The internet is nothing but mindfucks now

[thedoorsareopen]

I'm putting this in the spirituality forum because it's not about the internet, it's about reality.

I hear people talking about Zuckerberg and algorithms, but it's not them really. All my internet usage now all blends seamlessly into one another.

And it's almost all arguments against anything I like, basically. There have been magic MAGA trolls making terrible arguments everywhere, why are they there, because they disagree with me.

Even this forum, I lean towards my American heritage and away from my Middle Eastern heritage, so this forum is full of pro-Middle East, anti-American posts decrying the impending fall of the supposed empire.

Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, this place, it all blends seamlessly together.

There is no "Leo Gura," there are a series of videos on Youtube, and posts on this forum. 

Based on what's on my mind this week or month, posts online about the I Am or manifesting will say every possible variation of what these things will or won't do for me. Today, nonduality is good, last week it was bad. Today, manifesting is all about action, last week it was "without lifting a finger." It all switches back and forth variously.

Islam good! No, Islam bad now. Christianity good! No, Christianity bad. Or maybe Jesus good, but Christianity bad. Or maybe that's just dirty hippies talking. Actually, Buddhism good! No, Buddhism isn't even a religion, Buddhism just liberal westerner posturing, so Buddhism bad. Hinduism good! No, Hinduism not what you think it is, Hinduism bad. Chakras good! No, chakras bad. Nonduality good! No, nonduality bad aktchually. Liberals good! No, liberals bad. Your failure to pick a side is bad, and proof of what a coward you are! No actually everything is balance and picking only one side is bad. But most of all, whatever YOU are, whatever YOU identify with, is bad.

The internet has just become, here are credible and highly tailored arguments against anything I like, and the appearance of thousands of people all liking things I don't like. The rest of it is either things I'm supposed to want, like women or gadgets, or a couple of decoy posts designed to give the appearance of actual people posting actual things on actual websites from an actual "exterior world".

I predict the response to this post will be some kind of spicy gainsaying about so what bro, or what have you done that's so great, or you're schizo, or you're chillingly absolutely right because you're alone in the universe, or find Jesus, or whatever. Reality is mostly just a hologram trying to have the last word, no matter how ridiculous.

[Hojo]

Your mind is opening 

[Mellowmarsh]

16 hours ago, thedoorsareopen said:

There is no "Leo Gura," there are a series of videos on Youtube, and posts on this forum. 

Leo Gura is a story book character written by no author.

The story is inseparable from the book. A bound set of blank sheets for thoughts to land on. 
 

Is Leo a thought, or, is a thought Leo. Define thought? What is the exact location of a thought. 
 

Can a thought be stopped from appearing ? Can a thought be started, forced to appear.
The answer is no, thoughts have zero thoughts about the nature of thoughts.

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

I feel the same as you often. It can make you feel like you're losing your sanity, the more opinions you are exposed to, and counter counter arguments to counter arguments, the more things feel unstable, I can definitely relate if that's of any help lol

[BlueOak]

Its reality trying to integrate a lot of fundamentally different opinions and ways of living, its doing it in a ridiculous 'we must have a single standard for everything' way. 

Its dumb in every incarnation or way it tries this in.