Sincerity

Are you talking about something like platonic forms? And that these are absolute, in your view?

How old are you? Do you have a job? If not, have you ever had one? Are you studying? Why are you "not allowed"? If you want any sensible advice from anyone, you should elaborate on this. It's crucial.

Paul Graham's essays - p.3 Writing, Briefly I want to write clearer and better. I've been writing some essays/posts in the last days, just for myself. I noticed this week that the idea of being a great writer attracts me.

Here's an interesting essay I read from Paul Graham. https://paulgraham.com/writes.html The argument is that writing is thinking. And since writing is quickly being outsourced to AI, we will soon have a world of writes and write-nots, and little in between. To me, the conclusion is a bit too extreme, but there is definitely some truth to it. The ability to articulate thoughts is very important, and it could indeed be the case that a lot more people lose this muscle compared to today. Some might argue that eg. "The core ideas are mine, so I am still thinking. I just want the AI to put the idea into words for me." I think there's some truth to that as well. But also: this muscle to put thoughts into words is very important, perhaps even crucial to building a solid foundation of understanding. Inputting a core idea as a prompt and then AGREEING with the AI's elaboration of it =/= Actually fleshing out the idea yourself. The first one isn't thinking - it's moreso passivity and consumption of what you resonate with and reposting it. The second one is creating order in the mind; adding bricks to the wall of understanding. I think AI can be used intelligently, in a way that ENHANCES thinking. But most people just want to get things done with as little time and effort as possible, eg. have their idea beautifully developed or just consume something that resonates with them already, but said by "someone else". I guess a distinction could be made here between survival (productivity, getting things done) and pursuit of virtue & actual growth (exerting effort to develop oneself). To be clear: I think it's totally fine to pass on things that don't really grow you to an AI or a person. It's not that we have to do everything ourselves just because it's some kind of growth. Delegation is not inherently bad. But isn't organization of thought one of the things that deeply enrich the mind? And isn't having an enriched mind desirable? Articulation is hard, but it matters. At least to me. So let's not forgo it.

My forum signatures ✍️ If I remember correctly, I've only used 2 signatures on the forum for a considerable amount of time. I can't remember where I got this one from, but I love it. So powerful. This one I came up with myself. I think it's very direct. I appreciate its simplicity. I like both of these quotes so much.

Paul Graham's essays - p.2 How to Do Great Work cont. This last one hit me hard. I always excelled at school/college because I understood what to do, how to "game" the system. At least that's how I see it. Maybe I'm just intelligent. This whole essay is so good I'll literally go to a print shop to have a paper copy of it. Again, absolute goldmine. What You'll Wish You'd Known Having Kids The Top Idea in Your Mind

That's cool! Looking forward to reading it.

Hooooly shit, the channel posting Bashar videos that I've been watching was terminated. 😂 Well, it was fun while it lasted!

I've read some great short articles from Andrew Bosworth. I like his simplicity in writing. Honesty is the Best Policy Two Things Can Be True The Gift of Naïveté

Amazing essay by Paul Graham: How to Do Great Work. An absolute goldmine - if you had insights from this essay integrated, you'd be a genuine PROFESSIONAL in life. There's an AI text-to-speech for the lazy ones:

By „initiated by me” I meant I’m the one breaking up. I realized this could be interpreted differently. @Elliott It’s okay.

@UnbornTao I appreciate your feedback.

I'm going through a breakup. It's mostly initiated by me. I'm a bit conflicted. I experience suffering, but also have an exciting vision for being single, but also being in this relationship has been very educational as well. I'm a bit down right now. But I believe it'll be great any way it goes. For sure.

Again, trumpism and right-wing dogmatism will not be allowed on the forum. Or any severe dogmatism for that matter. Let's uphold some standards here.

A breath of fresh air to read this here. 😃 So simple. Just knowing.

If it turned out he was faking the „alien” thing, I wouldn’t mind. It would say something about his character, but I’d appreciate the teachings the same.

I found the deconstruction of „what” post very profound. Thanksss.

You have to remember that most of the world’s humans are below stage orange. Humanity is not just the West. So not soon.

I said I’m not pursuing discussion with you here. 🤷‍♂️ No hard feelings. We’ll talk someplace else. But talking on „your level” of heavy conceptualization and dualism is just a needless tiresome exercise and again: a detraction from truth. You do you, but leave me out of it (when talking about the most basic things).

It doesn’t matter whether it’s really an alien talking or not. What matters is what’s being said. And the teachings (especially the most basic ones) I find of high quality. He can say a lot of bullshit too imo. So you take what’s useful and disregard what isn’t. Openmindedness + judging words based on their merit.

@UnbornTao You make some good points. What if someone is attempting to communicate their truth, but it so happens that there's already a term for it which more or less encompasses what's meant by that truth (at least in the communicator's mind)? Is it not useful to label a truth (eg. the truth of X, or "solipsism") to then fluently refer to it in conversation? I don't like the word solipsism. But for me it's the closest single word to what I wish to convey: This right now is all that is. There's nothing beyond this moment/experience. You are God. You are this. (And, of course, there is no "you".) I understand. I respect your value of striving to be very epistemologically rigorous and to not take on beliefs. I think it's a nice counterbalance to others' posts. Your perspective is valuable, even in just the simple fact that it's rather unique among most others here. I honestly appreciate the diversity. Eh. Yeah, you're right. It is a waste of time. 🤷‍♂️ I appreciate his perspective (especially his most basic formula and teachings) and I like to think about what he says. But ultimately I'm always the final arbiter of truth anyway. I can as well contemplate from scratch, with more genuine "results". External perspective can be useful too though, as grist for the mill.

Noo, nothing like that. The first implies a process (which there's none), and the second implies control over Will (which there's also none). Moreso this. I (as God) am creating this right now. In fact, I am this. There is no difference between me and it. Oh what joy! You = God = Imagination = Reality. A complete blending of the infinite nothingness/awareness/formlessness and form.

No, you’re just aware that you’re creating them. Imagination is still the case, and the walls are still not passable. Even if you’re in a high enough state, you can’t change Will. You just see that Will is.

I’d say this: You don’t have limitations as God. But You do imagine walls right now. And since You do, you can’t walk through them. Why do You imagine walls? Why is reality the specific way it is right now? I don’t know. But the fact is that it is that way right now, and it’s Imagination. And what’s Imagined is the case. You’re not aware that you’re creating walls because you’re not in a high enough state. If you were, you’d be able to see that. I have a recollection of these insights from my awakenings. You can reach that state where you see that you’re creating walls. You’ll see it as just you doing that. But you’ll probably still not understand why. I think the why isn’t answerable in a definite way. There’s definitely not any one limited reason. You Imagine because you „do”, it’s what You are. And that’s it.

This question stems from misunderstanding. You are God AND exactly what you are right now. And it’s perfect. The need to be able to fly is just an idea you have.