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Haha - the spiritual twist to the joke slaps

I colour my hair BLACK LIKE MY SOUL

Have you guys seen Gattaca? I recommend it - relates to this topic. Interested to hear more about the ethics and not smoke and wishful thinking. A lot of this stuff seems like people are lost in la-de-da dreamland idea/potential addiction. The ethical concerns regarding elitism, eugenics etc are big. Discussions on this forum are always surface level. Inequality (access to enhancements, brain implants, genetic edits) Loss of what makes us human. Is more capability better? It might be worth investigating this assumption. What roles do struggle, natural adaptability, meaning all play? Emotions deleted? The role of grief, limitation and vulnerability in the human experience. Identity instability - are you still you after major cognitive edits? What anchors identity (personality, preferences, perception alterations) Philosophy of personal continuity and how this melds with no-self etc. Power concentration - who controls what? Can access be revoked? Is cognition to be monitored or influenced? Safety and unintended consequences. Humans are shit at predicting complex system outcomes. CRISPR Consent/coercion Meaning crisis Existential risk - humans losing control I think a big question at the heart of it is: Is the goal to improve human life - or replace some/part/all of the human condition? I find these surface level hype-fest discussions zzzz. Lets look at the above to start

I believe this has been updated to 'the halo effect' lol Everything is a remixed, rebranded, repackaged version of a previous trend to spin and sell all over again >.<

Thank you Adrian, I really enjoy the quality and nuance in your posts. You bring some great earnest, honest and candid truth to your experience. It appears also, you very much avoid restricting yourself to any sort of label or sweeping distinction. I think this has contributed to inoculating you against rigid ideology and unconscious indoctrination. Based. Appreciated

You probably have to consider underreporting of rape, also. While it is a global issue and estimated at 70% + cases are not reported, there are a few reasons to think it might be worse in India. The barriers to entry for reporting are higher due to socio economic/development issues. Stronger stigma around sexuality, family/community pressure, legal gaps (marital rape historically not criminalised) and lower trust in institutions are some reasons. I think the stats even say some regions have ZERO rape - which strongly indicates underreporting (not an absence of crime). It's not definitively measurable sure. But likely? Yes.

Clean bill of health. Which is a good start prior to fasting. One complication with fasting is gallstones, as fasting increases the risk. But this is typically more with long term fasting (or frequent fasting), and pre-existing gallbladder issues.

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I personally have zero tattoos. Zero desire there. Larger tattoos that aren't one large artistic piece, or many small tattoos, can indicate impulsiveness. Impulsiveness is usually a sign of someone with low discipline and control. Lack of patience. Lower conscientiousness. There could be a correlation. Smaller initials in covert places many normal woman have.

Also during attraction there is TACT. Sexual advances within 2 hours is a bit much - even for me. And I have a lot less inhibitions around sex and expressiveness that many other women. Excluding being healthy and safe. This could possibly be a case of cognitive bias - cherry picking parts of our experience to pay attention to, while ignoring all other relevant evidence. Cognitive bias and red pill go together like hinges on a door.

@Fabreeze Cheers for sharing your experience. It is an interesting grey area as some younguns are more impressionable than others. It makes me wonder how borderline personality disorder sufferers might respond as well - they have an unstable, nebulous sense of self. They essentially have trouble knowing who they are. Someone as vulnerable as this might be at risk encountering ideas that can make an impression. I think for this reason many medical professionals screen extensively for personality disorders with these sorts of things. Really horrible when doctors are negligent and do not screen properly prior to something as extreme as transitioning, as an example.

We talking full on tattoos that cover large portions of the body - or things like childrens initials on a wrist?

It is one thing to teach identity and sexuality at school. That some people can be something other than a man or a woman. It is another to give people an idea they CAN be what they choose. I feel this gets tricky and nuanced. It needs to be information revealed at a certain level of maturity. I can tell you as a woman when I went through puberty, I was horrified at the changes I was going through. I rejected a lot of my femininity. I know if I had an idea I could easily change my gender or sex, I would have entertained it. And MANY girls - most - go through this when they hit puberty. Very common. I am interested to hear how you guys think this should be handled? There was no social media back then. No access to ideas like this. I knew intersex, gay, trans etc existed. But I never questioned it in myself. Do you think I may have, if I had grown up after the 90s? I am all for advocating for educating people around gay, trans, intersex etc and all in between.

@OP if youve never done a fast 3 days is big. You seem really good about going to the docs, my recommendation is go for some bloods and check you are in a good healthy state prior to engaging in a 3 day fast. I am sure you are onto it though, as you genuinely seem better than most regarding docs 💪

This is the false belief - Leo even stated in the post you will attract women ONLY with issues this way. You screen out healthy, securely attached women who are of higher potential mate value. The point is to have integrity and not lower yourself to some shit systematic standard. Also relates back to the point above. You'll filter out good women. Yeah I don't buy this. It's a nice way to avoid responsibility.