Gesundheit2

One of the most illogical things I've noticed about JavaScript (I don't know about other programming languages) is that there's something called a "constant variable". It's paradoxical, because a constant is by definition something that doesn't change, and a variable is by definition something that is always changing. So, why did they call it a constant variable? In practice, there are three different keywords for variables in JavaScript... The "let", "var", and "const" keywords. Essentially, you can change the value of let and var variables anytime you want. But that doesn't apply to const variables. Once you assign a const value to a variable, it cannot be updated in the future. So, I get the point of this technicality and how that is useful in practice. But I still, nevertheless, find it semantically wrong.

So, basically there are two types of men who you seem to be concerned with in this thread: Pretend sages who are full of envy and low consciousness. And others who genuinely use spirituality as a coping mechanism. Well, since I'm neither of those, I'll just lol and skip.

@Jannes I don't think of the path that way. I think of it more of a journey of self exploration. So, I have no expectations and I welcome anything that comes my way. The path is about personal truth, not about following the footprints of others.

Give me a break. It takes 5+ years to move up one stage, assuming serious dedication. I am still in my 2nd Orange year.

It's mostly framed as survival instinct from a biological perspective. What would be a deeper perspective? Yes, exactly. .. . Then you must have quite the imagination. Are you by any chance an INFP? You don't say. Here's your Nobel prize. You, right here. Yes. And I stand by what I said. @soos_mite_ah

That's a good point. And yes, I agree. I think western society is just less polarized than before and than other parts of the world.

Well, not necessarily. The red pill content definitely opened my eyes to certain realities that I wasn't aware of before. One of those realities is that women manipulate a lot and do a lot of things on purpose, where I thought they were genuine before. The most important fruit for me was to destroy the pedestal I used to put women on. The red pill is really good for that, but it could get toxic and extreme in some cases.

You can think of enlightenment as checkpoints rather than one endpoint. There's not a single point where the road ends. There's always more light to absorb. But of course, practice is a lot more important than the theory. Generally, the ratio should be something like 5% theory and 95% practice. Otherwise, it won't be as productive.

Despite all that, I'd initiate contact asap. Might be the only chance. wE aBoUt HiGh VaLuE

@Someone here

You have no idea what freedom lies in this realization. The emotional aspect is precisely flowery nonsense and self delusion because I have experienced it and come out to the other side, not because only women experience it. Men experience it too, e.g. nice guys. I could never fall back to that emotional attachment state again. It's inferior and pathetic, to say the least.

It's different for each one human. No two humans are identical, and the journey is not Super Mario Bros.

But at least, you've probably earned his blessing. Now you can finally live a happy shameless life.

How relieving does it feel to know that you fit into coca's standards for a datable woman? Be honest

Nice delusion.

It isn't about the gender per se. It's about the structure of society; Government and laws are feminine structures, enforced by masculine structures such as the army and the police, which are nowadays almost obsolete in comparison to the legal system. Education is a feminine structure. A lot of the western jobs nowadays are feminine as well. YouTube is feminine. TV shows are feminine. etc. Yes, exactly. That's what women do. Nice guys pick those subtle behaviors subconsciously from their mothers and teachers at school. They don't go to the farm (or whatever masculine job) with their fathers.

@Striving for more Get her out of your head and go meet other women.

Western society is largely matriarchal. That's super obvious considering the "nice guy" phenomenon.

@coca Your view is absurd because it doesn't come from direct experience with thousands of women. It's just a story you're telling yourself and you're clinging to it like an ideology. Imagine a sophisticated writer who has written dozens, and read hundreds of books. And then you come and read one page and think you've figured everything out. This is what you're doing here. Go and make thousands of approaches, then come here and tell us about it. By that time, I promise you you will have gotten laid several times.

Illusions keep existing until you stop looking at them. That applies to absolutely anything; including both (free will and no free will) illusions.

@hamedsf @Nos7algiK A nice guy is a child, not a man. He just needs to grow up.

@Tangerinedream Can you give some examples? I may have unknowingly said something in the past and would like to become a better person.

The only way I truly and absolutely got over my ex was by realizing how selfish I was for loving her. Turns out love is really nothing but pure fantastical selfishness. I am pretty sure I did not really love her, only loved myself, even though I thought and acted as if I did love her and not me. I even cried a lot when we broke up. It's crazy how genius and sneaky the mind is and how capable it is at creating any illusion it wants. Eventually, the selfishness realization occured (during a solo retreat) and I got over her immediately. I realized that it was my devilry that's causing me all the pain, and so with that realization I was able to let go. Now, I feel completely neutral about her, as if I'd never even known her to begin with. If we were to meet again, I would most definitely not fall in love again. Love is now an obsolete concept for me. It's the work of the devil, and I'm not a fan of his work. Sometimes, I look back and wonder who that jackass who fell in love was lol. It sure was a growth experience, but I think I've learned everything I needed to learn. Love thyself.

Who cares about consensus? What would consensus give you that you don't already have or you don't think that you already have? Say we've reached a consensus and a conclusion, how would that feel? Grounding? Reassuring? Would you say that feeling is what you're seeking ultimately? The map is not the territory. I have been in states where I would inquire into similar thoughts and get this mocking answer: What are you even talking about?!

Well, one thing that people tend to take for granted is awareness. In the existence terminology, it's already assumed that whatever you're aware of right now is existence. So, since you're aware, it's assumed that you exist. This assumption is usually taken to be as truth rather than an assumption or learned knowledge. But what's the relationship between awareness and existence? After all, inanimate objects apparently don't have an awareness, and yet they somehow exist. And at the same time, countless other beings apparently have, and many of them claim to have an awareness, but I don't have any way to access them and confirm. How do we cope with this paradox? For me, I just surrender the whole inquiry, because apparently there's no way to answer it. I think people are overly confident about their insights regarding this topic. And I think the whole point of the inquiry is to surrender it rather than to arrive at an answer. But perhaps some people get way too enthusiastic and lose track of the original goal. For me, the original goal is not an intellectual insight. Rather, it's an emotional state that I was seeking. Once I get that state, really not much matters after that.