense you have now is to call me closed-minded and make some rhetorical appeal to the fact that "Truth equals Truth, even if I don't believe it"... hoping that everyone else will think 'He is rhetorically appealing to the value of Truth, therefore he must be telling the Truth.' But it's still very easy to tell that you're telling lies. But I am not closed-minded. I just recognize when someone is lying and making up falsehoods. And I never let them off them hook. So, why don't just admit that you're spreading propaganda?

More lies. Also, if you take "operational security" so seriously and these Feminists can nab you through your IP address or whatever... then why are you even on a public forum talking about them. Wouldn't that put you on the chopping block as well? If you say that you can't divulge any information because of operational security, yet you go by a pseudonym with no picture and no info about yourself, then they could only get you through your IP address. Yet you've been perfectly comfortable disavowing this radical group and criticizing them, despite the fact that you apparently live in a place where you're so afraid of these people that they would kill you if you compromised "operational security."

You still haven't alleviated any of my suspicions by saying this. I don't believe you, not because you're a stranger. I don't believe you because you're CLEARLY spreading propaganda. If you weren't spreading baseless propaganda you could telll me... a) What that group of radical Feminists is called, so I can look them up and look up reports about them. b) Tell me which country you live in, so I can look it up and look for reports of radical Feminists eating male babies and all that other shocking non-sense c) Send me direct links to news stories about these radical Feminists d) Give me a link to their website (which apparently has one million members... despite having its headquarters in a country so small that a person from there can't even tell me which country it is without random people on the internet knowing the exact location of where they live... even if they go by a pseudonym) So, until you can supply any of these things, I recommend you stop lying.

I'm sorry. If you can't even tell me what they're called, then I don't buy it. And if you can't even tell me the country that you live in, then I don't buy it. You're just spreading propaganda. Period.

What are these Feminists called? Do they have a name. Most Feminist groups have a name. And that's true no matter how radical or normal their platform is. That's the first reason why I was skeptical. Also, it just totally sounds like some 'made up to scare people' kind of stuff.... Honestly... eating babies???? Tons of these kinds of stories go around to smear Feminism. It's such a popular movement, that the resistance against it is equally strong. Also, where the hell do you live? Where is this Feminist cesspool even at? I just have a really difficult time believing that this form of Feminism would be widely supported. Now, I would believe it if you said it was some fringe group who are into this and you could call them by name. But honestly, it sounds like you read something in some propaganda piece, and decided it was a real threat. Edit: Also, Feminism isn't an exclusive club. Anyone can call themselves a Feminist, and no one can stop them from doing so. So, it's not like anyone gets "kicked out" of Feminism for bad behavior.

@d0ornokey Also, do you know how many people were subscribed to those subreddits off-hand?

Thank you! This is very inspiring to me!

Hey everyone! Now that I have a decent sized subscriber base on my YouTube channel, I'm strongly considering training to be a life coach. But I would want to tailor my life-coaching to what I talk about in my videos, which are topics of a psychological, contemplative, and spiritual nature. So, I would really be more of a spiritual advisor than a life-coach. I just feel that learning the professional ins and outs of responsibly consulting with people in this manner would be something that I could learn through a good life-coaching program. Of course, most life coaching programs that I've come across are more focused toward business than anything else, save for a few with a spiritual focus. But I want to make sure that I'm choosing a quality program, that is ICF certified. I want to avoid scams. Are there any life coaches on here who have recommendations? Thanks!

Oh... the STRAW Feminists, you mean?

Thank you for the suggestion!

They do surveys of wide samplings of society. I know that there's some degree of potential for inaccuracy. That said, even if it's a little bit inaccurate, the general pattern still shows that we have an issue that needs to be remedied in society relative to the societal response to someone coming out about rape and deciding to press charges. Plus, my experiences with sexual assault in general indicate to me that it's a common occurrence. And I never reported any of the four of them, mostly because they happened when I was a child/teenager and I didn't want to deal with it because I'd rather just move on. The thought of coming out with it and dealing with it legally was so repulsive to me, that I'd much rather let it go. That's one of the reasons why I believe that defaulting to believing the accuser over the accused will result in a better and more transparent society where people feel more comfortable coming forward.

As long as you keep your neutrality to yourself in this matter, it won't affect society. But if you come out as neutral and choose neutrality and "innocent until proven guilty" as your hill to die on in response to rape allegations, then it causes a lot of problems on the macro level. But I'm not being idealogical. My advice on this is purely practical when considering the ramifications of such neutral stances when widely held. It's all about the impact on the broad scale, even if the intent is to be impartial. If a person really cares about victims of sexual violence, then they will likely consider the impact of their stances relative to these matters on society as a whole. And if we look at the big picture, the best way to do that is to not spread any more skepticism to the victim than there already is. Every victim of rape will be lambasted with accusations of false reporting... probably by tons of friends, family, and strangers. So, when a random person, says "innocent until proven guilty", it sends a clear signal that they're not on their side and don't empathize with them one bit.

Again, you unfortunately don't have the luxury of being neutral or objective in this situation. Unfortunately, on the practical level, there will either be total non-involvement or picking a side. So, if you're giving the abuser the benefit of the doubt on the off-chance that they're in that 2%, then you are in effect withdrawing support from the victim whether it is your intention or not. And when most people in society do that, the majority of victims WON'T come forward. Again, if your opinion means absolutely nothing of legal substance, doesn't it make the most sense to default to believing the abused. Doesn't it make sense to default to believing the abused if 90% of rapes go unreported? This is a much bigger issue that the 2% of falsely reported rapes (which is 10% of rapes... so 2% of 10% which equals .02% of all rapists/alleged rapists combined). So, you're saying that .02% of all accused rapists deserve the same level of concern as the 1/4 or more of women and 1/10 or more of men who have been the victims of sexual assault. That's just going to make it easier for rapists to rape. So, unfortunately, those .02% (while I feel bad for them) I prioritize making society a place where it's more difficult to get away with rape, as this will save many more people grief. I understand why this issue is uncomfortable. I've thought it through extensively. And if you really understand the gravity and scope of the issue of sexual assault, then you will see why this is really the best solution. And the best part about it is that your opinion isn't the law's opinion. You can think whatever you decide without it effecting legal proceedings.

Again, I said that it's my rule for 'me' as an individual. The legal process needs to have impartiality... I do not.

Because to say "innocent until proven guilty" (as an individual person and not as a jury member or judge), means that you are always giving the benefit of the doubt to the abuser and always calling the character of the victim into question by default. So, it puts you in a situation where you have to make the choice of either accusing the alleged abuser of a crime, or accusing the alleged victim of a crime. There is no middle ground. And because most people make the 'innocent until proven guilty' their default answer, they default to accusing the victim of the crime of false accusation. And whether they intend to or not, it plants a seed in the minds of society. Because of this fact, it MUCH more difficult for victims of sexual abuse to come forward, because they may decide that it would be too painful to have so many people think that they're low enough to falsely accuse someone of a sexual crime. So, it adds insult to injury. And given that false accusation for all crimes (including but not limited to crimes of a sexual nature) is at a rate of 2%, if you automatically default to giving the alleged abuser the benefit of the doubt, then you will be wrong 98% of the time. And the abused will know that the seed has been planted in so many people's minds that they, as a victim, are the criminals and that the actual abuser is the innocent one. That would be very painful after having been raped. So, I know it's uncomfortable because we don't really know what's actually happening. And if we've never been the victim of sexual assault, it's much easier to empathize with someone who might have been falsely accused instead of someone who might have been raped. So, we imagine what a nightmare it would be to be in that 2%, but we can't imagine what it would be like to be in that 98%. So, I always default to believing the abused, because that means I'll be correct 98% of the time. Also, I will add to a culture that makes it more comfortable for victims of abuse to come forward without having to worry about friends, family, and society turning against them and sympathizing with their abuser over them. Believing them is the bare minimum thing a person can do in terms of supporting a victim of these types of crimes. But most importantly, I also acknowledge that I don't really know and because of that fact, my opinion means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE. So, because my opinion means nothing and has no real substantial impact on what happens, it's all the more reason for me to default to believing and siding with the abused.