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Everything posted by Stovo
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Great clip from the interview. Was interesting to see that Sadhguru could understand the relativity of the situation, whilst Joe Rogan struggled a bit.
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The Philippines is too weak to survive independently so will need to choose to ally with either the US or China.
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It was handled very poorly by the government. There was nothing loving in the way Trudeau spoke about the protestors. As a result he just riled up the protestors more and has left the country more divided. Also check: liar.com - accurate.
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There can only ever be X copies of an NFT
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A .jpeg is not an NFT. The NFT IS the Mona Lisa, the .jpeg is a picture you took of the Mona Lisa whilst visiting The Louvre. If anything NFTs have more valuable than real-life artworks. They are easier to store and are more liquid. Remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Obviously, there is a bubble in many NFTs, but these are the earliest NFT projects. Crypto Punks are so valuable because they are one of the earliest projects.
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You can read the definition here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token The difference between them and cryptocurrency is that 1 NFT is not equivalent to another NFT, whilst 1 bitcoin is equivalent to 1 other bitcoin and can easily be subdivided and interchanged. In regards to whether they have value... Well, the Mona Lisa also holds extreme value as an idea. The cost of the actual materials that make up the Mona Lisa is minuscule in comparison. Humans coalesce around ideas, cultures, memes, and so on. This is why NFTs have value.
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@silene Yep, inflation is the hidden tax
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Facebook messenger they can, Whatsapp they can't
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If the debt is denominated in one's own currency (US debt is) then the country cannot go bankrupt, because the country can simply print more money to pay off its debts.
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In order for "you" to have the power to defeat a "country" you're creating a duality, so what you're suggesting is fundamentally flawed.
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LOL
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Depression is sometimes worse at different times of the day. When I experienced depression several years ago it was more pronounced at night time. Try and slowly add things to your routine, like morning exercise, meditation, or cold showers. They will help.
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Countries get more complex as they develop, so you would expect bigger governments to manage that. China isn't communist in the way that westerners believe, because few westerners understand China. It's more of a state capitalist system.
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No, actually slavery was absolutely correct for that period of time. Remember that period when everyone started tearing down statues? It started in Bristol here in the UK, which is an extremely stage green city. Despite me being a leftie myself, I disagreed with it because you can't judge people by today's moral standards. Just as it would be stupid to judge someone from Zimbabwe for not being vegan. You are missing the complexities of the issues.
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Stovo replied to EntheogenTruthSeeker's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
@EntheogenTruthSeeker I'm assuming you're American, given your references to Qanon, etc? Firstly, zoom out and realise how easy life is today compared to most of human history. The arc of history is for dramatic improvements over time. Secondly, realise that we've had a period of peace and prosperity from 1945 to now, and we're now entering a period of division, tensions, and revolutions. This is driven by economic cycles, like inequality getting worse, and also a rising power (China) challenging the current global order. We've moved from a period of certainty to uncertainty. Further, realise that the US, in particular, is extremely divided right now and is running through its own social problems. But change can only occur through chaos. When everything is great, sure you have peace and prosperity, but you eventually come to a standstill and don't have the big pushes forward that society needs. Most importantly, remember that these are short-term bumps in the road, eventually, the trends will reverse and things will start improving again. Those who lived through the 2 world wars and the great depression were extremely pessimistic for the future, so they missed out on the post-war boom. The long-term trend is clear, and it's positive. -
Just as a thought experiment, let's imagine that anyone at stage orange or below disappeared, so we're just left with green or above. Would the world stay at green and above, or is it possible that as new babies are born some of them will have old values at orange or below? Also, for areas like the middle east, you'll lose almost the entire population. As people start migrating and resettling these locations will they stay at green, or will they begin to regress if the environment is hostile?
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Haha no.
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Here's a spanner in the works, western cultures are pretty much the only places that are guilt based. The rest of the world is shame based.
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@Scholar All you're doing here is trying to project your worldview onto others. You'll never experience any joy in life in this way, because everything will keep pissing you off.
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There's a really good book on Leo's book list about masculinity too. If you have the book list you should be able to find it
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@Leo Gura I hope it's something slightly more "legal", or at least somewhat easier to get hold of in some locations.
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The way I see it is Sadhguru is having an understanding of the complexity of various situations, whilst those criticising him have a black & white perspective and don't understand the nuances.
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Stovo replied to iboughtleosbooklist's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
To be honest, without even being awakened I have already realised this lol. -
If you really want to criticise someone you'll always find something to criticise. It comes from self-deception, self-bias, and selfishness from below.