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Survival, purpose and potential for humanity.

My relationships have been all over the map. The one constant seems to be that I find the right woman for learning whatever lesson I need at that moment. Which often only becomes clear in retrospect, after that relationship has closed. One of the highest ways of looking at relationships is as a developmental container. Not as something that is going to give you everything you think you want, but as something that expands who you are.

And what about the next crisis? Crises never end because survival never ends.

So have you given up on women, but now you're just more at peace with it? Like a voluntary celibacy.

The intelligence is GOD. And it doesn't just go "into nature", it's in humans. A breakthrough in clean affordable energy would be nice, but that's thinking way too small.

It's a legitimate question though. I don't sense you are open on this topic. Everything you outlined is your survival strategy.

Outside as in not a democrat? That's not going to happen. The most any outsider has a shot is AOC. But I doubt she will even get a nomination.

Who would you rather see if not Newsom?

You need goals and a vision that excites you. Find something that feels meaningful again.

We need a Newsom presidential run. Good to see he's getting some positive coverage out of this.

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That is generally a good idea, but it's not the highest pursuit.

I am the Earth You wrongly assume I haven't done such things.

You could make that argument about anything. Including your own perspective. Yes, I am subject to flaws, limited information and self-deception. But don't kid yourself, because so are you.

Yes, the more attached you are to things, the harder it is to let them go. Of course. I don't take it lightly, but I am open to the possibility. You are not. Which is why your vision is more limited.

Yes, I read it the other day.

I make no such guarantee.

It'll be made possible by people embracing geoengineering.

It's "wrong" in the sense that it mostly only motivates people away from negative outcomes. Defense vs offense. Leadership requires inspiration and purpose. Your thinking is so small.

Value is never equally distributed. But it's still distributed.

This is such a biased perspective of the US. The US provides some of the most value to the world compared to other nations.

Do you want to know the truth? Be honest with me.

Indeed. God intelligence wins again.

That's certainly part of the potential of geoengineering, yes. Not necessarily, but that's because GMO is still in its infancy. That's why I'd start a company around it. Don't confuse GMO food today with GMO food in a hundred years. "Replacing nature with our own creation" is literally all of civilization. Do you want to get rid of all of civilization?

Richard Dawkins is my favorite form of God denying that it's God