Natasha Tori Maru

Moderator
  • Content count

    5,239
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Natasha Tori Maru

  1. @Eskilon orgasm is so desired, in my opinion, because it is the ultimate single pointed focus. Where the focus is so dialed in, and the quality of focus so high, it feels as a state of pure bliss. Pure being. One mind. I've had several meditation sessions where I have experienced total and utter single pointed focus. And DAMN. It feels exactly like and orgasm. Exactly! But I have trouble reaching that state unless I am on holidays or have been practicing for more than two or so hours a day.
  2. Heh! Interesting... I often prompt chatGPT to scan actualized.org users post histories and profile their MBTI type based on content. Obviously this is VERY context driven and it gets it wrong, as users only express a small portion of information processing / decision making through text. But I never thought to profile based on actual word selection.
  3. Hahaha - if Bryan ever truly went hardcore spirituality mode, it would probably turn his whole 'Don't Die' philosophy inside out and upside down 🫠
  4. Ohhhh wow - total facepalm! My bad, I got interrupted twice at work while replying you 🀣 scrambled my eggs. Sorry about that You add sucralose - is that a sweetener? I tend to avoid artificial sweeteners, but that is because unique to my physiology, I tend to get hungrier and get the urge to eat after meals. Only artificial sweetener does this to me. I eat very minimal dairy, some yoghurt, cottage cheese and ricotta. A small portion a dairy in the afternoons. Some lactose free milk (a dash) in my coffee in the morning as well.
  5. Yep, this is what the techno-transhumanist silicon valley types are striving for. Literally the movie 'Gattaca' manifest. The ethics around this discussion are wild - and people don't even want to discuss it. It is just... drive to improve/expand at all costs. Dreamland future and fantastical thinking with zero foresight. The road to hell is paved with the best intentions.
  6. I strongly dislike low fat variants of dairy. I avoid low fat varieties as they usually add a lot of sugar or emulsifiers to add back flavour and texture. In addition, I am lactose intolerant. Although I can tolerate small amounts. Low fat varieties of fairy typically have greater lactose sugars, so they make my digestion much worse. As a result of the nicer texture and mouth-feel of higher fat dairy, I tend to naturally eat less and feel satisfied quicker. Your milage may vary, as some people do not have a good ability to connect with their bodies and intuitively eat. For some, if they followed their intuitive cravings, that would be donuts and ice-cream all day Overall I find higher added fats in my diet = better hormones = better mood = more even energy = movement / joints feel better. I don't care about the added calories as they are so miniscule.
  7. So is this just a 'increase chances to accidently get enlightened?' step guide? Enlightenment is not guaranteed by any method.
  8. https://retractionwatch.com/2015/07/21/to-our-horror-widely-reported-study-suggesting-divorce-is-more-likely-when-wives-fall-ill-gets-axed/?ref=benjaminkeep.com Basically the often cited 'men leave women when they get sick 20% of the time' was an error. After correction, marriage was 6% more likely to end if the wife had the illness, no change for the husband.
  9. @Jehovah increases You're the BEST Cheers for the share. Best topic on the forum IMO - good vibes
  10. @Toranvor I do not endorse MDMA - but I have had 2 good mates who benefited from ketamine / MDMA therapy. Both through doctors. I would caution with MDMA - it can be neurotoxic, especially in larger doses. So if you go down that path, some sort of professional oversight would be required. As I understand it, these therapies (ket/molly) are very new. I second this - addressing feelings/emotions head on goes a long way diffusing fears / body tension that results. Good luck and best healing @Toranvor - my sister has a panic disorder. I know how real it is to experience
  11. @Thought Art Consume as in, media wise? I do consume a range of content, I really try to give a lot of stuff a crack. Even if it is turds. Usually I can find something I enjoy or takeaway from it. I have a pretty specific aesthetic I enjoy, but I don't require it as a standard. I won't pass on an opportunity to extract useful information just because someone looks a bit unkempt. The only requirement I have, typically, is decent audio. I think being trained in fine arts then transitioning into construction meant I had to abandon many of my previous high aesthetic standards. Construction really emphasised 'sometimes done is good enough'. It also forced me to be much more pragmatic. I had perfectionistic standards that sometimes immobilised me from creating or beginning/finishing projects. That all went when engaging in building commercial centres; time, cost, deadline pressures all reshaped how I approach problem solving and art. And what I consume media wise. Heh! Having said all of the above, I don't really watch much content. I am a bit busy, so I tend to listen. I don't place a lot of limits on what I consume. I like to keep challenging myself with novelty of all kinds - especially musically. Not sure if I answered you correctly there!
  12. @Thought Art S'all good just prompted some self reflection for me
  13. @Thought Art Thanks for sharing. I don't personally find judgements in domain conscientiousness translate across all areas of people's lives. That sort of rigidity never served me, and I never consider conscientiousness to be a global ranking of morals/character/intellect/whathaveyou. I dislike charm, charisma and artifice. Authenticity and earnestness is my jam I am strongly turned off by performative behaviour and overly crafted narratives (which Bryan and Kate have admitted is core to their marketing).
  14. So you judge the content on how it is presented and who it is from, as well as the content itself? What carries more weight for you? Does the truth stand alone in your worldview?
  15. N=1 isn't science. What Brian is doing is not science.
  16. Even the pope hates the slop: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pope-holy-war-artificial-intelligence Orange Catholic Bible mode. Butlerian Jihad time
  17. More slop won't dissuade from the realism that most human created AI output is, indeed, predominantly slop. It's just proving the slop oroborus.
  18. New generation afraid to live and would rather find risk free ways to engage with life. They crave certainty in service of anxiety and existential relief. Some AI to be spectators of life instead of willingly engaging. Health anxiety, biohacking and optimisation, looks obsession, all can be copes to try to control lives that are perceived as lacking control due to external structures. And who can blame them? They are exposed to things they should never be, at too early an age, setting the stage of nihilism at the state of the world. They are navigating a world previous generations never could have imagined. Meaning is created less from certainty, and more from voluntary confrontation with limitation. And this needs to happen more. We need to encourage it. β€œI will simulate, analyse, optimise, rehearse, and avoid uncertainty.”
  19. Hahaha! He bussin. I hope he makes a breakthrough. Could be awesome. But I have some questions πŸ‘€
  20. https://www.reddit.com/r/blueprint_/comments/1toku3q/examining_kates_1/
  21. Comprehension issues itt. Assumptions. Haha. I'm fine with AI. I use it. I just know it generates volumes of slop and dead perfection. A simulacrum of what a human mind is. Plus it's dogshit to me, doesn't help with my work at all. Unfortunately it's not going to even be slightly near what I can do for a good 3/4 years. If ever. It would probably have to be AGi to compete and even then. But who knows @NewKidOnTheBlock yep agree with this take. In the future who knows? Current state, nah.
  22. ChatGPT you've hit your daily limit with the current model - try again later. You've been downgraded temporarily to a previous model.