Sincerity

Awesome! Welcome aboard

I'll let Leo speak about any details, if he deems appropriate.

Thanks a lot!

Screenshot of my conversation with ChatGPT. The last line legit broke me 😭

I love my partner. I really do. We just had an anniversary together. How nice. I like my job. I don't earn that much but it's good enough. I have such a nice flat. My partner makes such great food. There are friendly faces orbiting me. I had a cat once. Life is good. I'm a bit tired, but it's good. I wouldn't trade it for any other. ... It's going to be interesting to die though. It'll happen soon, right? Things will change. I won't be the same. It's a bit sad, but is it really? Maybe I'll be okay with it just before it happens. Maybe I'll embrace the change. But for now my heart is breaking thinking about it. I love you so much... I don't want to let go.

Great picks! I also agree with the suggestion of @Emerald (if she is willing), more feminine perspective within the Mod team would be nice.

Just an fyi, it's there in The Guidelines. Thanks for altering the title.

I will embrace the bugs. I think this is the future.

I think it's not so much about liking, but about similarity in worldview and goals. Example with Leo. An avid pursuer of truth is more likely to see Leo as a genius, whereas a person with entirely different priorities would more likely see him as a madman (eg. when hearing about Leo doing 5-MeO for 30 days). A typical person will consider someone who goes to the mountains to meditate for a year a madman. A more conscious person could more likely consider them as a genius. In science/art I think your point is more valid. Maybe you were only talking about "intellectual genius", I dunno.

No, it would not be "cool".

@Leo Gura Like the title says. Not sure if you forgot about this. 🙏

Things I was obsessed about at some point, more or less in chronological order Specific children books I wanted my mom to read to me as a child (literally dozens of times) Washing machines Birds Hot Wheels Harry Potter Club Penguin CS:GO Team Fortress 2 Other games but less so, eg. Minecraft, Hollow Knight Certain people, crushes Movies Self-help, growth, productivity Actualized.org Knowledge management Spirituality, understanding reality I just watched this video and now I wonder if I'm autistic.

A beautiful celebration of life. This entire album slaps.

This post is very clearly biased and coming from a place of insecurity. We've seen this dozens of times already. We're supposed to be engaging in conscious politics here. For OP: I recommend you deconstruct your own biases and not fight imaginary battles with radical feminists. Focus on your growth. Seriously though, what are your news/content sources? The answer to this question is ALWAYS enlightening.

Dude, this is so laughably biased. Brie Larson, feminist scholar, Elon Musk the free speech guy... Really? Just tell us what news/content you consume.

Glad you like it

I enjoy drawing. And I'm slowly getting better. Below the results from yesterday's classes.

I always cry when hearing this song. Your faith was strong, but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Speaking of which, another thing I sometimes think about and makes me sad is the story of Samson. I read a great analysis of it just now here. https://medium.com/@orenfarber/samsons-story-the-spiritual-core-f97cf51b2489 Good shit.

Awesome! Thanks Leo

If you feel it is good to stay in your suffering to be connected to love, if you think this is good for your development then embrace it dude. You want to suffer so keep doing it. Nothing is stopping you. Yes, it will probably develop you. Is it needed? Not necessarily. I'd suggest you'll be tested in life anyway, there's plenty of suffering to go through without suffering due to a belief in suffering for the sake of growth. By living fully, embracing the plot of life, there arise new, amazing, scary challenges. I suggest living fully is better than not wanting to live. You'll most likely grow more. Beware of self-reinforcing beliefs like "I need to believe this because without it (my suffering) I won't grow in the love". Is love scared of dropping beliefs? Do you wanna grow or not? Do what you want.

I started taking drawing classes in December. I had my 5th class today. Progress!

I'll never get over how people overestimate their spiral stages. Yellow seems to be the stage which intellectual people are most comfortable with identifying themselves with. I have slightly-deeper-than-surface-level analysis of some topics so I must be yellow. I know SD theory, I'm such a spiral wizard you guys. And usage of the word 'coral' on the forum should result in an automatic ban.

What would you do if you were in your shoes?