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The last time there was an AI bubble crash was cerca 1987. Up to that time, the main paradigm was symbolic processing which culminated in expert systems. But expert systems had a major flaw. They couldn’t learn. So after the rules got to a size of millions it was a nightmare and programmers had to manually update the databases. In other words, expert systems couldn’t be scaled up. AI then gradually shifted to neural networks and the connectionist paradigm. Neural networks have learning built into the system, and the rules are replaced by weights modified by data. Deep learning and LLMs are built with mathematical advances on the neural networks. In addition, the hardware technology available has significantly advanced by orders of magnitude. Thus, the last AI crash was due to a fatal flaw. The current AI crash will be due to over investment as the technology requires billions of dollars of up front costs. But the technology has already proven itself and it is scalable. So the nature and duration of the crash will be different.

That's impressive.

Some statistics: “To swim 1 mile in a lake, you do not need to be an elite athlete, but you must be an intermediate-level swimmer with specific open-water skills. It is estimated that less than 1% of adults can swim a continuous mile without stopping, making it a serious endurance feat.” “You must be able to swim 1,500 to 1,800 yards (roughly 60 to 72 lengths of a standard 25-yard pool) non-stop without touching the wall or resting.” “Expect to be swimming continuously for 30 to 50 minutes. An average recreational fitness swimmer completes a pool mile in about 35 to 40 minutes.” https://www.reddit.com/r/Swimming/comments/u634xr/how_hard_is_it_to_swim_1_mile/ One thing to keep in mind that there is a different muscle development in swimming vs. body building. Bodybuilders put on a lot of non functional muscle mass for show and in a swimming context creates extra weight that leads to early fatigue. All the muscles of a practicing swimmer are dedicated to the task of swimming. One lesson learned here: discipline matters.

This guy was a YouTube entertainer. He had an expressive, pliable face like Jim Carrey. His “spirituality” was jumping on another fad to attract attention and about as deep as his knowledge of longevity. Bro culture is just awful.

Social Media is toxic. Roids – fake muscles DMT - fake spirituality Be water, my friend

Body Building isn't fitness. Pranks are overrated. Aimee Semple McPherson faked her death by drowning in 1926.

I don’t have any problem with that. I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all and I am in no position to judge what works for someone else. I just don’t believe psychedelics are necessary or even advantageous. I am more against the marketing and hype. There is also the “wear off” problem, i.e. getting temporary states but no long term change. For me, a natural approach has been more effective.

Or believe egos on drugs.

But it is marketed as “The God Molecule” with “Instant Ego Death” , Quantum Healing, and so forth by its promotors. But now it seems to require the same skills and lengthy amounts of time as meditation. So there isn’t a free lunch after all? So why not just meditate and avoid the risk of brain injury? Meditation has been around for thousands of years and there is solid scientific evidence to support it.

Most first time users are highly impressed by 5-meo. The point is that the Sadhu wasn’t afraid, didn’t have to lie down, and was not particularly impressed by the experience.

I talked to Martin about this and it seemed his only concrete suggestion was to increase the dosage to get a breakthrough dose. But one caveat is that he works with 5-meo and I was working with Bufo Alvarius, which in not pure 5-meo, and it is harder to determine a breakthrough dose. But forcing things by increasing a drug dose doesn’t sound right to me. You can’t make demands on God. That is not openess. Also, your mind is resisting for a reason. It is protecting you. Drugs are an attempt to force a quick fix and not a gentle unfolding and surrender to life.

I don’t dismiss that it may have some value to someone else because the spiritual path is unique to each person. But I think Martin Ball’s “energetics” explanation is a lot of hand waving. It sounds good to a materialistic audience. For me, yogic techniques that have been around for more than a thousand years have proven they are reliable.

I don't think it is essential. The yamas and niyamas will push one more to liberation than drugs.

I did 20 ceremonies taking full doses of Bufo Alvarius as well as dozens of microdoses on my own. Sometimes I felt totally connected with divinity, tasting my existence, contacting the deepest part of my soul, feelings of terror and bliss. But there was no long term affects, such as deconditioning or “cleaning”. I now believe that drugs can’t do this. This has to be done over the longer term through yogic practices that have been around for thousands of years. You can’t force spirituality with drugs. This is a materialistic notion.

It is about what I expected. What they are doing goes way beyond sapo (5-meo). I quit because it only gives a temporary simulation of reality which then quickly turns into a memory. Sadhana gives a permanent change of consciousness. What he said (in the second video) resonated with me: “you are wasting your energy”.