Terell Kirby

love me some hot yoga Consumerism culture in America

I clearly explained it in my post. Read past the first sentence

Bit of a strawman of the post. The ontology of an intellectual matters. Not only that, but a philosopher who hasn't had insight into the nature and structure of reality through meditative practice has a flawed metaphysics. It's critical one has a proper metaphysics to do serious intellectual work. I also wouldn't categorize Tim Snyder as a philosopher- he is a political historian, similar to Stephen Kotkin, they are doing good work, but not focused on philosophical questions of metaphysics at all. John Vervaeke would be a good model of a serious intellectual that Leo is talking about.

Early 2000s- hip hop cultures obsession with oversized white T shirts in rap videos:

Working hard aint so bad when it's going towards building a powerful life. Put hours into things that will pay dividends for years to come .. you got this:

@Nemra Leo says we are monkeys unless we watch all 50 hours Something about monkey life seems refreshing

IFS is used by many therapist and support groups worldwide. There's also a 12 step support group call ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families) which is an interesting lens on IFS related concepts. It brings God and spirituality into things, which is somewhat problematic, but community meetings / group support are helpful

This is what integrity looks like--an example of placing one's values at the front and center of politics, this is protesting MAGA the right way. Trump and his goons are pathetic in using lawsuits to extract revenge on people who dissent from their bullshit https://www.npr.org/2025/12/27/g-s1-103808/kennedy-center-lawsuit-chuck-redd-cancellation-trump

hope its far away- still catching up on the homework from part 2 ..

Tried to reduce red to atoms but all i got was red

I would imagine it would be hard reflect on one's own individual racism. It would be emotionally painful: This video would be a good start:

Solve racism by understanding it as a psycho technology-there are tribal survival benefits from taking on racist ideology. Racism vs non racism is often subject to environmental and genetic influences. We need to create more ecosystems of pluralism, institute pluralistic values in our education systems, while at the same time making education a universal human right, especially for rural and impoverished peoples across the globe.

S. Kotkin has a great lecture on authoritarianism. Leo is right, his political perspective is very mature, knowledgable & credible:

Hair weave, hair extensions. Sewing horse hair on your scalp in general.

Most people have conformed to having kids without putting much thought into it. Seems you are making the process a conscious one by thinking it thru- good stuff. I love children- but legacy is not a top value of mine. If you genuinely value legacy, I could see kids being a good thing

Depends on the nature of the breakup I would say. If they dumped you it will be hard to maintain a friendship vs. if it was a mutual decision out of love and respect. Many ex’s will try to keep you around after dumping you as it makes it emotionally easier for them- but they have no intention of getting back with you and will move on faster while you are holding out hope

This one hits home for me. Its especially evident if you grew up in a poor family with not a lot of money

This one is a big for me. Even in my 30s it hasn’t completely sunk in. The quality of our life is mostly contingent on the effort we give in making it beautiful Good luck in 2026

Sending / received text messages and phone calls while assuming someone is on the other end of the message / phone (this was actually a scary one for me)

it's a heavy series, im on episode 15 -- pairs well with many of the Actualized teachings: Vervaeke himself is not conscious of Absolute Truth from what I can tell, but he lectures in such a captivating and wise manner-- there stands something quite profound to learn from him.

No. 12 step programs are in the business of constructing a sense of self to serve the survival of its members and the program itself. This is antithetical to truth seeking and existential inquiry. It wants you to believe in a Higher Power, not grasps if a Higher Power is true or not. This is not real spirituality, and will not lead to a proper Awakening into the structure of reality and Consciousness. However-if you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, it’s important to get help. This can be through 12 step programs or alternative addiction recovery methods. It’s important to consult a professional therapist or doctor on this matter.

Quite the opposite. There’s nothing natural about harmony at all- social environments have to be configured in such a way where harmonious relations between humans can be facilitated. Also- harmony itself not an absolute good. Harmonious groups delude themselves about all sorts of things. At least a forum space like this allows us to challenge perspectives and prevent echo chambers and paradigm lock. It would be wise to drop the fantasy of harmony being an absolute good altogether. ps. It’s funny how ppl complain about the forum but don’t take any action to leave or engage with it in a way that they feel will elevate it. It’s like the psychology grad who sits on ass all day complaining about to corporations and the economy yet refuses to apply for a job or start a business of his own

Posting this because I’ve never hear rationality defined this way. This apparatus has self imposed constraints that makes it rational-(in its own eyes). It must conform to the notion that all things in existence have objective properties that are: Inherent to the thing itself Exists independent of subjective interpretation & perspective The cool thing is rationality can be invoked by both scientific and non scientific worldviews. When a fundamentalist Christian is citing the Bible to explain various phenomena of Consciousness, this is a rational process in his mind. Same goes with science people make appeals to the scientific method, proof, etc. Ultimately, humans use rationality primarily to reinforce their worldview. That which is considered “adequate” science or proof is that which solidifies one’s biases and self serving narratives. Meta rationality recognizes this- now the question becomes how to transcend its limits.

Sending Merry Christmas text to all your friends and family on Christmas Day

Listening to Sabrina Carpenter