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@Daniel Balan great work! Studying the spiral in depth is absolutely crucial.

Your best option is to consistently read my posts over time. Then come to your own conclusion. Are you being deliberately dense? You know this work is about far more than reading. "Integral daily activities" would essentially be all the development work we talk about here. I'm not interested in discussing my occupation at this time. Maybe eventually. Occupation is certainly not the full picture and could be misleading. But also, different occupations require different levels of consciousness and development. So occupation is a factor to consider. Why does any spiritual teacher have people who worship them but can't understand them? I don't know for sure what's the deal with Bill. But given that speech he made in the video, it certainly seems like his understanding of Wilber is pretty superficial. You could argue he's playing 4D Integral chess and watering down his understanding to make it more palatable for the crowd. But I think the more likely case is he's just an average politician. What you see is what you get. I'm open to changing my mind about this.

10+ years of actualized.org, mostly.

I have a good understanding of the more essential bits, yes.

Talking about solipsism with others is so bizarre and mindfuck inducing. More like telling yourself that you’re a projection of your own mind

More Thich Nhat Hanh goodness: High: non-dual awareness, non-attachment

Doesn't mean much. I doubt Clinton really understood Wilber. It mostly seems like he just used it to reinforce his liberal POV.

High: expanded sense of self, non-violence, emphasis on direct experience Go touch grass.

Low: ego-centric view of God

Even if you don't agree with trans issues, you have to admit to the epistemic pervertry here. Just shameless misrepresentation of facts:

A good compilation of more recent news:

Older news but a good recap on the first weeks:

"Mafia Don" taking on a whole new meaning.

Part of the Trump team: This mega-thread needs more love!

@Holymoly have a conversation with GPT or another AI. They can break it down effectively and also answer any questions you have.

Oh god. Anyone want to fill us in on the comment section cringe? I don’t want to make an X account.

Enlightenment would probably be overkill. You don’t need enlightenment to find more meaning in your life.

A good example of this kind of thinking:

In case you missed it, the New York Times reported a list of words that are being flagged by White House officials. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html What's fascinating about this from a developmental psychology POV is how blatantly anti-SD Green it is. It could not be more obvious. It's also completely predictable if you understand spiral dynamics. Don't be fooled by right-wing populists, MAGA new agers or horseshoe theory victims. Don't even be fooled by people who verbally espouse progressive values. Trump and his administration are NOT interested in SD Green. They do NOT value equality, helping the little guy, cultural diversity, bias, ecology or anything else the way you might if you are SD Green. Yet I saw many people make that mistake this election, thinking that Trump and his administration would actually be the ones upholding SD Green values. To be a true progressive, you have to value progressivism at a developmental level. Which you cannot fake in the long-run. Strip away all the rhetoric and BS, and the Trump administration is essentially just a SD Blue-Orange backlash. This list is more evidence of that. Here is the list:

His plan is Project 2025, authoritarianism, imperialism, hyper-capitalism / neoliberalism, oligarchy, corruption and some social conservatism. There's no deeper truth to it all. We are literally witnessing their plan. This is what it has always been.

Why? Not saying you're wrong, but I don't see it clearly laid out in the proof. So this could be an area of improvement. Why couldn't reality just be non-existence?

@Adrian colby great write up.

Cool

Profound relativity. No one thinks their worldview is insane or outlandish. It's a good lesson in how deep of a problem self-deception is.

This is never happening in America. And especially not under the current administration.