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Seems like they are.

Coming soon!

And so does Titanic 666.

I enjoy most of his movies, but the last Avatar (The Way of Water) felt like a fever dream that might as well not have existed. A visual spectacle without a meaningful story is just a waste of money and technology.

The Way of the Psychonaut

This is a unique book that hasn’t been published in English, so I decided to use AI to translate some of my notes and share them, as they might be useful: In solipsism, responsibility is defined as coherence and sincerity in dealing with your own consciousness. This means taking your own appearances seriously, reflecting on their meaning, and dealing with them in a way that is not arbitrary. Responsibility means consciously engaging with the world that appears in your mind. If a person suffers in this world, then this suffering is part of your consciousness field. It is your experience, and thus you cannot simply turn away. To act responsibly, you must acknowledge the wholeness of your experience, reflect on contradictions, avoid repression, seek clarity, and make decisions that align with your mental self-image. Act so that you are at peace with yourself. The world is an expression of your own mental life. To act responsibly means to engage with your own mental world in such a way that it neither breaks apart nor becomes a place of lies, repression, or inner alienation. The self is like a rock in the sense that it is the inescapable condition for every experience. The self is not a thought, but it is not experience-free either. It is always present in the mode of experiencing but never as something that becomes completely transparent to itself. In solipsism, fiction represents what appears to you as the world, as part of your consciousness. The appearances are real in the sense that you experience them. Therefore, accept that the world does not want to deceive you. It is actually a stage where you meet yourself. In everyday life, this means: You can and should interact with the world, even if you know it is an appearance. Care for your world like a garden. Order in the external world is an expression of inner care. Take care of what appears to you because it is an expression of your self. Act to unfold yourself. Their reactions are meaningful to you because they tell you something about yourself. You speak and listen because the world gives you an experience through this encounter that you should take seriously. You live in a world that unfolds as an inner mirror of yourself. When you show another person justice and compassion in your experience, you cultivate a world in which your own experience remains resonant and open. Observe your world like a mirror that shows you your own inner relationships. When you look at your appearances with respect, your world will respond with clarity and coherence. Every encounter is a message from within. Allow yourself imaginary dialogues with figures that seem meaningful to you, even if they only exist in your mind. Even if no one is "really" there, how you engage with your appearances remains significant. Be attentive and respectful because it honors your world. "If everything is within me, then every gesture outward is a form of self-respect." Surprise is the experience: Something within you knows more about you than you were consciously aware of. Pay attention to the things that provoke a form of inner resonance in your experience. These are moments in which meaning reveals itself. It could be a glance, a thought, a feeling, a sound, or a gesture. You should notice the meaning. If something seems meaningful in your world, follow it. When you view your world as a staging of yourself, everything you encounter bears the signature of your consciousness. A life as a work of art means making decisions that are less purpose-rational and more aesthetic-ethical. Do not ask yourself: "Have I achieved what I should have?" The correct introspection is: "Is my life shaped, is it imbued, is it true within itself?" If no instance outside your consciousness is securely existing, then all binding claims to power from the outside that would subordinate you fall away. Since every appearance potentially says something about yourself, everyday life becomes more meaningful: No encounter or feeling remains insignificant. If a word, a glance, a detail catches your attention, pause for a moment. Ask yourself: "Why is this meaningful to me?" Pay attention to the voices, gestures, glances, the rhythm of discourse. What you encounter is a form of yourself. What appears to you is connected to you, even if it was not "caused" by you. It does not show your intentions, but it shows your world. Solipsism does not mean there is no world. It means: The world is not independent of your consciousness. Ask yourself: "What world do I want to show myself?" Respect the function of your figures. Even in solipsism, life awaits a decision from you. The people in your world appear as scenic figures in your consciousness. "This person is part of my world. And how I treat them says something about how I treat myself." What you encounter is part of your own mental expression. When you record these observations, you trace the traces of your own inner dialogue. Other people, places, and things are as "real" as is possible. Whatever appears to you, it is and remains your world in which it takes place.

Yes, he didn’t actually make the film, but the adaptation sparked his interest in filmmaking. DiCaprio going full Cage: Reminds me of:

If you're interested in learning about determinism with some entertainment, I'd recommend "Devs," from the "Ex Machina" director. If you don't have time for the show, the scene above explains it, though I think the show is great.

Together (2025) is pretty much Solipsism: The Movie.

I have not yet experienced God-Realization. Inshallah.

Now I know what to watch next! Annihilation is probably my favorite film of his. Civil War was okay too, though it was very divisive.

I liked this episode 😏 Overall, the show's a little slow-paced, but I see potential for some serious drama down the line. It feels like they're building towards something big, much like BCS did.

Not funny, but amazing: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSQAmX3AnGw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== There are a few variations of it, and they're incredible.

"The ultimate love is to love selfishness. There's a deep acceptance of your own evil. You can't defeat evil, because evil is not something that exists in the world. Evil is something that's constructed by your own finite definition of yourself. So all you have to do to defeat evil is to defeat your finite self, and then that will lead to the infinite self, and to love. Evil never existed. Evil was just your own fucking selfishness looking out at the world and being upset at things, and the reason you were upset at things is they were impinging on your survival. But when you're selfless, you no longer care about surviving; therefore, nothing can impinge upon you. The reason God is love is because nothing can harm God, because it has no needs and has no self. If it has no self, it's immortal, so what does it have to be afraid of? It can't be afraid, because it's all things, because it's all seeing. When you see all of yourself, and you accept all of yourself, and you love all of yourself, you can't fear yourself; that's the ultimate power. Truth is love. The whole challenge of life is surrendering more and more of yourself to reach the infinite self. God is infinite selflessness." - Leo Gura (From the interview with Curt)

God is Infinite Goodness. Evil is just an idea.

Surprised there’s no thread for this incredible game yet. The soundtrack is so fresh, and I’ve had my favorite track on repeat.

It's not butter, but apparently it's butt:

Because you're thinking about it. Realizing Nothingness makes it alright, even if things aren't alright.

Yes, it was pretty much expected to win. Neither of these games is really my cup of tea, but I never expected to enjoy a turn-based RPG either. The dodge mechanic and soundtrack won me over; it feels like playing a fun rhythm game.

"Infinite potentiality is not just potential for all the good stuff." - Adyashanti

The French have done it! God bless France!

This is the most honest and direct he has ever been. He is essentially telling us that we are not in control. This might be the most candid speech I've ever heard. The sheer honesty is astounding – I can't believe he got away with saying all that! Then again, I suppose only Adya could pull something like that off. Listen to this talk three times, take notes on it, then go suffer for a few years, and then come back and listen to it again. That's how profound this talk is.