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People who are opposed to racial quotas, diversity standards, and representation are at worst bigoted, and at best just stuck on a Stage Orange obsession with efficiency and productivity. Picking the 3rd or 5th best candidate for a job because of the unique perspective and image they bring might be an net positive even if they aren't technically the most qualified. Doesn't mean they still can't do a great job, it just might not be perfect. It's a trade off, like everything else. It could be a more overall benefit to society to have it's different groups broadly represented in businesses, organizations, and the community, at the sacrifice of some financial surplus. It's becoming increasingly more important in a world that's getting connected and as cultures and races mix deeper. We simply can't afford not to do it if we have any hope of sustaining the social fabric.

The reality and importance of survival becomes so amplified in prison that it would be near impossible to focus on contemplation and introspection to the degree you're imagining. Something as radical as this only sounds like a "good" idea for someone with tremendous experience and temperament for those things, but that just raises the question, why go to such an environment for time to master something you've already mastered?

The fact you're worried about this shows some insecurity and this will actually be the thing that pushes her away, so it's important to relax and stop thinking about this. Apart of what was helping give you that "vibe" and smoothness was the fact you were probably not thinking so much and were just in a flow state. Keep out of your head, and get into your body and emotions. Thinking will fuck you here, not help you. Now that you've moved past the "meeting" phase and both of your truer colours are starting to show, you're starting to become attached to the idea of being together and fear losing that, the answer to this is stop caring! You are your own complete person on your own. If she stays with you great, if she doesn't, also great! If you're going to think anything, repeat this to yourself over and over til it sticks. If she truly likes you or "loves" you as you feel she does, then she will stay and be able to tolerate a little "boring". If it's the end of the world for her that you can't keep things on fire 24/7, well that's on her for being so demanding and she's probably not a good match for you anyways.

Tinder and Bumble, you can do it from the safety of your home and it's a super low investment of just clicking some buttons on your phone. Those are the two good apps, the rest are kind of dead or have awful paywalls. I've been using them for a few weeks and already had a few dates with some great women.

I know this is probably really insensitive, but does Jesse Lee Peterson have some kind of history of brain damage or some trauma? I'm seriously asking because something doesn't seem right with him, like all the lights are on but nobody is home, you know? His eyes are just hollow and the way he talks it just seems like there is a linear script running his brain like he's a propaganda bot lmao. What's most confusing to me is, is his audience unironically following him as some sort of meta-play of support for conservatism?

What do you guys make of this? https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-06-08/collapse-of-civilisation-is-the-most-likely-outcome-top-climate-scientists/ Personally in spite of the pragmatic realist chatterbox I have going on in my mind all the time, I try to stay generally (and sometimes hopelessly) optimistic about the world and the future of it. However considering all the things I've learned and observed so far, and the ongoing/oncoming problems scientists are pointing to - I'm finding it difficult to maintain that resolve. So in naïve hope of some relief I'm curious, what's the game plan for you guys personally? Heed the warnings and desperately try to fix everything? Concede that we are doomed and just live out as selfish a life as long as possible? Accept things as they are stoically and carry on? I've had a handful of existential panic attacks about this, and having calmed down from those my contemplations have basically led me to decide I'm very likely going to forgo the traditional life expected from my society and family. My awareness has gotten to a point where I can't consciously participate in the system that's degrading our world and maintain reasonable sanity. Therefore I'll have to minimize my activity within it as much as possible; I'm probably not going to have any children (though considering adoption), I don't care for getting married or buying a large house, I don't care for having a lifetime career and spending most my waking life accumulating a bunch of resources and material possessions. I essentially want to reduce my survival needs and make enough to live in a tiny eco home or boat, consume as little as possible, recycle and conserve my local environment, and volunteer to spread love and consciousness in whatever avenues available. Doing your best despite the dire circumstances. and accepting them as they come and as they are seems to be the only option.

What's great is that no matter who the nominee is for the Republican party.... they are hilariously fucked in the future lol! Either they will pale in comparison to Trump's antics and be so boring as they won't be able muster the same loyal base that he has... Or they are an even wackier flavour of crazy and there is no chance in hell they win! The age of Trump has changed the landscape forever that's for sure.

There isn't, most peoples way of "calming" things is needlessly antagonistic and actually reactionary. They are ignorant to the fact we're going through a painful growing process collectively as a society from Orange into Green (generally speaking). This includes some of the ugly parts of Green like oversensitivity and sometimes misplaced wrath coming from a place of righteousness. It's all just par for the course. The best way to deal with it is simply step out of the way. Soon enough it will all be over and we'll be in a better place. This doesn't mean you have to pick the side of cancel culture and blindly participate in it either, just remove yourself emotionally and appreciate the bigger picture here. Judging by your language here you're triggered, which means your boots are on the ground when really you should be up in the air observing calmly.

Trump is remarkably uninteresting and an obvious bafoon. Can we please just forget and stop talking about the guy as he either goes to jail or escapes to some island? It's been way too many years of this nonsense, let's not stretch it out a day longer than we have to......................

There are crazies in every group no matter how niche or broad, including spirituality centered ones. At least something like this is relatively benign and just provides some good laughs, instead of blowing up school buses full of children or burning down businesses during riots.

What do you mean here, specifically.

Listen to the lyrics in this song, is TRENT REZNOR ENLIGHTENED!?!?!?!

Idk how long you've been alive, but the general rule seems to be if it tastes good it's probably not that good for you, and if it doesn't taste that good, it's probably good for you.

This is my life pretty much every day. Guess I should count my blessings being a single guy in his 20's lmao.

Maybe, but I think it's due for a large crash in the coming months and it's going to hover around 7k-13k again for a year like it did for a while before. Covid is getting much worse and people are going to be hurting for a long time, worrying about the real economy, not an internet one.

I would talk to him calmly in a day or two and explain that you maybe aren't as clean as him with your things, and didn't know it would upset him so much, and that you weren't doing it to upset him. This might make him reflect on his behavior and realize how absurd and over-reactionary it is. As for moving out. I wouldn't recommend it at the moment, make the best of your current situation and if that means tip toeing a bit more then that might be the price to pay. With Covid getting worse, now is exact time to hunker down and save/make as much money as you possibly can. Living sparsely should be easier because it's not that safe to go out doing stuff (aka spending money). Not to mention finding good deals/places rooms and housing at the moment is probably really difficult. Keep looking for better paying/more stable employment, and use your extra time to do the inner work and strategically plan for the future. It will be many months or up to a year until the world blossoms open again. Prepare and look forward to that as you build right now. Things are gonna alright @Arcangelo. I've been in a similar situation as well.

From spending a regrettable amount of time on various online forums, I can say that the situation is much more stark than we're willing to accept. It's not that trolls have inherent malicious intent and then come up with all these sorts of tactics and schemes to meet their ends, that's giving them way too much credit. No the reality is much darker than that sadly, the encompassing majority of people who end up spreading misinformation, disruption, confrontation, and chaos are doing it because they actually believe in the content of it and are convinced that its truth, because it supports their worldview/survival agenda act. That's why it's so easy for them and why they are so resistant and unlikely to change their behavior despite every indication from social feedback they should do so, it's actually a way of life, and to preserve that life (identity). Any moderately self aware person wouldn't be able to keep up such an act, its extremely exhausting and doing it consistently and with such rigor is reserved to only clinical narcissists and psychopaths which make up a small portion of society. We call them trolls because it's easier to dismiss the behavior as mischievous teenage play than accept the reality that people really do believe what they say, lest the stupidity and insanity of it dampen our spirit. Of course belief is delusion, as you know. I don't even think its particularly a right wing problem as its consistent everywhere you look, it just sticks out more to be rediculed coming from their side of the isle because their value systems are much more obviously selfish. A sad note I might add that I've realized recently as well is that selfishness and desire to feel righteous permeates much more people than you would think. Bad faith approaches/intent whether happening consciously or not happen way too often even from the people you might expect it least. It's very subtle too, you really have to be careful about spotting people's agendas, and of course you cant point at it too rashly as they will hide it, it's a tricky game of cat and mouse. The ego is a mastermind after all, and a master of the mind. Just think about how many times you've seen someone say "I never thought about it that way" or "I was wrong, you've changed my mind." The rarity of it being able to be counted on just your fingers should tell you just how dire the situation is.

I had the same sort of breakthrough in consciousness about 2 years ago. I would say it's a sort of "spiritual maturing". No longer as attached to outcomes and being pointlessly stressed about the way things "should" be. Also a realization that the only way people change, is when they're ready for it. Everyone has their own unique path and has to come to things on their own. No amount of proselytizing, or explaining, or anger, or shaming is going to do anything. It's a far smoother process to be at peace internally and externally when you recognize this. My desire to help others, love, and improve the world hasn't really gone down or changed from this either, it's actually been bolstered by the fact I am now wise enough to see where it's worth spending that energy and where it's a waste. That's not to say I ignore or deny certain parts of reality, the interactions are just more grounded. Everything is fine and happening exactly the way it should be, because it is.

You'd figure he'd just take the L and move on, I mean he became president basically by accident, as a joke. You'd figure he'd be humble and grateful enough for that opportunity enough to let it go when the time came.......... but no. He's so humble. In fact he thinks he's much more humble than we would understand.

My love and peace goes out to any Americans that die tonight or the next few days from the riots and unrest, regardless of who wins the election. Stay home and safe please.

Putin is precisely calculated and strategic, for himself. It's quite Red. He literally changed the legislation to effectively make himself dictator for life, he poisons his fucking political opponents for christ sake lol! If he really was Blue and genuinely concerned about Russian nationality and prestige, you'd think being in power as long as he has with his cunning and strategic prowess the country would benefit.... But it's precisely the opposite, Russia is a rapidly decaying country. Their economy has been stagnant for years and they have a declining population despite being in the Northern hemisphere where people are starting to flock to. They are a shell of a nation that only projects soft power because of dumping all their resources into the military. It's like 70% Red, 30% Blue for him. Spiral Dynamics is about anticipating and mapping values and behaviors, it's pretty clear where he lies I think.

Bahahah you don't say? Of course they would, it's an egos wet dream to be able to be selfish on such a scale! Notice how the mind subtly rationalizes it's behavior by co-opting and misusing personal development language like "scarcity/abundance mindset".

No shit how obvious could this be lol?! Game is designed for guys who have initial ineptitude with women, by guys. The best way to market this is appeal to the lowest common denominator and advertise the prospect of sex, fun, partying, etc., that's the driver for most marketing - selfishness in varying forms. Of course a lot of guys think with the wrong head so they get caught up in this initial phase and never learn the skills you need to foster a healthy relationship, let alone make it last. It's pretty sad to see these Charlie Sheen types in their 40's or 50's, probably divorced once or twice, having a problem with alcoholism, still hopping from one watering hole to the next looking for their next fill. Socially other men will praise and laugh with these guys when they share their stories, but in the back of their minds they all know how pathetic it is and that it's such a low, deeply unsatisfying way to live life. Hedonism is a false path. It's like they grew old but never left high school or college mentally.

Pretty blatantly Red lol, he uses and appeals to Blue only to the extent it serves his personal agenda. He is a perfect embodiment of the corrupt opportunists that seized power in Russia and turned it into an oil mafia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. After one learns history though it's not that hard to understand and even sympathize somewhat with the aggressive skepticism and posturing of the Russian psyche. The peoples of Russia have gone through tremendous amounts of bloodshed relative to many others. From being literally targeted for extermination from the Nazis less than a lifetime ago, to incompetent and ruthless Tsars, then back to half a millennia ago having their necks under the boot of Mongol savages. It's no mistake that Russia is exactly where it is development wise, and why they look to a strongman like Putin to provide a veil of safety and strength, at the expense of everything else. Sadly I think the next wave of progress for them will only happen with some kind of revolution from the younger generation, which means more blood spilled. They simply don't care for the needless nationalist struggle of the cold war ideals and with access to the internet and the rest of the world see just how bad they are being shafted by their "leaders".

Absolutely not! You need to have your own philosophies of life constantly challenged and introduced to new ideas and perspectives, as well as have new information/theories to cross validate or invalidate old information/theories. It's an intimately personal and independent avenue. You need to understand this stuff at your own pace and in your own way, it's a huge trap to submit to how others are telling you how to do it or what to believe. As much as direct experience and getting out of your "mind" is important in this work it's also wise to acknowledge you ARE going to spend a lot of time and energy in your life in the domain of mind, so wouldn't it be a good idea to sharpen it?