Leo Gura

It's really a Wall Street problem. The incentives of every public company is to maximize profits for shraeholders. This is always done at the expense of customers. Until that is changed this will continue.

What he needs is not an emergency number but long-term guidance. Someone who can work with him for a year or more. His situation is chronic.

They will change it for optics, and then a year later they will change it back and charge you even more when no one is looking. Again, you're dealing with a system and a stage of development, not an evil person or company.

That's unfortunate. But I don't see how you are gonna get out of this situation without some professional help. Your mind is not in good shape to help itself. Maybe there are some free programs available in your area.

There's your mistake. There are no such models and no evidence to suggest they will exist. If it actually was 100 times better then there would be no problem paying 100 times more for it. In the end it's a simple value calculation. Either a model offers you $3000/mo in value or it does not. If it does then just pay for it. And if it doesn't then don't worry about it. In the end $200/mo is nothing for a tool. Real tools can costs hundreds of thousands and millions. AI is just a tool. And from your POV the real value is not in using AI but building your own skills, since AI will just be a commodity like a calculator or MS Office. That's not where the serious value is for you. Don't get lost in all this AI hype, keep your eye on the real value: your own development.

Problem is, for this to make any difference you'd have to kill a significant chunk of the capitalist elites, which is not gonna happen. Killing a couple of Fortune 500 CEOs is not gonna solve the problems of Stage Orange. They are not gonna suddenly lower your prices. These CEOs are part of a vast corrupt Orange system. And if you are the kind of person to assassinate them, you are not less corrupt than they are.

You guys are getting unhinged.

@Tristan12 Your issues require that you work with a therapist or someone like that who can give you one-on-one attention. Some internet talk is not going to be enough for your situation. You have to slowly work with a therapist to unravel all this stuff and work on your psychology bit by bit. There is not going to be a simple one-shot cure here. Psychedelics can help but only as part of a larger theraputic agenda. If you can afford a therapist please get one immediately. The most important thing for you at this point is to have face to face meetings with a professional.

Oh please. Assasinating a CEO is not a just cause.

What is the emotional pain?

@Hardkill Please stop this doom and gloom just because you lost one election. Move on.

You shouldn't expect psychedelics to fix you. They offer a temporary state change. If you hate your life, that's not something a psychedelic will fix. You have to address the reason why you hate your life. Which is going to involve lots of work building a good life. There's not a magic pill to skip all that work. Lots of people have trauma but that doesn't mean they hate life. It sounds like your trauma is not really the root issue in your case. You shouldn't need to heal all your trauma to enjoy life. Please don't harm yourself. Work on developing something to be passionate about.

Netanyahu is circling Syria like a vulture.

One time I was in bed with a girl and I told her: I wanna go to a Chinese supermarket, buy a chicken foot, tie some dental floss around it, and hang it around your neck.

Not necessarily. Lots of room for misunderstanding.

That's a very mild example.

That doesn't solve the problem of bumming people out and making them depressed and hopeless.

That's just not its function. These AI are probabilistic chaotic fuzzy machines, not formal logical systems. That's a feature, not a bug.

It's much deeper and more nuanced than that. I've had profound insights into the workings of mankind, society, civilization, culture, politics, social hierarchies, etc. I understand the fantasies and illusions that govern all of mankind's ignorance and behavior. That's no light thing to stomach. I want to make some videos about it but I'm also careful not to blackpill you guys. I haven't even released videos on this topic yet and you guys already saying I'm too negative and cynical. If I actually laid it all out, you guys would get super bummed out.

You have to be careful about how you interpret things I say. You might think I said something which I didn't say. For example, I didn't say that you should not socialize, not have friends, not pursue money or business, or not work on a technology related to crypto. I say a lot of things generally, in the abstract. That doesn't mean all of it applies to you or that what you're doing is even what I'm talking about. Obviously the crypto field is full of scams and nonsense. But saying so does not mean that there is zero legit use of that technology. Maybe you are working in a niche which isn't a scam. Then again, maybe you are fooling yourself about the usefulness of your work. You shouldn't rely on me to determine that. You gotta think for yourself. I speak in generalizations and abstractions. It's up to you to figure how and where these generalizations apply and where they do not. Much of how humans achieve success IS evil and corrupt. But, again, not everything. There are better and worse ways of doing business and making money. Obviously I'm not against doing legitimate business in alignment with your values. Again, I cannot know whether your business is legit or not, or how corrupt it is. Corruption is a serious problem that afflicts all of mankind in various ways. Much of it is even unavoidable. Then again, much of it is so excessive that it is avoidable and unnecessary. It just all depends on your specific situation. When I speak of corruption I make broad general claims and explain the principles by which corruption works. It is then up to you to decide what kind of values you wanna live by and how much corruption you're willing to stomach. I have a complex view of corruption. I don't believe that all corruption can be avoided, because it's entangled with your very existence and survival. So I'm realistic about it. I don't expect moral purity from humans. Becoming conscious of mankind's corruption IS psychologically challenging. That's not a mistake. But you have to be careful not to dwell too much in cynicism because in the end that becomes counter-productive, dysfunctional, and untruthful. You have to find a way to integrate it, not just moralize about it. Blaming everyone for being evil and selfish is not high development. Moralizing is its own trap. Then again, living by higher values is possible. As I came to understand the extent of mankind's corruption and untruthfulness, yes, I did blackpill/disillusion myself somewhat. That's part of what happens with deep understanding. There's good reason why humans do not do this work. But also, I'm keenly aware that becoming too cynical and blackpilled would be a trap. So this requires balance. I go through phases where I'm more negative and then phases where I'm more positive. It's part of the development process. Especially over the last year I've been through some dark realizations. But that doesn't mean that's some permanent position I occupy. But I have shed many illusions in the last year especially as my understanding of things deepens and becomes more realistic. It's confusing because actual growth and understanding is happening. This means old views have to be reconsidered and changed. It's easy to not be confused just by not doing any serious expansion of your understanding of reality. That's what most people do. Confusion is a sign that you're actually rethinking things and changing your mind. Life purpose is still valid and valuable. Corruption is that which will veer you off your highest purpose. So there's a deep connection between these two topics. Be careful with the "distance yourself from people" thing. That's not something I recommend. I am not against: Business Money Sex Dating Socialization These things have their place and are necessary for most people in their development. Especially young people. Skipping or avoiding these things out of a sense of moral purity is more likely to lead to problems than something great. If I'm negative about these things it's because I've done them and seen through the illusion that they are. Which is different from not doing them out of fear, laziness, discomfort, or whatever.

A fascist fantasy.

A stable illusion.

Several reasons which are quite personal to me: 1) Health problems made it very difficult to do it consistently. 2) It just pales in comparison to psychedelics. 3) It doesn't suit my type of mind and philosophical interests.

But what comes next?

Progress has always been like dragging an old mule up a hill. Nothing really new.