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@HERO_ It's totally okay to be alone if that's what you want. There's no shame in any choice. The question is, is that what you want?

@Nivsch I do believe there are reasonable critiques to be made of the lockdown measures. But we do have to be conscious of where these critiques are coming from. For instance, I’ve noticed that many progressives are keenly aware of the influence of corporations in politics, but they seem unwilling to admit that science has been just as badly influenced. Science is their religion. Thus, the lockdown measures to many progressives are infalliable because they come from mainstream science. This leaves out any discussion of alternative health measures in most political circles. This critique, which is what I think you were getting at, is much different than “my freedom!!!”. I would like there be more of a space for genuine critiques of the lockdown without being labeled a right-wing nut job who doesn’t believe in science and has no empathy. It’s a silly caricature. Even if you believe the lockdown was mostly correct, I can hardly imagine you believe it was all correct. Surely there are things that could have been done better. At the same time, it’s tough to have that conversation because it feels like you’re encouraging people who already don’t want to quarantine even more reason to not quarantine. Thus, even a legitimate critique seems like a threat. It’s a messy, shitty situation we are in. We are learning some challenging lessons about getting along.

@StarStruck This is not at all an accurate representation of most women or how dating is done. This sounds more like something that would belong at The Red Pill. Why are you so afraid of women?

Good. Feel that pain and let it keep cracking open your heart. And let the medicine of despair take you into surrender. You cannot change them. You cannot change the world. You don’t know how. The problems are too big. And your knowledge is too small. So embrace those feelings. And then see what’s on the other side.

He needs some kind of purpose, even if it isn’t one that is traditionally validated by society. The point is that it’s something he feels called to do. Unless he really feels his 9-5 fits that label, then he’s the reality is that he’s just doing what most people do. Making money to survive. That’s not to shame him. Given the economic realities of this planet, most people do have to make money. But if you’re on a path of self-actualization, likely you’re going to want a partner who is interested in more than just getting by.

@Christdas Yeah this question gets asked a lot. I mentioned my view in the past, which is that these spiritual beings do "exist", at least as much as anything else exists. Although this seems like a controversial opinion, it certainly was not so in a lot of pre-modern indigenous societies. The presence of spiritual beings was well understood. Frequent communication with the "dead" and the spirit world took place. Of course, that alone does not make it true. But it has validated my own experiences that have lead me to believe in these entities. That said, you do have to use discernment when it comes to this kind of stuff. I've found that people who claim they channel these beings can still be biased. So be aware of that.

@SirVladimir Nothing but love brother, take care.

Your awakening is not something that can be forced. It happens exactly when it's supposed to happen. When you're ready. Relax, you're doing great.

It could be a good thing depending on the intention behind that statement. I.e, if you've realized that happiness cannot be found in sex, that's good. But I also wonder if you're just having some low quality sex. Learn about Tantra. It might take you experience to the next level.

@UNZARI I'd be less concerned about whether or not who is the financial breadwinner. I'd be more concerned about whether you're on your path / life purpose. If your girlfriend is slaying you at work because you're just half-assing it, she will notice that. But if you're truly on your purpose and she just happens to make more money than you, it most likely will not be a problem. At least not for many girls. I had a situation like that myself. I dated one girl who made good money as a nurse, while I was working part-time to support myself while starting my coaching business. Technically she would have been the breadwinner, but it was never a problem.

@Happy Lizard I wonder if Trump actually could have the political power at this point to create a new party and split the GOP. People like this guy don't really identify as republicans, they like Trump himself. They're not loyal to any party.

@Jordan Welsh Yes, this kind of inequality is inevitable given how our systems are set up. Previously, we've been able to hold off inequality from rising too high with economic growth. But as I've said many times on this forum, I see that those times are largely coming to an end. There's also the question of the actual structure of money itself with leads to inequality. Since money holds its value over time, the more money I accumulate, the more money it helps me accumulate in the future. Thus, accumulation, hoarding and "greed" are incentivized. However, you could have money that decreases in value over time, e.g negative interest rates. We may be heading there anyway as the Feds realize they cannot raise rates.

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The idea behind it is that you’re programming your subconscious mind, which is really the driver behind what you do. On a more esoteric level, you could say you’re praying to God. But people don’t like saying that because we believe in science. So the subconscious mind gets the credit instead.

@Vrubel Yes it’s a huge problem. And the amazon is only one of many major ecosystems that’s being heavily damages. These are world events. The economics that incentivizes this destruction has to be addressed. As you point out, you can’t just blame the farmers. The farmers are carrying out what our systems have been designed to do. What is greed? Greed is perception of scarcity. Only when I feel there isn’t enough do I become greedy. But our systems are designed to run on scarcity. Thus, greed becomes incentivized. That has to end. The zero sum economic games we are playing will destroy the “natural world” if not addressed.

A lot of "red pill" nonsense being spewed in this thread. If you're in that phase, that's fine. But know that you need to eventually evolve beyond that if you're serious about this work. TRP is an extremely distorted view of women and dating in general.

@helloWorld Your boyfriend is pissed because you beat him at judo and now he feels emasculated. Not saying you did anything wrong. Honestly he is being immature about it. But know that he is likely feeling like he just got his ego crushed. This is tricky because if you now try and do something obvious to reinforce his masculinity, it'll likely come across as even more emasculating to him. "I know I just whopped you in judo, but you're such a big man!" . At the same time, it would nice if you could just honestly communicate about this. I'm sure you don't see him as "less of a man" because of this, so it's largely just a misunderstanding. You might have to let him sulk for awhile before he's ready for a conversation.

What do you want? What do you want you life to be about? What do you love doing? It feels to me like you don't have quite a clear vision on where you're going. So these decisions seem arbitrary. It's like the Cheshire cat says in Alice and Wonderland. If you don't know where you're going, doesn't matter what direction you pick. So where are you going?

Yes that's right. This is what Elliot Hulse and other "make men strong again" promoters seem to be missing. Certainly, men can have repressed masculine energy. But from I see, the reason most men appear weak is because they haven't integrated their feminine. But because we associate femininity with weakness, anything that smacks of the feminine can't be the solution. It must mean we need more masculine energy.

I don't imagine I'd say anything initially. I'd just ask them if they wanted to join me for meditation, as that would largely answer their question. Many parents are extremely unconscious and therefore can't help but raise their children in a similar manner. Which then leads to even more unconscious parents. So that cycle certainly needs to be broken. Mainly, we need to listen to children more and validate their inner guidance / emotions. Just because they are a child doesn't mean Source isn't speaking to them. I also don't think the nuclear family is the ideal setup for child raising. It was never meant to be a two person job. Children are meant to be raised more communally. But most people can extremely defensive and protective about other people raising their kids. Schooling is tough because the education system is largely unconscious. At the same time, home schooling seems to have its own problems. Especially when it comes to children to exploring the world on their own and developing social skills. They can't just be around mom and dad all the time. Food is another area where we need to start teaching children to start listening to their body instead of just shoving food down their face. Especially since most food available in society is toxic and unreal. Admittedly this is all very theoretical. I don't have kids although I would like them. Perhaps after having kids I'll discover that I was filled with idealistic notions about parenting and how it would work. But I think anyone can see that there are changes that need to happen in the world of parenting.

I wrote a long respond in the previous locked thread, so I won't repeat myself here. But I will say that I agree with much of what you're saying. Pickup can be extremely objectifying and manipulative. I've seen things taught that could qualify as sociopathy. There's a general lack of empathy in the community so it's good that we also hear from women and their side of the story. I feel that pickup is attempting to replace missing male initiations in society. But it fails to do so because it cannot separate itself from the narratives our society is based on and the general toxicity of our culture. Reinstitute proper male initiations and PUA will disappear.

Yes! For one, we have to stop creating money with interest. The more money is created with interest, the more debt will accumulate. Second thing is you have to "destroy" money. Money = debt. That's how it's created. They're a flipside of the same coin. Cancel all debt tomorrow and all the money in the world would be gone. One potential way to "destroy" money would be to assign it negative interest. Over time, that money would decay and die. New money could then be created, but it would also decay and eventually die. Another option is that people need to go on some sort of debt strike. Decide that we want it canceled. Debt is just an agreement, it could be gone tomorrow if everyone agreed on it. Also, we are spending so much money on things that we should not be spending money on. Our priorities are all out of whack. Taxes can help too, although only so much.

Yesterday I was at a spiritual workshop where we were healing the divine feminine / masculine within us. As I was spilling my guys to a woman who was supposed to represent the divine feminine for me, I had talk about how distorted my view of femininity and women in general had become over the years. Because of all the negative experiences I had in the past, my perception was so biased against women. Pickup fit into that world view. It's a nuanced issue because on the one hand, I know how it can benefit guys. I was a part of that community for a while and it did help. But ultimately, it still presents a distorted form of sexuality / dating. What's even more interesting is that the feminine is so repressed, that even women don't always seem to realize it. They think this is normal and what healthy sexuality looks like. And certainly we don't need to moralize against people who engage in a more surface level form of dating. But I don't find it fits with my current world view. Pickup paints this picture that you are in charge of your dating life. Meeting a girl is an act of will that you can control. When in reality, I find that I meet a girl when the time is right. And most of the time it's not because of anything I "did". If anything, it's like the universe decides that it's time for us to meet. And when that happens, the most bizarre circumstances can bring you together. That timeline for that happening is also not necessarily on the "pickup" timeline. It could be fast, but it also could take a long time. It's not about being passive. It's about really listening to what you want and feels good. What you feel guided to do. Maybe that's approaching. But maybe it's nothing at all. In other words, there's a lot of "force" that goes on in pickup. Guys trying to force themselves to approach. Guys trying to force themselves to be attractive. Forcing everything. Maybe that's a useful paradigm for a while, but eventually you got to let that go. I don't doubt that there's a conscious way to teach guys how to meet women. But so far I've seen very little of it.

Yes it does. The individual self will be let go of when it’s time for that. When the person is ready. But notice how even this can be a trap. ”I cannot snap back into community or focus on art / beauty / consciousnesses yet. I need to learn more lessons.” Or ”I cannot snap back into community or focus on art / beauty / consciousness yet. I am not a millionaire. I have not achieved financial independence”. ^maybe that is part of the story that needs to be let go of. What if you are ready right now but you are telling yourself you’re not? What if financial independence is a total sham? Because let’s face it, when most people are talking about “meeting their survival needs”, that usually means money. What if the attempt to meet your financial needs as an individual is part of the problem?

@Tildae00 His analysis of the financial system is pretty spot on. He didn’t mentioned how interest bearing debt leads to an endless economic growth imperative. That’s a crucial piece of all this to leave out. But yes, banks make money out of nothing and it leads to wealth inequality. Socialism, in the marxist definition of the state seizing the means of production for an eventual communist revolution, is unlikely to happen. However, if we look at socialism as a general trend away from private property and more towards public, then yes socialism is coming. That is what a green economy looks like. A lot more sharing, and a lot less consumption / commodification. Potential solutions include things like making money a public creation instead of private, local currencies, demurrage currency, UBI, max wealth tax etc.