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Groupthink at its finest. The irony of Ken Wilber and his movement is that on the surface it is preaching radical diversity and inclusion, yet every outside idea just gets appropriated into the same old frameworks of quadrants, spiral dynamics, and so on. This movement thrives precisely because it attracts pseudo-intellectuals that come with no critical thinking abilities or any background in philosophy that would make them realize how shallow and sterile the whole Integral community is. I used to make fun of it, but I can now appreciate why Don Beck called Ken Wilber a stage red power god. He really is a dogmatic authoritarian in many ways and has run this community as such for the past decades.

I'll now use your own trick against you and ask: what do you mean by attachments? Isn't it the case that the real attachment is unconscious and therefore exists in the realm of the symbolic? I always suspect there's some implicit anti-materialist ideology in this kind of argument, which I absolutely reject.

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 108 (The Barcelona Elegy) 1966 Oil and acrylic on canvas 84 ✕ 147 in. (213.4 ✕ 373.4 cm)

you can have it all, in return for everything

Sure, although I haven't really studied Jung, so I don't have much, if anything, profound to say about him. However, we could explore identity and self-actualization more broadly and discuss depth psychology in that context.

So I ordered this book about an art project that explores the philosophical implications of AI and the blending of the "natural" and the "synthetic" as it relates to sexuality and the body. The book basically showcases the author's self-experiment of creating deepfake pornographic content of herself and publishing it online, accompanied by essays from contemporary philosophers who deal with sexuality in their work, including Slavoj Žižek. Anyway, the book came with this kind of piercing that sealed it shut, and it was almost impossible to remove; it took a lot of force. I thought that was a very clever idea, as it made the transgressive nature of the book that much more apparent and stirred up an almost irresistible desire to finally see whats inside.

The role of truth (and untruth) in the construction of reality, perhaps? I remember strongly disagreeing with you on that point.

Cool. We’ll keep that in mind. I was loosely planning a trip to France anyway, just not sure when yet. Works for me.

Yeah, I'm not going to be your drug dealer, mate. I'll come visit you and we'll go clubbing, if you're down. When are we having our debate btw? I'm currently reading Lacan, so I'm ready to give you a good schooling

Maybe, but I’m talking about the effects of serotonin depletion, which is exactly what you'll be dealing with if you take that fenclonine stuff. I would assume there must be some good techno clubs in Toulouse? Go there and chat up the girls with piggy tails and the neon sticks around their wrists. They always offer you some free molly (and a blowjob if you’re smooth enough).

I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm surprised we even have to debate this. Molly definitely depletes your serotonin. If you don't believe me, I'll send you some, and we'll see if you still want to argue.

Sorry, but I have to call bullshit on this. If you've ever had a serious molly hangover, you'd know the difference from dopamine depletion, I'll tell you that much.

Also, what the fuck do you need more energy and libido for? You're 21, for fucks sake. Eat a clean diet and hit the weights, and you'll have all the drive you could ever need. And if you need a little extra staying power, I’d suggest some tadalafil and a tramadol or two .

Sounds like a terrible idea. If you've ever really gone hard with molly, you know how awful it feels the next day when all your serotonin is drained. This stuff can make you seriously suicidal, so I wouldn't mess with it if I were you. And that's coming from a guy who's tried just about every drug on God's green earth (or close to it).

Love me some japanese vibes.

Meh. Someone probably just sent him the deepfake of himself that was posted here a while ago. I doubt he knows much about Leo, nor does he care to know more. Plowboy-Ascetic is actually a nice meme though pahaha Thanks for bringing that one up again.

My alarm ringtone:

Source?

Sounds like you shouldn't run at all.

I think the biggest sticking point is having some presentable content to make a case for yourself as a serious conversation partner. Most people probably won’t engage with you just because they don’t know who you are or what you’re about. I doubt Peterson is going to sit through one of your 3-hour rants to figure out if it’s worth scheduling a talk with you. There’s also virtually zero social proof, since you’ve very successfully shielded yourself from interacting and collaborating with other creators and public intellectuals during your career.

It works insofar as you don’t have to invest a lot of time in the gym to build muscle. Whether this is the most optimal method is another discussion (which we’ve had multiple times already, so I won’t even bother going into that here).

Alex O'Connor or Jordan Peterson. While I don’t find them to be particularly interesting, they do cover many of the same topics as you and, importantly, use a scientific and analytic philosophy language that would suit you well. Discussing politics with people who are far more knowledgeable about the subject won’t be productive - they'll just shut you down with obscure references and factoids. Also, I would strongly advice against engaging with Europeans or thinkers rooted in continental philosophy, as it's clear you’re not familiar with that tradition.

lol It works. What' there not to buy?

I work out three times a week for about 20 minutes and consistently make gains just by tracking my workouts and slightly increasing the intensity each time. You do you, but I’m just saying that you don’t need to eat chicken and rice all day or train for hours on end to get results. Consistency and focused effort are all it takes, and you already have that. It just seems like you might be applying it in some odd ways.

Not concerned, just a bit confused about why you would put so much effort and thought into maintaining your muscles when you could just as easily keep building them up.