Nilsi

You can find all sorts of examples for mastery (see the playlist above), which nonetheless can not genuinley be considered in the same vein as Ludwig van Beethoven, Alexander the Great, Pablo Picasso, etc. I would say the highest forms of excellence require millenia of preparation from previous generations to truly reach these transcendent heights of sublimity -- which is where a transferral of this vast tradition requires serious apprenticeship. This includes the discipline of psychology, if you ask me. If you're not seriously studying the works of masters like Nietzsche, Freud, Piaget, etc. what are you even doing? You will end up in obscurity, not contributing anything significant to larger society, just like Leo did (who generally has the necessary talent and character traits to achieve actual greatness, unlike someone as bland and unimaginative as John Vervaeke).

Which is why they are destined to obscurity, although I have to admit the Malmsteen guy is pretty amazing. Its just that playing the electric guitar is such a recent thing (and perhaps too limited of a medium) that there simply haven't been high enough standards established. In the world of pianists, this is an entirely different story and you will not find any celebrated pianist who hasn't undergone an extensive apprenticeship and studied the great works and composers of the Western canon. My favorite example of this mentality is French haute cuisine: This is what it looks like to pursue perfection and excellence down to the nitty gritty details (which is what makes all the difference in the end). Homemade tacos may be great, but running a 3-Michelin-Star restaurant is simply a different league.

Being all wired and blue balled won’t improve your chances with women, don’t fool yourself there. You want to be chill and relatable not some jacked up soldier.

Give a sloppy musician the freedom to improvise… Obviously the apprentice is supposed to liberate themselves from their mentor at some point — which is when „inspiration from within“ can be properly translated into excellent work. I’m not suggesting you suggested anything. I was just wondering what motivates you to ask such questions. It seems to me that you’re generally oriented towards something like balance and harmony, which obviously skews your thinking in a particular direction.

What exactly is it that you care about? One could care about excellence and beauty so much, for example, that it would make them a ruthless asshole. The teacher in this scenario obviously cares a lot about excellence.

At some point your spice cabinet will have run its course lol Discovering Phenibut was like taking psychedelics for the first time for me, in terms of ramifications and possibilites. There must be hundreds of substances, available right now, with potentially life-changing effects, that are just waiting to be discovered by you.

Just found a great overly cerebral review of this album.

Whoa, easy there!

Definitely Phenibut.

The question is whether you view human life as something sacred, which has to be protected at all costs. In which case, there are radical implications and questions one has to ask themselves, such as what your obligation is towards children dieing in Gaza, for example. Would you be willing to drop your college education to enact humanitarian aid in Gaza? Or would you take money that you had saved up for your daughter and donate it to UNICEF?

Yes, unless you have a very specific psychological makeup, you will value economic power for its ability to obtain some kind of value. This then means that you don't treat money as an end in itself, but rather as a representation of whatever is valuable to you -- which is why you dont think of 100.000$ as 100.000 green pieces of paper, but as "a college fund for my daughter," "paying off my student debt," "a new Porsche 911," etc. And this is precisely where it gets tricky and more complex than what you make it out to be.

How are you gonna avoid orgasm when you're doing it to get laid lol

If Ashwagandha and Tongkat Ali are "very noticeable" for you, you're in for one hell of a treat with Phenibut

So wheres the resentment?

If you use it responsibly, you will of course get long term benefits from it by way of reference experiences and muscle memory. Any feedback you get while on the substance will reinforce behavior and your self-concept permanently. I cycle it (5 days on, 2 days off) like I would with any other nootropic and I've never had any problems on off-days or when stopping usage for a longer amount of time. The effect is very noticeable though, so of course you will be your best self on the substance.

I’ve met many girls in my life that were very well educated in feminist philosophy and historical inequalities of the sexes (which, according to your theory, should make her resentful towards men), yet they were all sweet and friendly with me (this includes one’s that were already in a long term relationship, so there would have been no utilitarian value to being nice).

This is a bit of a caricature and only applies to his early works. He would eventually arrive at Eros (Love/Creation/Unity) and Thanatos („The Death Drive“) as the most fundamental drives. Interestingly, for a good part of the 20th Century, only „Beyond the Pleasure Principle“ was translated to French, so most of the famous Post-Freudian philosophy is way more concerned with Eros and Thanatos than with sexual desire— which is mostly a cliché in the US.

This is mostly a problem for young men. With the advent of birth control we decoupled sexuality from pregnancy, so now every girl can get a taste of the best dick in town. As they get older, most women want to settle though and pure biological fitness becomes less of an indicator for competence in male sexual partners, so it still tends to work out for most. None of this should even concern you though, as you can always transcend these „predetermined“ options as a man, by just optimizing for competence-signaling (e.g. physical fitness, emotional intelligence, economic/social status, „looksmaxxing,“ dark-triad traits, etc.) — you could get literally any girl (given that she is available), if you did this correctly. The best part is: this (becoming competent) is what any young man is naturally driven to want to do anyways, so what even is the problem? Also, just for perspective: men have it much easier than girls, who are way more reliant on their (mostly predetermined) looks, in regards to mating opportunities.

So you’re practicing chastity to get laid? How is that supposed to work out?

If you acted normal and chill around women they would be just as fun to be around (if not more) than any man. I could just as easily make the argument that all male to male interaction is mostly driven by game theory, utilitarianism and ressentiment — it would be immediately obvious that I’m grossly over-generalizing.

OP is projecting his insecurities onto girls. Thread settled.

That’s roughly how German politics still works today. In reality those minor parties will still be outvoted by the majority on most issues, so it mostly just slows down the political apparatus by way of endless debating.

You're putting the cart before the horse. Figure out how to make money in the first place Pay someone for financial consulting Profit Steps 2 and 3 aren't even necessary, if you make enough money. Once you cross a certain threshold of income, your spending habits will be almost negligible on your overall wealth (unless you are really into luxury, in which case you will be fucked anyways lol). If you don't have a reliable and high enough income of money, no amount of saving and financial literacy will save you from slavery. That's just the brutal reality of economics. Anyone telling you different is either deluded, or trying to sell you some financial product/service. By design most people will not be able to pull themselves out of financial slavery, but focusing on increasing your monthly income is the only way to even have a chance (you will intuitively understand this, if you've ever played a game of Monopoly). In fact, I urge you to invest in and play a few rounds of the game -- this will teach you everything you need to now right now about finances: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/monopoly/id1477966166

First time I'm hearing this, but I could see it. Hitler was basically the OG doomer soy boy: following a strict vegetarian diet (perhaps inspired by Schopenhauers ideas about Samsara and the cruelty of life); emphasizing the importance of compassion (albeit in a very distorted way); and escaping into idealist fantasies of universal brotherhood. It's amazing how people will read Proto-Nazism into Nietzsche, given the actual philosophical content of Nazi ideology. Nazism is essentially just a perverted synthesis of Eastern Esotericism and German Idealism under the Pan-German mythological framework laid out by Richard Wagner (who was also greatly influenced by Schopenhauer).