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ok so one transcends culture... then what? i went through a phase of personal development about 5 years ago where i became aware of all these cultural norms, impositions, ideologies, ego games, traditions; and shortly thereafter became kind of embittered by it all. i started to get very serious and "anti". i grew out of that after a few months but have been revisiting this concept lately, from an objective view. so, as it seems to impact just about every facet of daily living, unless you are a monk on a mountain far-removed from anything, then i ask again; so you've transcended Culture, so what? i don't mean that in a derogatory way!

@MAYA EL ✊??

i love a good challenge and being challenged. i love new ideas and speaking with others, listening and responding, considering other points of views and experiences. when i got sober off heroin 8 years ago i started to look for teachers in all aspects; personal, health, business, ad infinitum. i have and continue to find new teachers all the time. i slowly started to see the theme of oneupmanship appearing more and more. im aware there are lessons all around but i do find it increasingly difficult to find some decent discussion without it being permeated by this "pissing contest" attitude. this attitude seems to dominate the internet kinda like road rage dominates the roads lol. soon as some get behind the wheel they change, psychologically. it very well could be me just being sensitive. i am grateful for @Leo Gura, all the work he does, and for this site i found recently. just wetting my whistle here and seeing if others here have had any adverse reactions or opinions on Oneupmanship.

@Meetjoeblack hah enjoy the decline! niiiiiiice

@Stakresthanks! i am very much in the real world. all day every day.i don't want to transcend culture. it just happened. i don't want to go into mountains. that is the purpose of this post brother or sister

@WorldlySavage great stuff! Cheers. i am going to opt for a mix of B and C. i do love the sound of C but the problem w that is you run up against a lot of barriers.

@DoubleYou not currently neglecting nor anti. i mentioned that was 5 years of personal development ago. the inquiry was where to go with this currently... and i love your answer "influence culture in a positive way" thank you so much

@Leo Gura rock on. care to elaborate or address the topic at hand ?

@Hello from Russia good call. like a game divide and conquer seems to bring up topic of One Upmanship ::::::yawn::::