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Religion is more fundamental than politics. It’s religion that sets the common values that everyone agrees with. The current religion of the West is a watered-down version of Christianity mixed with enlightenment beliefs which gives a scientific materialistic world view. Any particular politics can only move within this limited world view. For example, in the current world view it is considered acceptable that a working person not have medical insurance, and that Elon Musk can make a trillion dollars in one day. Adam Smith provided his ethical framework for capitalism in “The Theory of Moral Sentiments”. He recognized that an economic system was dependent on the underlying moral assumptions. In my opinion, the materialistic world view can never produce a sustainable politics and at some point will lead to collapse of society. Shahid Bolsen argues that Islam provides a framework that is in line with human nature ( i.e., Fitra) and thus can provide a sustainable politics and economy. It’s credible, and so far, the new age has not produced any serious alternative.

99% of politics is noise intentionally put into the social media to distract people from the real issue which is that a small powerful elite have gamed the system so that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The culture wars are entertainment meant to distract. So, indeed it is a waste of time to indulge in the latest “important thing”. The recent revelation that Chomsky was a close friend of Epstein woke me up and made me realize that the system is completely corrupt and managed from the top. Where do you find the truth? Is it even possible when it is hidden in a ton of garbage?

The central concern is “why is there suffering”? It’s not an accident that this is the First Nobel Truth of Buddhism (there is suffering) and the central motif of Christianity (Christ suffering on the Cross). Everyone has their own theory. The real answer: nobody knows.

Shahid Bolsen has made a devastating critique of Chomsky. He said Chomsky was a close friend of Epstein and wanted Epstein to arrange a meeting between him and Trump. Chomsky was always a member of the elites and not a dissident as he was portrayed. Bolsen urges people to reassess Chomsky’s propaganda in light of this new information. He starts talking about Chomsky around 10 minutes.

I don’t think it is a good idea anymore to write anything on the Internet. I never write anything I wouldn’t be willing to say to someone in person. It amazes me how many people put their real name on a facebook account. With the advent of AI, everything can be traced now, and there are real world consequences.

China seems to be doing pretty good with over a billion Chinese and has shown no interest in diversity.

Russia can't conquer Ukraine. America couldn't subdue Afghanistan after 20 years of trying. Maybe their power is overestimated. What they want to do and what they can do are two different things.

Cannabis drops me into my body like nothing else. It's very somatic. But I don't use it for entertainment.

Complex numbers were invented long before they were discovered to be useful in engineering. It seems to be a creative act. On the other hand, isn’t there something about “2 + 2 = 4” which is real even without humans? In most countries, you can’t patent a mathematical formula do to the general rule: “Mathematical formulas, laws of nature, and abstract ideas are considered discoveries of pre-existing truth, not human inventions”.

Jayant Bhandari is positive on China. "This is a perspective on China you'll never hear in the mainstream media. Indian-Canadian investment advisor Jayant Bhandari, drawing from 16 years of firsthand experience, presents a stunningly contrarian view. In his eyes, China is not only home to what he calls "the most capitalistic economy in the world," but is also a society of astonishing safety and efficiency. From its incredible value-for-money services and high degree of social safety to its breathtaking systemic efficiency, Bhandari's personal accounts directly challenge the dominant media narrative. This rare testimony from "the other side" forces us to ask: How much of what we think we know about China is shaped by the media, and how much is based on on-the-ground reality?"

So he used the honey to attract the bees. I would like to see a video of him talking because just from the pictures he looks boring. And how could all of these powerful men put themselves in a situation where they were being recorded and blackmailed? They really aren't that smart.

The influence that Epstein had over so many rich and powerful men is mind boggling. You either have to believe that 1) he had the wit of Benjamin Franklin or 2) he had access to young women. Was he really that interesting?

PSIP stands for Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy. It is a relatively new, body-centered therapeutic modality developed by Saj Razvi, a licensed psychotherapist and researcher, primarily at the Psychedelic Somatic Institute in Colorado. PSIP believes that much of the root cause of trauma is stored non-cognitively in the autonomic nervous system (the body), rather than primarily in narrative memory or the thinking brain. The therapy uses sub-anesthetic (mild to moderate) doses of cannabis (usually smoked or vaporized) or ketamine to relax the nervous system's defenses, allowing repressed traumatic material to surface spontaneously from the body in the form of physical sensations, emotions, images, or memories — without the client having to "talk about" or cognitively process the trauma in advance. In his whitepaper, Razvi makes several interesting observations. He believes that low doses of cannabis can be more effective than higher powered psychedelics, such as psilocybin. In his protocol, therapeutic guidance is a key feature. It’s the relational interaction with a therapeutic guide in the psychedelic state which heals. This model also shifts the psychedelic session away from the transcendent, mystical, and cosmic to the human and relational. In order for higher powered psychedelics to be useful, it is first necessary to heal the mind and body with lower powered psychedelics. “This bypassing of a wounded, underdeveloped ego into mystical states yields experiences that are difficult to integrate into that still unhealed ego. This can lead to peak experiences of liberation, peace, and beauty that are un-integrable into waking consciousness and lead to a need to repeatedly visit transpersonal states.” - whitepaper I am interested in this model, because I have found it to be true with my own experience. The high powered psychedelics don’t result in long term change, whereas, for me, cannabis is becoming the most useful medicine. The PSIP Model - white paper https://www.psychedelicsomatic.org/white-paper An excellent introduction on Youtube

I think that forming a narrative that women don’t like masculine men is going way off track. It is more productive to carefully observe your interactions with women and note the feedback you are getting, to get clues on what is turning them off. It’s not easy to do because we tend to be so caught up in our own reactivity. This is the real awakening work. Putting the blame outside of us feels better, but than nothing changes. The old game just continues. We are locked inside our identity. For the record: women crave masculine energy.

Chatgpt works with me by asking questions to further refine the analysis. If I am not satisfied with the analysis I can also add more personal facts that may have been missing. I can also specify the analysis I want - Jungian, Yogic, etc. I think a specialized assistant built on top of the existing LLMs could do much better. As they say in engineering, don't reinvent the wheel.