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Man the possibilities of what we can now do and put a spiritual label on is endless. Thanks Aubrey

It's basically competitive over collaboration

I think it's a cool topic to highlight and your view on it seems very nuanced. Speaking personally what triggers me is people think how they think, just because. So dogmatic thinking essentially, but when they believe it so strongly and you know they don't understand what they're talking about and are self-deluded, which is the majority of people, this can be very triggering. I especially got triggered during the pandemic, when it seemed like everyone believed all the misinformation being pumped out and couldn't really parse out or critically think about why I doesn't make sense. That was like a lid being lifted on how the mass population make sense of the world and I found it quite scary. Since that I've tried to accept and let things be and hopefully just be a positive example in the world because changing people's opinions or trying to get them to think different is basically an impossible task.

@Davidess I think the key is to be crystal clear with what you actually want from this. As others have said in the thread it does sound like shes making bids for at least more affection, meaning she's beginning to want more than just an fwb situation. Although women can be cool with fwb, more often than not they want something more whether it's with you or someone else as it doesn't fulfil all of their needs. So if you decide that you want more and to progress the relationship, then let her know. If it's just the case that you're enjoying the sex but don't like her enough or naturally feel to be affectionate to her then also be clear with that, in this way she has a clear choice. The other option is to kind of give her pseudo affection to placate her needs, which you can do but it will feel fake and will be inauthentic to what you're feeling. A dilemma that a lot of men and probably women face is that there's a need for sex and affection but you might not find the person you actually want a ltr right now with however there is someone who is willing to have sex with you available but you know it can't really be more. Navigating this can be very difficult because there are emotions and different wants entwined, but ultimately the best way is as being as upfront as possible

I think traditionally we think of Karma as - someone does something bad, something bad eventually happens to them. But then that depends on what you consider 'bad' and in fact I don't even think bad is the right word, I think if an action happens, there is a consequence to that action. Even if you think of the word consequence, there is the word sequence right there. So regarding trump, he is the result of his upbringing, which although leads him to material 'success' comes at cost of his soul. To take that out of spiritual language, he doesn't seem to have the ability to actually connect and love others or show compassion, he seems to have blocked out certain emotions to enable his survival within his family. He can not stop trying to get power and money for his entire life. He will never be able to look at himself in a self aware way and see himself as he truly is. I maybe wrong but this is how I see him, but more widely it's a look at what karma might look like. Personally I wouldn't trade to have his life even though a have less than a fraction of his material wealth and power. As they say and as I'll paraphrase 'what does it benefit the man to gain the world but lose his soul?'

If you send it to someone you already have a connection with it could be funny but i dont think you should put it on a dating profile or send it to a girl you just met

Lots of answers here are great, I would add, work out what makes you laugh. The first step to being funny is genuinely being able to self-amuse. Watch different comedic styles and see what tickles you, say for example its observational humour, you can then come up with ideas based on what you see in your everyday life. Once you develop this the next step is just taking what makes you laugh internally to the outside world. So the observations you were making in your head say them to people and see what happens, if they laugh or not doesnt really matter because you find it funny and that in itself can be infectious.

I dont mind Hormozi tbh, it seems like he's trying to genuinely put something positive whilst making money, however it is hard to say concretely without seeing the behind scenes. But I have seen a lot worse in terms of marketing and orange business advice.( @LfcCharlie4 good to see you back btw, bet youre happy with this season lol) But i remember watching this guy Mike Winnets story about Gary V and i thought it gave an amazing look at how the operation actually works (story starts around 7 mins but whole thing worth watching) -

Nah i dont agree, i think its important to not be judgemental of peoples beliefs and yes if you attack them people will not like that. However I think its very important to be authentic and also if you do align with truth and people feel that, you will filter out those that dont. So you wont be able to connect with as many people but the connections you do have will be authentic, this will mean letting go of people you may even like or want to be friends with. Also practically I dont think people mind being pushed on their opinions, there is a way to engage where you can have conversations about others beliefs without coming across like youre attacking. The main thing to understand is what is your motivation for pushing them? I found before i wanted them to change because i wanted to connect and needed them to be in my 'reality', but really you can just meet people where they are at and appreciate them for it

I can't understate the impact social media has and is having. It literally rewards conflict and inducing rage in others, it's so open to manipulation from outside forces (foreign governments, entities making money). The algorithm can send people down extremely radical rabbit holes and get the locked in echo chambers that potentially can be distrustful of real critical thinking. Add to this world events like covid and these wars which had massive repercussions for everyone and I think the combination of things has fried a lot of people's brains.

I guess it's hard to get ones head around and I understand what you mean, as in if this girl says no just move on to the next who'll probably say yes. But I think what happens is they build up an entitlement around women as if they expect every woman to give them full access, so when one says no I think there's a certain outrage they may feel and they just take what they think is 'theirs' anyway. It's like if a kid in nursery thinks a communal toy belongs to them, when another kid plays with it they instantly grab it back even if they have to be aggressive. Also add in the fact that in Chamberlain's day very few men were getting charged with rape or sexual assault, so there's no consequences to dissuade him from doing it, not even social consequences. Now it's still fairly easy to not get charged but there are significant social consequences, which you can argue is good or bad.

Another one i hear a lot is, 'hes a good looking guy and rich etc women throw themselves at him why would he rape anyone', rape most times is about dominance and power, if a powerful guy gets rejected and feels entitled, its not too much of a stretch that he would go a further step and force something to happen, we've seen it happen countless times with rich and famous people.

Absolute scoundrel

I agree with you here Yeah I do sometimes feel like you project, thats not a dig at you just an observation, but i also appreciate your input. With the racism i think its easier to let it go with people you dont know, although it still does annoy me but I can put it down to ignorance. I think specifically for me its when the people know me but still come out with some racism conscious or otherwise. I do find it jarring, I dont know if thats something i want to learn to accept because i think it is good to speak up when something isnt right. At the same time i dont want to be someone whos looking for racism everywhere, which i dont think i do, but possibly i have done previously