Natasha Tori Maru

@Cubbage Empty of separateness, full of appearance. Empty as substance, full as experience. Empty of an independent self, full as the entire display.

If I am feeling like being a particular type of piece of shit that day - I might hit "submit reply"

It isn't gendered - it is a bias to integrity. It is one of my top values. Obviously a personal opinion. It isn't about height. It is about the lies.

@integration journey Thank YOU for being part of my journey - I learn so much in relation to each member here

It is low integrity no matter how we want to twist it. Lesser of two poor behaviours doesn't make the behaviour any better or excuse it. Just because others around us have shit standards for integrity doesn't justify our own lies and poor conduct. Fixation on height is just going to limit your mindset and reduce ones sense of agency. You don't want a woman who is qualifying a man this way. It isn't even a useful proxy.

@Heaven I work in commercial construction (think hospitals, science facilities, education /universities) as a partner with my Dad. I do project management, estimating & contract administration. I basically read the plans, order and track all consumables (doors, frames, windows, hardware, fixtures and fittings), manage subcontractor relationships and legalities, communicate with the client/architect/consultants & quote all projects. Because we are a design and construct GC family operated business - I do anything that comes my way with very little oversight or rigid role structure. I am sort of my own boss. As long as I meet the deadline and keep costs in line while producing extremely high quality builds I can operate as I please. I love it. I get to build the infrastructure that helps heal and aid the community. I love giving it all I have so others can be well

My secret game is typing a response and closing down the page. Reopening it later to check on the thread & laughing at re-reading my reply

Jesus. It sounds like you have not have had a good time of it.

I really don't think this is what @CARDOZZO is saying. He is not dismissing the need for community.

The Cornell Title IX proceeding did not establish that the rape didn't happen. “all the men were excused of rape” - that is not necessarily incompatible with the documented Title IX outcome. A Title IX finding is not a criminal conviction for rape. The investigations didn't establish that the rape didn't happen. Failing to prosecute is not the same thing as establishing that the alleged event didn't occur.

@Human Mint To be clear - I agree with you regarding creativity. I think it heavily depends how you are using AI. The creative process for me is all about the process itself. I do not care about the outcome. AI being too involved in that process for me, is detrimental and detracts from my experience. That is separate to the issue of enormous volumes of stolen data and art AI's are entrained on.

If more information was the answer, most people's shit would be resolved. Access to information in this age is enormous. It is definitely a stage of development or problem solving. But it needs to be moved through. Removal of distraction. Ruthless action. Nothing to it but to do it

@Human Mint Many proponents of AI enjoy the fact that skills (and results) are no longer being gatekept by people who have spent years at their craft (drawing would be an example). It can make one feel as if they are accomplishing something without half the work involved. Where that work is sourced from - and by what means - can be an issue. It bypasses the potential joy of the process of skill acquisition and application itself to expedite a result.

Best thing I ever did. No regrets (not going the lie, the process was difficult). The difficulty for me was I had no set duration, path or outcome. I just had to dive in. On the other side I am much more aligned and congruent across the board. I make better decisions. I am more authentic. Confident. Peaceful. Happiness becomes redefined in a way. Peace becomes it. Lots of pleasure seeking stopped. It was like ripping up the dodgy under-engineered foundation of my building and demolishing the whole thing. Then rebuilding with proper footing, rebar and structure. I can build, extend and have more load bearing capacity for life's troubles with this new building. But it is disillusioning when you are in the middle of the process. With nothing but rubble and destruction around you

@Olaf I went through a similar process. It sounds like you are describing a collapse of an identity-level purpose structure.