Carl-Richard

How so? Do you have a specific example in mind?

That seems like a low-value activity in itself.

I've only had sober ones, but still; zero visuals.

It's funny, because the main questions I had before tripping was that I wanted to know what the pretty colors were "made out of": "What causes hallucinations?" "What is its mechanics?" "Why does it move like that?" "Why is it symmetrical and morphing?" However, when I actually tripped, those questions never arose. Instead, I got a lesson in The Four Noble Truths. In other words, it wasn't a fun trip

No. The political aspect is probably the worst aspect. It's not just that it "attracts" toxic characters. It builds toxic characters. It's not a coincidence that the word "corruption" and "politics" are so easily mentioned in the same context. Politics is power, and power corrupts. It's filled to the brim self-bias, deception, fear-based thinking, us vs. them narratives. If that is your speciality, then you've spent years deeply immersing yourself in it, building your self-image and mental schemas around it etc., so of course that is going to express itself through your character (unless you've done the work to counter that, which is rare). Now, you may say I expanded the definition of "toxic character", as we were talking about cases of sexual harrassment, but I would say that these more subtle aspects are far worse in the grand scheme of things, because they're actually condoned by the general culture and it ACTUALLY rots you to the core. When everybody has lost the sense that something is rotten, that is when it's allowed to spread and do a lot of damage. Does that mean I don't consume political content? No. It is obviously useful, so you have to make a comprimise: some brain rot in return for avoiding turning into a hermit. There is a trade-off for everything.

You realize that you weren't as smart, developed or awake as you thought you were, and now when the false sense of security is ripped away from under your feet, you feel extremely inadequate. Has anybody experienced this before? One time? Many times? Progressively or sporadically? What triggered it? For me, it seems to be a phase that has been building up over time. What were one time you felt very dumb in retrospect?

It's not so much about personality per se as the therapist-client connection.

I don't care. I actually expect people who make a living commenting on political issues and debating people to have a poor character. I've called out Destiny for this in the past as well. You take what you get.

@AtheisticNonduality Omg he looks like Nick Fuentes in the 3rd picture ?

You're one cool dude, man ?

They're both on the spectrum, so who is grooming who? ? I know a guy on the spectrum who I had to stop from aggressively tickling (groping) a girl as a drunken attempt at flirting, and she was obviously not having it, but he was simply blind to it. Other than that, he is an outstanding guy. You can see how that complicates things.

Just one problem. I said "something like this" in order to clarify that I was strictly talking about this type of situation, namely being weird on the internet, not being a child rapist. Even then, it depends on the situation. Maybe some rapists have good political takes.

Is this a troll? ?

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Being weird on the internet -> raping kids. I see...

I watched the video when it was released a year ago. The dude obviously has problems navigating social situations, but that doesn't retract from his political takes. In fact, you could expect the political takes to be better as a skill trade-off. I'm not condoning the dude's creepy behavior, but it's just a bit dramatic to use something like this to undermine someone's credibility in a separate arena.

"Sexual predator" is a bit harsh. The dude is neuroatypical. Of course he won't be a social genius.

I heard Leo said that he studied under Ken Wilber himself, so I doubt he would disagree.

Literally yesteryears news.

If weed isn't blasting you off into hyperspace, I suggest you lay off it for a while

Psychedelics are keys to consciousness expansion, but the keys have to fit in the keyhole.

"Oneness" as The Absolute, "you" as the relative. Don't conflate the two.

Death rates.

How many new mutants do we need before you realize the reality of the situation? There is nothing stopping a new mutant from being >10x more deadly - only chance.

Natural selection is always a fact as long as people are reproducing. It's simply that human culture and technological innovation has allowed for more artificial selection.