Leo Gura

You are making this into some kind of personal thing about me when it is clear that all of political history contradicts your view. Rather than psycho-analzying me, spend more time reading history.

Yeah, the first 5 episodes were tough to stomach. But I got into it after that. It's not so much enjoyable as a study in corrupt psychology. More like a documentary.

I don't mean to tell you how to think, but I do not believe this is true. You are expecting too much from government. It can only do so much. Government cannot be an effective solution to broken and dysfunctional families. Government tries to help, but if you are born into a broken/dysfunctional family that is not an evil system designed to create people like you. It's just the brutal nature of life and survival. No human-invented system can compensate for a broken family. In the end, there is no system responsible for anyone's well-being. That's not corruption, that's life. There is no system to save the birds from the snowstorm. Are there systems of human exploitation? Of course. But child services is not one of them. I'm speaking in general. There is much evil in the world, most of it we do not even know. But you're not the only one I communicate with. I have to be careful what I say because lots of people are listening and might misuse it, even if you are good. If by motive you mean survival, of course that motive doesn't change. But nevertheless humanity is much less corrupt than it was in the past. You're not appreciating just how corrupt humanity used to be, and still is in 3rd world nations like Russia, China, Middle East. If you live in America you don't even understand what corruption is. You've barely experienced it. True corruption is when someone rapes your daughter, you go to the police, and the police rape you and tell you to shut up or they will kill your family. This degree of corruption simply doesn't exist in Western democracies. If you had experience with this level of corruption you would appreciate how developed America is. It's hard for you to appreciate this because you've had a difficult life even in a developed nation. Of course bad stuff happens even in the best places. I'm sorry that you got a bad deal in a relatively developed place. That does nothing to reduce your pain. But the really ugly truth is that there are much much worse places than America. As far as global corruption goes, America is more like paradise than hell. That's thanks to development and moral progress. Which is why so may desperate migrants dream of coming to America. I am sorry about your difficult situation, but I propose that it is clouding your view of reality.

Yeah. Entire self construct. And the collective one.

@Jayson G You make valid points. Focusing only on corruption is not truthful. You gotta see the full picture, bad and good. But hey, when one of these corporate jackels personally fucks you, maybe you'll sing another tune.

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Taking a course or watching some videos does not guarantee you any result. No more so than going to school guarantees that you won't end up homeless. My job is to communicate truthful insights about reality. Whether it makes you rich or poor, happy or sad, is a secondary matter. I say the things I say as long as I feel they are true. As far as your historical examples, none of them contradict human development and progress. Evil shit happens yet progress is still made. You are upset with remaining corruption, and I have never downplayed that. Of course lots of corruption still exists. You don't even know half of it.

It's kinda poetic that the online supplement grifters have gotten so high on their own supply that they are terrorizing each other

There's nothing more primal than an ankle monitor

Conversely though, to feel that everything is okay is to enable and prolong the corrupt status quo.

I don't speculate about such things. All I know is Infinity.

Optimism sold by Leo? Lolz There are videos I haven't even released because I don't want to blackpill you guys. I share so much corruption via my blog that people are getting sick of it. Of course you are correct that there is much collective self-deception, ideology, and corruption in war and politics. But it is silly to claim that there has not been moral progress when the moral progress has been massive. Just because there is still corruption left doesn't mean enormous progress hasn't been made. It's odd that you are such a student of history yet you miss the forest for the trees -- focusing on all the negative stuff but overlooking all the progress. Dude, rape was barely illegal 100 years ago and women couldn't doing anything. Look at today. No moral progress? Humanity is getting better, is evolving through the stages. But the corruption is so deep that correcting it never ends. Of course elite power games are still rampant, but not as bad as they used to be, when elites could just have you murdered on a whim. When was the last time elites had someone murdered on a whim in the West? It's freakishly rare outside of terrorists.

I am sorry you believe that. AI hasn't even begun yet and people have already stopped thinking.

This sounds like magical thinking. Reset what back to what? How will that happen? What is an economic depression going to solve?

I wouldn't call that true. See. I'm not even negative enough to buy that. Mankind by most metrics is thriving. If you take the news too seriously then it all seems like shit. But objectively life is about as abundant as it has ever been. But people always find something to whine about.

Excellent! Keep 'em coming.

Reality

That's perfect! Just what the ego needs to stay alive.

We don't have the science on that to know.

@Apparition of Jack You are right in some respects, but I can also counter with examples like Palestine, which 70 years later is worse than ever. I'm not so negative as you might think. I'm not here crying about WW3 or climate doom. I just see a lot of naive ideals on the left. Yes, humanity is resilient. But is capitalism getting fixed any time soon? No.

@Natasha Tori Maru I would guess you had a pretty strong character to begin with. And the process makes it even stronger.

Yes, but such people are usually too weak to do the work necessary to reach God deeply. The problem is that spiritual work is some of the emotionally hardest work there is. Many need it but few are willing to stick through it. Spiritual work requires exceptionally strong character to reap its fruits. It's like running a business. Poor people need money real badly but they are not in a good position to launch a thriving business. But of course running a business is the ultimate solution to poverty.

I don't think there are karma points. The universe doesn't keep score of what you do. However, you might regret harming yourself. So that's not to be taken lightly. The point is that higher consciousness can reduce suffering and increase satisfaction with life. Although it can take a lot of work to reach that point. If you have reached a suicidal point, I would definitely suggest trying a hardcore spiritual practice first because maybe you will have some breakthrough that changes how you experience life. Similar to Eckhart Tolle's biography. He was suicidal and turned around to have a good life. Unfortunately chronic health problems can be very serious and seriously affect quality of life. I have struggled with that and it can feel like you're trapped.

Because that means your ideals are out of touch with reality. Don't assume your ideals are valid. That is an open question.

@gengar You have a unique medical situation so my generic advice may not suit you. Pretty much. Look, if you don't find it appealing, don't do it. Do whatever appeals to you. God is not for everyone. Most people don't want it. Remember that these are niche teachings that most of the world does not care about. You have to find what you care about in life. Just because I care about certain things doesn't mean you should. Sounds like what you need it not hardcore spirituality but some basic self-help, success, and good feelings. It's hard to get a struggling person to do advanced spirituality/philosophy because you have more pressing emotional issues to resolve. I suggest you look for solutions to those issues before you concern yourself with God. Keep in mind the context of this thread. A wealthy guy trapped in decadence, not a guy like you who is struggling to get by.