Natasha Tori Maru

Ah! Poop. I'm good with desire and motivation advice wise. Indecisiveness not so much. Simply because I am extremely decisive. I recall in my 20s not knowing wtf I was doing, planning, or going. I just decided whatever I do do, in the now, I go hard 100% and give it my all. Even if I knew it wasn't forever. At least then I did something with full integrity I wouldn't regret. Whatever you pick, it's not the end or only path. Nothing is permanent. I went from managing retail stores until 34 years old. No skills. At 35 switched to construction and now I co-own a commercial construction business. Whole career switch. Sorry I don't have more advice! I suppose my leaving thoughts are 'you don't have to have it all worked out'

Is desire/impulse the issue - indecisiveness?

Which begs the question - because a LOT of procedures, time and money go into how he looks "at worst normal". Either he got shitcarded hardcore by genetics & super poor lifestyle... Or maybe prolonged vegan diet is aging him, and his cosmetic work is just offsetting that to appear normal. Instead of better than average. Long term vegans tend to always get a strange look to them, from my observations. Nothing against the lifestyle, they always just appear wanting. I am sure there are other possibilities for his appearance. But he dyes his hair, has lots of skin procedures (extensive laser), fat transfer to his face (facial rejuv), teeth done etc I think he is still in HRT as well - someone else can confirm. I know he used to be on test and didn't disclose it initially.

It's all good! I have to remind myself often, that my open questions can appear to carry doubt as a smuggled in meaning. You were right to lean on questions not being in good faith - it is sort of a condition on the forum. And society at large. Good faith discussions should be assumed - but this is an ideal. And we all know where ideals lead LOL But considering approximately 54% of American adults (aged 16 to 74) read below a 6th-grade level, with about 21% being functionally illiterate - most people are on the stupid spectrum, and it is a correct assessment. People are either stupid, or ignorant (or both). Which can lead to the same outcomes.

It sort of... amplifies the good AND the bad, in many cases.

My comment was made in good faith. I don't know who I am talking to or where they are at on the path - so no need to feel insulted. Just a broad line of enquiry I thought relevant - and not necessarily directed at yourself - for there are many readers here who this applies to. My thoughts on the topic went toward applying the assessment as a judgement vs a discernment. The distinction between the two is very powerful and good to be clear on. I personally think all lines of questioning are worth it - even if to discard them. None offence was meant

That is your meaning you have taken away from my statement. I'm just saying, always investigate what a belief is doing for you. Intellectually and more importantly, emotionally.

Do we expect poo?

@sholomar The topic is AI slop - not the good kind of AI

@sholomar There's that saying: You're not ugly, just poor.

Don't get me any more hyped than I already am. Full bussin

@Somaya

Do you think maybe he's an experiencer? It would track way back to Close Encounters of the Third Kind

That is your own personal judgement call.

His teeth don't help the uncanny feeling. I love real teeth, so sad when people do the caps or veneers / whitening

I've been really considering where the gap is between AI and humans in terms of wisdom and intellect. A big one is being able to upgrade AI to be able to sense - light, smell, touch, hearing etc. I reckon they will make a huge leap forward when we advance to that stage

Even the original premise too - that also needs inspection. Less it become a limiting belief.

@AerisVahnEphelia LLMs have no lived phenomenology

@James123 there's a function that lets you ignore users. It's much easier that trying to moderate with words. Boundaries work on what we allow, not in controlling others.

@AerisVahnEphelia I'm talking about when users reply by pasting into AI, and posting on the forum using arguments they don't understand and didn't come up with themselves.

@Schizophonia welcome back ! I think she did, or took a prolonged break. Loved her expression on the forum

@Breakingthewall he thinks he doesn't HAVE a viewpoint 😂😂😂

No, AI ADDs a layer of abstraction over the authentic expression of the person. You are adding AI. You aren't removing anything. You are literally adding onto expression by using it. Literally.

I didn't express a perspective relating to that topic, so there is nothing to judge against the moderation position. I merely called attention to your behaviour.