Natasha Tori Maru

But the assumption here is that these individuals do not have a self or ego? Anger is from attaching to the thoughts about spirituality. Attachment is from the self or ego. Criticism does not always carry anger.

@JoshB my stance isn't about suppressing or bypassing anger. I am 100% for allowing all emotion. My stance is that it originates from the self. If you must know, I have suffered mental and physical abuse/torture in the past. For years. I ended up with a TBI. I don't require compassion. I have processed the emotions that arose as a result.

As in, anger isn't from the self if you are abused?

This is my stance - ego/self origin. I haven't heard a compelling argument or example that suggests otherwise.

ROFL maybe thats what Peterson Academy really is 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Leo Gura $399 / yr now Started @ $450 / yr Raised to $500 then $600 yr for one year then dropped back to $399 So probably a bit more not too shabby in the old pocket 🤑

Heh. I'm subscribed to the YouTube channel with notifications on and I still do not get notified when new videos are released. So there's that horseshit happening.

I do not know how many courses they have. But they hiked the price with nothing new to present. Maybe it started as a good faith earnest idea - and then slowly acted as the good old grift funnel that feels so familiar

I agree - but it is hearsay - with some direct quotes of what Mikheala said which was poor conduct IMO. People can be calm and rational after the fact, but that group-think conformity shit humans do, can incite frenzied drama when people back each other. They may have had legit criticism, and they may have been responsible for inciting shit. There was an upvote/downvote system encouraging the snowballing. I always think bullshit and the truth arrive together 🥲

That Conner call was a serious rebuke that needed to be doled out.

There was inconsistent policy around pricing - AFAIK Peterson Academy promised certain features. They raised prices without delivering the additional features twice from ~ $450 (original) to $500 to $600 in a year. Students asked for a timeline of delivery for new features corresponding to the price increases. There wasn't a clear response, and the community raised general issues around moderation, lack of clear conduct rules and claims that instead of an alternative University experience, the whole thing was turning into a paid premium lecture subscription service. The two women in the interview were expelled for questioning pay structure, service delivery, and participating in discussions around problems in the community/academy and potential solutions. One of them took issue to Mikheala apparently commenting to 'work harder and get a better job' when members raised issue with pricing increases twice in a year. Their criticism as they reported it seemed fair and justified IMO - supporters of Peterson Academy claimed they were creating negativity and trouble making. They didn't come across as burned left wingers with an axe to grind. Just left with 'wtf' after the experience.

I thought it was worth the share because the two students who joined approached the whole thing in good faith; they were so earnest and hopeful for Peterson Academy's success. The narrative moves from their initial hopes, enthusiasm and good energy into disillusionment and disappointment. But feel free to disregard without watching. Perhaps others will enjoy.

Re: Peterson Academy It's been in it's death throes for a bit now. The below is a first hand interview with 2 students who were expelled from Peterson Academy. They give an earnest tell-all on the inner workings and what they experienced. I watched it when it first came out a year ago - WARNING ⚠️ long. https://youtu.be/xyV34eMdmIY?si=wjuv3jf4TwmazyhB

Actualized Quotes #591 One hundred fucking percent!

I think Ralston could be getting old, ossified and curmudgeonly. Doubling down. Not that I don't adore his body of work! Cognitive flexibility tends to decline as we age. And he is what, 76? Not super old. But old enough for this to be a distinct possibility. And hey - it may not even be age. Too much flexibility can mean our thoughts are polluted by external pressures, that openness can be adaptation. There is a required amount of firm conviction when innovating and making unique breakthroughs. It strongly facilitates creation.

I wonder if he will be record an adult baptism next?

They should really be looking at womens eggs too 🤔

I'll add - authority. Humans love authority. Most don't want to admit it, let alone recognise it!

I haven't even gotten to the comment section yet ... Can't wait 😈💀 Now you mention it, he may have just asked ChatGPT to trawl the website and net for a summary and slapped it in. So much chit is being churned out these days I almost feel like I can only trust face to face.

I listed to it. Felt like he needed filler for his content in the video and squished a square peg into the cult hole. Pad that shit my man, pad it hard. Fucken marshmallow into a coinslot. 'chat' room. It's a fucken forum dude. They ain't new.

I sleepwalk too... For some fucked up reason sleepwalk-natasha loves getting the milk carton out of the fridge, decanting it into plants, glasses, mugs and her dogs water. I often wake up to all my milk distributed through the apartment. Like a crime scene from Alien only I killed a synthetic >.< The worst time was when there was a chain of mugs of milk lining my bedroom floor. Needless to say I woke up and kicked them all over by accident in the sleep-haze Old milk in carpet SMELLS LIKE ARSE

Thanks for sharing I shift my views around a lot. In fact, I have issues taking on worldviews and discarding my own to 'try others on' and road-test them. I don't have a fixed frame, and I cannot NOT see things from multiple different perspectives. This can backfire on me as it can make my own views seem wishy-washy and less defined. Like I lack conviction. I can appear to be less principled, firm and insipid. I think I simply acknowledge my views are not fixed, and ever evolving. I am not afraid to commit to a stance, but I don't mind it changing as there isn't a strong egoic attachment to my thoughts. I dislike any sort of fixed frame or paradigm lock. I think people equate firmness with depth.

@Joseph Maynor All good, I took the 'you' as a general term encompassing anyone reading. Less of a debate from me and more just trying to understand your philosophy / worldview. I tire of the interjections from many here 'correcting' others or not really being open to just exploring someone else's views with an open mind.

@Joseph Maynor Cheers. Suppression is never necessary. I like to allow all feelings. Feelings, emotions, thoughts. I view them as contractions of energy. I haven't come across (or know anything about) Abraham Hicks or Spinoza.

Hell, I mean - humans achieve death by diarrhea even. And we are indigenous FFS. We just do it to ourselves with our slow poison