Nemra

@PurpleTree, what's important is how the facts or "facts" are presented to the people. Christians tend to do and learn from propaganda because that's what they are familiar with. A person can know one fact about something while getting brainwashed about the rest.

Couldn't agree more about self-hating Christians. Those people will concoct a conspiracy theory out of thin air to justify their hate towards progress. They are more prevalent where I live. For them, everything is about the "degeneration" of the West. My brain hurts when listening to them.

With AI, a person can write rather simple programs. I'm using Claude AI to write a program in Python to automate part of my job so that I can focus less on repetitive stuff. Also, I'm refreshing my knowledge of Python.

@Scholar, there are a portion of people that think those Western NGOs are the problem. They want some Russian NGOs to feel safe. I have never seen a Russian-backed NGO that wasn't doing propaganda. But no, those Western NGOs are there to corrupt the youth and brainwash them with Western values!

Interestingly, those people have NOTHING to loose.

People in the sphere of Russian influence are becoming tired. That's a VERY important thing, regardless of what Putin feels. Of course, an abused child would want to have less abusive parents. But some people complain seeing the child not wanting to stay with the same parents.

@Leo Gura, so when a woman wants to pursue different things in life, she is actually BS-ing and wasting her time and instead should focus on having children and raising them?

@Thought Art, it's great! Did you watch all of the seasons?

Well, if money isn't too much of a problem, then you can show your secret self little by little if you want them to accept you while financially supporting them. If they don't accept you, then it's their problem. You are the one who is financially supporting them. I thought that you were the one who was under your family's control. If you know that they'll be rejecting you and you still want to help them, then you don't have to open up, and maybe you can give BS justifications for your behavior change. But your situation will become more complicated. In any case, your family doesn't need to know everything about you.

😁 Well, if someone knows a legal way to openly acquire RC for personal use without worrying about the quantity, I'm all ears.

☝️is the actual solution. Meanwhile, don't open yourself up to your family. Keeping secrets can save your life, as your parents might not view your open-mindedness positively, especially when they are religious. Knowledge is power. Sometimes you have to or will want to keep secrets for your entire life.

Finally Ryan is back! I don't know how he does it, but the way he explains it piques my curiosity, prompts me to listen carefully, and encourages me to think!

Hey y'all. How do you deal with the fact that you are knowingly committing a crime when you buy psychedelics? Don't you see yourself as a criminal? If not, why? Why not be honest about it while doing so?

Bi.

Interesting. I wonder what happens in the brain that makes some people feel that way when taking psychedelics. I feel like that often, and I haven't taken psychedelics yet.