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$1M in revenue refers to the gross revenue for the company. A sales guy will make somewhere between 5-20% in commission on that, depending on the industry, the company they work for, and their compensation plan.

If you combine foods in the correct way and ratio, you can maintain ketosis even while consuming a wide variety of foods. I've ordered some ketone test strips and will try to back up that claim with empirical evidence.

I would have to give you an elaborate phenomenological description of my subjective experience, which I'm not interested in attempting to conjure up.

On a carnivore diet, I also felt great for a while, but after a couple of months, it went downhill (even though I supplemented with a shit ton of micronutrients). Intuitively, it feels more correct to eat a wide variety of high-quality foods than to eat one kind of food all the time, and empirically, I can verify this as well. As far as a rational explanation for this, I'm at a loss.

It is very noticeable. Like a discrete phase shift towards higher clarity. I've always felt great after eating high-quality red meat, so I definitely didn't want to give that up. Besides that, are high-quality, organic sources of important nutrients (healthy fats, proteins, amino acids, minerals, etc.) and, to a large extent, products that in the current system would usually have gone to waste anyway (bones, organs, eggshells, fish skin). I did not sit down one day and come up with some sort of grand scheme; this is mostly based on trial and error and, of course, informed by research. I couldn't tell you with confidence that this current configuration is the perfect one; it's just one that currently works for me. Yes, I have much more sustained energy and drive that way.

How would you know? You're like a fish in water. In any case, I'm sure different things work for different people. I have tried virtually every way of eating over the past 5+ years, from carnivore to vegan, keto to Ray Peat, and everything in between - so I guess I would know what works for me. Where did I imply that this was necessitated by my change in diet? I have always been interested in nootropics. I took them before, and I take them now. They significantly improve my cognitive functions on top of an already great nutrition and lifestyle foundation. I consume it in moderation, and feel good doing so. Never heard about that, and some quick research doesn’t confirm this either.

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My diet used to be quite similar to that of Mr. Jason (except I consumed more fruit, in the style of Ray Peat). However, after some time, it became clear to me that this approach was neither sustainable, ethical, nor optimal for my health. What I will say is that this way of eating provides a ton of energy, albeit of very low quality. Essentially, you sacrifice mental clarity and all higher faculties for a very crude, adolescent-like energy. Nowadays, my diet is a hybrid between Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint and Dave Asprey’s Headstrong diet, with heavy supplementation on the nootropic side. It focuses on emphasizing cognitive performance, while keeping trade-offs in other areas to a minimum. Essentially, I try to make it as holistic as possible. I also try to minimize my consumption of animal products, as long as it doesn’t impinge on my health and performance. I eat a nice entrecôte every evening, consume some butter and ghee, collagen from various animal sources (fish skin, eggshells, and beef bones), fish oil and some organs and bone broth from reindeers. It sounds like a lot, but it actually isn’t—it just gives me all the benefits of eating animal-based products while consuming as little of the animal as possible. Besides that, my diet mainly consists of non-animal fats (coconut, avocado), vegetables, legumes, grains, and nuts.

I'm afraid this will throw us into a deep discussion of creativity and art. If I understand correctly, "neurotic" kind of means being more sensitive to one's emotional reactions/reacting more strongly to emotional triggers; perhaps even a deeper emotional experience in general. While not the entire picture, for the purpose of our discussion, it might be fair to suggest that emotions were developed by evolution to prevent the emerging subject from becoming disconnected from the "objective" world, where it has to survive. Therefore, high neuroticism would imply a leaning towards "objectivity" and pragmatism, whereas low neuroticism would be more associated with "subjectivity" and art. Let's take painting as an example. I will agree that task-relevant processing will probably facilitate one getting into deep flow when painting and in that sense being conducive to mastery in this line of development. At the same time, one's imagination and artistic vision will be severely informed by this neurotic experience of life, which will tend to produce more representational and conformist ("objective"), as opposed to more personal and radical art. I think the disconnect here is your idea of creativity being some perennial ideal one can tap into under the right conditions, while to me, creativity can only be brought forth by turning away from tradition and embracing the unknown and transgressive (and thus requiring low neuroticism to cultivate). This is how I imagine a highly neurotic person would depict death and tragedy vs. a highly non-neurortic (?) person: While "The Death of Socrates" (first picture) is no doubt a masterful painting, Motherwells "Elegy to the Spanish Republic" (second picture) is arguably much more important in its contribution to our understanding of art and representation (and thus more "creative"). There is also much more of the artist themselves in this work. Which is a nice segue into this, perhaps relevant, quote: "All artists are voyeurs, not people of action" - Robert Motherwell

I find opiates make me too dull and apathetic to consider them supreme social lubricants, although admittedly, I haven't experimented with them much yet.

It's not as strong, but it generally has the same effect. Dopamine doesn't help with socializing at all unless you have some imbalances or deficiencies. You want to be relaxed and confident, not wired—which is why a reasonable dose of Phenibut, which targets GABA, is so helpful. Even Modafinil is far from optimal and will make you far too intense for smooth social interactions.

That's way too much. I usually take 75mg. If I really want to push it, I will take another dose of 75mg a couple of hours later. You don't want others to notice you're on drugs when you're going out. That kills all the magic.

Yes.

Spamming AI-generated content should get you banned from this forum.

I tend to agree. I lived in Innsbruck for about a year, and it was generally the most beautiful and welcoming place I’ve ever had the privilege of calling home. I would assume Austria to be a rather hostile place for foreigners, though. I used to work there as a waiter, and even I was given a hard time by locals at times for being German. I can’t imagine an Asian person (or whatever OP’s ethnicity is) enjoying themselves all that much down there.

Unless your brain chemistry is already fucked to begin with, Modafinil will make you extremely unpleasant to be around. Modafinil is basically meth - not the type of substance known for its chill and socially adept consumers. I've said it before and I will say it again: Phenibut is the ideal drug for going out. It will remove any anxiety or nervousness around social interactions and free you up to be your authentic self in any situation. Of course, you can overdo it in a way that makes it obvious you're on some kind of drug, but if you get the dosage right, no one will even notice anything (besides your immense attractiveness and charisma). You can mix it with various substances, including some stimulants, if you really want (which would only make sense in some kind of party setting). I'd highly advocate against Modafinil for that purpose though and would much rather do some bumps of coke, as desired.

To be fair, this is true for the entire liberal West. When the most inspiring world leaders are an Argentine Anarcho-Capitalist and a Saudi Prince building a utopian Mega-City in the middle of the desert, you know we're in deep trouble.

All their wealth and energy are allocated toward abstract values such as education, equity, and liberty, yet there is a complete absence of any higher vision or purpose for these means. There is nothing inspiring happening there at all; no semblance of any cultural or artistic vision or statement. The best thing they could come up with was IKEA. Think about that.

I would imagine the same holds true for most educated (in the sense of the Enlightenment) Muslims around the world, which nowadays should constitute a substantial fraction of their overall population. Iran is the best example. Its leaders are among the most cunning and power-hungry people on earth, yet by performing their little song and dance now and again, they convince millions of naive fundamentalists that they are of their own kind.

The exception, of course, being fundamentalists - but they are very rare in Western democracies. Even the most devout Muslims, when pressed, will concede that holding the teachings of the prophets as absolute truth is ultimately about Utilitarianism and their personal belief in the superiority of Muslim values (not their actual ontological supremacy). No Muslim living in the West could claim the writings in the Quran to be the "Absolute Truth" with a straight face.

As far as Muslims in the Western world, there is not much substance to that. I have numerous Muslim friends and colleagues and have always had them; I even spent about a year working in a Turkish restaurant. I have been immersed in their everyday lives, their family lives, their weddings, their celebrations... Ultimately, most of it boils down to autopoietic meme propagation, where each generation is indoctrinated into a certain set of beliefs and habits. They adopt these practices out of fear of punishment from their elders, and so on. Meanwhile, nobody genuinely believes any of this stuff, nor have they arrived at it through any form of spiritual insight. This is no different from the naive materialism or hegemonic liberalism that is so prevalent in the modern West. Nothing special (let alone spiritual) going on here.

Biden's ideological stubbornness is far more damaging than Trump's narcissism. He's also literally senile. If anything, Trump's childish need to be liked and respected by everyone has led to many positive international relations, while Biden is alienating everyone who is not part of the liberal West. We need another Trump term to accelerate towards global multipolarity, followed by someone who can lead the U.S. towards a new identity that is neither global hegemony nor radical nationalism.

Also, the EU won’t just allow any punk to come and live here. If you're not an EU citizen, you need to have already landed a good job here or have a significant net worth to even be allowed in.

I don't know much about Malta. I'd imagine it would be more hospitable towards foreigners and generally more enjoyable (good weather, lots of international tourism, etc.). You will still need to bring serious skills to the table to make it there; low-hanging fruit would include skills related to the financial sector (good grasp of economics, people skills, being fluent in lots of languages, etc.). This could actually work out in your favor, if you are fluent in English and say Hindi and have the necessary soft and hard skills, you could pursue a career in banking and position yourself to consult with wealthy Indian clients. It’s a big „if,“ though.

Seems like a good core stack for beginners, as far as the ingredients go. It's rather cheap, though, which makes me question the quality of the ingredients. I'd stick to Schmachtenberger's Qualia Life and supplement the other vitamins, if need be. The Qualia supplements are way more holistic and ambitious in their scope than Johnson's anti-aging craze, anyway.