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Now there's talk of Trump pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell.

Intuition is kind of domain specific. Whatever realms you like to dwell in, that’s the realm your intuition will develop in. I used to enjoy analyzing human psychology, behavior, and motives. As a result, I developed high intuition in that area, but this does not transfer over to the stock market, lol. Whatever you want to get good at intuiting, you have spend time in that realm observing, asking questions, making predictions, reviewing and fixing your mistakes. If we’re talking about developing the intuitive faculty itself as to be more robust in general, I’m not sure how much one can develop that, but if you could, developing metacognition seems like it could be a force multiplier. Also, I think it’s in the way you use your mind. For example, I noticed that when I observe a dog’s behavior, if I see it do something that I don’t understand, I immediately begin trying to solve that puzzle. I might spend 30 seconds contemplating it’s behavior before I come up with some reasons to explain it. I might come up 3 reasons but can confirm neither, but I will choose (predict) what I think the answer is. Then, in the future when more data comes in, I will eventually be able to solve the mystery, and because I went through the process of contemplation and prediction, it all gets lodged in my head somewhere and pops back up the moment the data I need to solve the mystery shows up. Constantly treating reality like this would give you relatively high intuition. Most people don’t give a shit about why the dog did what it did, but I want to know. As a result, I can predict dog’s behavior and know what’s going on with it in a split second. I have a feeling high intuition is strongly correlated with high Need for Cognition and metacognition. So I think a lot of it has to do with asking questions non stop and trying to find the answer but not jumping to conclusions. Leaving the possibilities on the table, waiting for them to be confirmed or removed.

It would explain the very odd move of flaunting the binders to the media and the 360 flip flop. Also, Trump’s term is littered with brazen shakedowns. Seems to fit perfectly.

This just occurred to me: Trump had his justice department go public with the Epstein investigation. Holding up binders to the public. Then, his AG says "the names are on my desk" Trump bringing the investigation into the media spotlight was his opening move of a shakedown. If you were a guilty elite, you'd probably be shitting bricks right about then. You'd likely be trying to lobby Trump to squash the investigation. This is an easy grift for Trump. Could easily make hundreds of millions of dollars between just a few elites. Then, a little while later.. Names? What names? There are no names. This seems like a good fit. Obviously not the entire story, but I think very likely part of it. If I'm right, and I think I am, it just goes to show that Trump values grifting much more than he cares about maintaining his legacy or reputation. He had an opportunity to demonstrate he had no ties to Epstein, and he had an opportunity to make MAGA very, very happy, but instead, he went with the money.

That was just ChatGPT. It's probably adapted to me.

Good stuff, thanks @Emerald and @RendHeaven.

Yes, I was saying the majority of people who use the argument are full of shit, and without knowing you, I have to default you into that bucket as well. Nothing personal, it's just in my experience as a man, who has deconstructed countless ego games, I'm calling it bullshit, but maybe you are that .01%, which I left room for. I am consciously projecting my own value system onto all this, and I'm aware I could just be dealing with an alien value system not driven by ego. If that's truly the case, I'm sorry if I've offended you. If it's any consolation, since you're an Actualized.org VIP, I put your odds at 1-100 instead of 1-10000. Lol You and every other man. If you spread a 5 open on a bed and right next to her a 10 and say "which do you prefer?", 99% will choose the 10. Congrats on being special. We're all "lovers of beauty" in this regard. Status and ego mostly disappear here while the animal takes over. Status and ego come into play when you start with this pretentious, elitist game of acting like your appreciation for beauty is so profound and special that it compels you to seek out only 9s and 10s. This only makes sense if you yourself are 8-10 or have a very oddball value system. Yes, I have a dick myself. I remember asking my mom why my pee pee got hard when I saw a man kiss a woman in her bra on Cinemax when I was 4. I used to fantasize about saving my pretty kindergarten teacher from falling off a rooftop and then she lets me play with her tits. I also remember approaching pretty girls in 4k to ask them if they liked me better than some other dude. So of course I know about being attracted to females before status comes into play. Again, the natural impulse is fine. It's the pretentious ego game of "Only the Finest" that I'm mocking. Here's the ego game I intuit is in play: Again, if that's not you, I apologize. But keep in mind, the ego is sneaky and very deceptive. How can you be sure it's not playing this game with you? It sure plays it with many others.

Yes, but I'm not sure how it could be any other way really. We see things as more or less this or that. I have a cute dog, he's not an ugly dog. He's like a 9. lol

We all know what an ugly person is and what a beautiful person is from our culture's perspective. It's possible for us as individuals to find something ugly or beautiful that is in disagreement with our culture's perspective, but this doesn't negate the culture's perspective. This is the basis of the scale. Whether it goes spoken or unspoken, it does exist. But I agree, it's not a very useful scale, although we're getting some use out of it now. lol.

Well yeah, but none of this is a problem for these guys, and of course they're the exception to most of what I've been saying. For everyone else, I believe people should be content getting in where they fit in and just letting that be that. If you wind up punching above your weight, great. Punching down, no problem if it makes you happy. But if you're a 6, sure, you can aim for a 10, but don't have it as some unrealistic standard or grand prize that you constantly chase. My claim is this is pathological/unhealthy. It just seems immature/unhealthy that grown men would take such a pursuit seriously. These pickup guys suggest investing thousands of hours into honing these skills. This is an absurd waste of time and life. And all in the name of "appreciating beauty". I don't buy it. Even if I did, I would hard disagree on this as a way of life or serious hobby. Seems hedonistic and weak, like you got your priorities all messed up.

I agree that most men would be happiest with an 8, but every man going after an 8 is untenable as 79% of men are themselves not an 8. Of course the analogy breaks down at some point but the main idea is the ego is usually the driver in "needing" the absolute best. The base needs could easily be met with an average looking chick, the same way that a typical sedan covers the need to get from A to B. 99.999% of the time, it's the ego that wants a Lambo, and when someone who wants a Lambo hears this, they rationalize their desire by saying things like "I just admire beauty and cool stuff" or something like that. What does the ego get? High-status, a feeling of superiority, a boost to identity, a story to tell. It’s not about the need for transportation, it’s about transformation. The ego wants to arrive envied, admired, and validated. Just like the guy who insists he can only feel fulfilled with 9s and 10s, what he’s really chasing is confirmation that he’s valuable, worthy, powerful. It's easy to confuse validation with fulfillment. Ego hijacks primal needs, chasing beauty, success, admiration, under the illusion of “standards” and "needs". Many aspirations are not rooted in genuine need or deep appreciation, but a quest for status and self-worth.

Agreed. It’s like wanting a Lamborghini because of how special it can make you feel via status signaling, irrespective of its functional impact on you. And they would just say “There’s nothing wrong with being a lover of beautiful cars. Some men just have higher standards than others and want to be up close and personal to beautiful configurations of fiberglass and metal. Not all men are satisfied with run of the mill sedans”. And of course they think lambo seeking is a higher form of existence, placing them atop the mental hierarchy of men. Completely wrapped up in ego. IMO, if you refuse to or can’t be content with an average looking girl, there’s very likely some pathology to explore or trauma to resolve.

@Emerald I gotcha. So his beard wasn’t grey enough 😂. I actually think there are some of the same elements you describe in your attraction to an older male in my attraction to an older female. Interesting.

Lol, nah. I actually look goofy AF for the most part. I could look like a 6.5 or 7 in certain light with a hat (I'm bald with a weird shaped head) while in my prime, but even this might be too high. Girls were attracted to me when I was younger, but they all report it wasn't so much my looks as it was my demeanor, attitude, mystic, allure, or whatever. TBF, I did have a leg up. My leg up was being a natural at reading people and their perceptions, thus knowing how to come off, and using subtle non-verbal communication to lure people in. Also, largely smiling, laughing, coming off as a confident, safe, fun, easy-to-approach person who looks like could engage them in an interesting conversation. All of this has to be balanced perfectly, and I just understood it intuitively, so that was my leg up. HealthyGamer isn't particularly attractive and he reports the same eye contact escalation that I've always noticed.

IME, this is precisely how it's always worked. You catch a girl looking or she catches you, then someone looks away. It happens again until it's known, then comes initial comms. It's how girls let you know they want you to talk to them. It's in like every movie ever, no?