Basman

I'm worried about boring course work. How much can I get away with doing as little studying as possible?

If you are an artist you probably wouldn't feel the need to ask if you are one. You can become an artist if you want to make art.

War is not a failure of humanity as much has it is a function of surviving conflict in situations of finite resources. Nothing has gone wrong in the sense that humans are built for survival as opposed to happiness. Despite that, we live in one of the most peaceful and prosperous ages in human history. Things are much better than they used to. In large part due to how expensive and destructive war has become since WW1. When war was profitable, barbarity was the norm. People where at constant risk of being invaded, killed, raped and enslaved all the time. Pillaging was normal because it is easier to take from others than it is to produce things yourself. People had to build walls around their villages to keep invaders out or they would risk suddenly being attacked one day. Without serious retaliation, there is no reason for someone else to not attack someone else if it is in their benefit to do so. Hence the monopolization of violence in developed countries. A great example is China and Taiwan. If the US didn't care about Taiwan, it would have been invaded and conquered long ago. Another example is the Russian invasion of Crimea, arguably the last profitable war in human history. Russia could just walk in and plant their flag due to the social engineering of Stalin during his reign, replacing many of the Ukrainians with ethnic Russians in Crimea. A historical example was the Viking age. The viking age effectively ended when the kings of Europe became better at organizing themselves and defending their territory. "Might makes right" is the baseline of survival in nature. There is no getting away from that as long we live in a finite world. Cultural development and financial enmeshment will make countries more peaceful. It is unimaginable now for any of the European countries to go to war with each other despite their colorful history. A large part of why the US provides military security for so many countries besides itself and tries to install democracies everywhere is because political stability is better for peace (oops, I meant commerce and survival). Today our survival encourages peace to a greater degree than ever. Things are gradually moving to greater wholeness politically as our needs become more enmeshed with each other and all out conflict becomes more and more untenable. Then in the far future, we'll divide again in some fashion. Like colonized planets will turn against earth for greater autonomy or something like that.

Lately I've been thinking about why people enroll into higher education nowadays as I'm considering my own path and I've noticed that higher education has basically become an avenue for job security whereas it used to be more purely about knowledge. We need higher education in order to just get a job instead of learning for its own sake because of how employers screen out non-college graduates for jobs that didn't require a degree in the past. But also for the STEM majors that have an obvious career path, like a lawyer or a doctor. How many people who study STEM are in it purely to learn as opposed to getting a high paying job? Higher education has has arguably become about the business of learning instead of the pure pursuit of knowledge. As I understand it, SD stage orange is all about materialism and optimizing conditional relationships (I.E. business), so I wonder if how higher education has become so intertwined with careerism, what does that says about our current culture? As I understand it, higher education has always been a status game, it is just that the business world has co-opted the institution for its own gain more and more and now it is just the world we live in. That and we live in a knowledge based economy. Thoughts?

Lying is a bad basis for relationships. Once you get caught lying, you will forever lose their trust.

Marginalized ethnic demographics tend to be in tow with socioeconomic development. Certain "races" statistically commit more crimes because they are poorer (poverty is the greatest predictor of crime). Eliminating poverty and creating access to more opportunities for growth, like education, will help heal society of its worst neurotic tendencies. This will of course take many years. I believe it is inevitable that things get better with time.

Texting after the fact that you are of the same ilk is going to come off as fishy and manipulative. Of course she'll think you are lying to get into her panties (which you where). The problem is bonding over a lie. Lies lead to bad breakups if discovered. It is exhausting to maintain and just kind of scummy to set people up like that. It is much more enjoyable to have friends who bond with your authentic self. And you don't need a lot a friends, so it is fine if most people are just acquaintances. You should perhaps examine if you hold any limiting beliefs about socialization.

You don't have to believe and subscribe to any one concepts, especially religious ones. People will get mad though if you question the things they believe in. But it is as you say, reincarnation as a religious concept is arbitrary. Reincarnation might have merit in one way or another, but who knows. I believe personally the concept of "sin" has some merit but differently to how religious people treat the idea. It is not a dogma.

That is part of the equation. Putting some skin in the game make people more engaged. That is a major justification for why people charge so much for self-help courses and seminars (it also filters out people who are less motivated to work with you as a coach). The pricing is part of the marketing. It is of course not strictly necessary to get someone else to essentially do the thinking for you, but it is quiet hard actually to be self-driven. You are in a sense paying for the convenience of someone else to take responsibility for your goals (not to mention many people are not aware that they can learn how to change their lives on their own and get sucked in by the marketing).

AI doesn't automate jobs as much as it automates specific tasks (this is true for all forms automation). If your job consists of essentially a single task, then you have good reason to be worried. I don't know about the intricacies of being a data analyst as a job, but as general advice I would ask how can you make yourself more indispensable to your industry? Do you need to acquire new skills in order for that to happen or take on more responsibilities?

There is a distinction between abject violence and sport. The former is all about pressing your advantages and making the fight as unfair as possible in order to win (fighting is an obstacle and not the goal), whereas sport is all about the competition in a fight that is made to be as fair as possible (the competition is the goal). Sport is full of rules and regulation that promote a "fair game" and spectacle, whereas abject violence has no rules and the violence is merely a means to an end. There is a world of difference there. Violent sport is very contained in comparison. There is no greater competition than violence. That is why violent sports are popular. People love competition.

Just be authentic. You like what you like. It doesn't have to mean anything. If you authentically dislike someones art because of their personality, like Kanye's newer albums for example, then that is fair because you are being honest. But that is still a partial perspective and you aren't inherently more correct than someone who does like Kanye's newer albums. Don't dislike art because you think you "should" or blindly adhere to group think. Listen to your heart.

I kind of agree with the notion that proper socialization doesn't drain you. I can talk for hours with my mate and only feel energized from it. But I personally never have felt energized from socializing with a group and I'm also pretty introverted as a person. It might be in part a skill issue. If you are more experienced with socializing, it'll be more effortless.

It is like with Burning Man festival where many attendees dump their trash and litter in the towns in the vicinity despite the "leave no trace" motto.

Focus on the thing you want to improve and keep in mind different things come in different stages. Don't worry so much about the deep spiritual stuff till you get a handle on your material life for example. You only have to care about the things that matter to you. You owe yourself at least that much. The average person isn't aware of self-improvement. It is a given then that they will get average results. It is all about the adventure at the end of the day.

More into coarse chips myself.

What is with all the silly generalizations in this thread? Being overly reductionist in a spiteful manner makes you come off as you have kind of chip on your shoulder.

Apparently it was adding prompts to the original user prompts, like "diverse", etc. The problem is that AI is a tool, so if the tool doesn't do the thing you want it to do then it is a bad tool.

You seem stuck in your head and aimless from the sound of it. If you finished the course, then you should have a concrete and specific way for practicing your life purpose, ideal medium, etc. Maybe you haven't truly picked a thing yet? Vision is just an ideal so you can shoot for the moon. You are not ever guaranteed any results. What is important is that you just do the thing because you find it meaningful. Forget what is in your head, it is all about action. You can live your purpose today. One trick that helps to get things rolling is to start small, like one push-up a day. Set achievable goals for yourself. For distractions, get a blocking program like Cold Turkey that can block specific applications and websites. Deep spiritual stuff can wait till you have your life in order and your more mentally stable (no offense).

Of course, a lack of political will is the greatest obstacle to get anything done. Cultural attitudes are a legitimate obstacle however. Legalizing weed would be lucrative for the state but it is only progressive places in the world where it is actually legal for example.

What is the nordic model? Most people work just for the money. It can definitely be sad however considering that the low barrier to entry is why many women enter the trade in the first place. I think it will always be flawed in that way because in the world we live in there will always be girls lacking in resources and love. In a flawed world, prostitution is a genuine survival strategy.

Just like beer. This is great news for Germany!

It should be legal. The only reason why it is illegal is because of antiquated morals about sexuality. Legal sex work is an opportunity to regulate the industry, which helps protect women from abuse. What we see when an industry is considered taboo is that it doesn't get regulated properly and harmful practices propagate, such as with the dildo industry. Many dildos are made of PVC which is toxic to humans. The one disadvantage that I do see with legalizing sex work is that we live in a world that is largely conservative in regards to purchasing sex. This can result in sex tourism to a particular spot, for example with the Netherlands, where the area then becomes a hub for the trafficking of women from abroad. Bottom line is that sex work isn't going anywhere. It can only go underground, so it is better to make the business transparent and regulated.

Hey, its a start lol. Actually, genuinely sitting down and thinking about things consciously in a serious manner is pretty rare. More people should do it if anything. What we get normally is people just living out their culture uncritically. Current culture happens to be somewhat toxic if you value being happy, so being more critical can do a lot of people a lot of good. I recently started making daily contemplation a habit and I've been getting an inkling of just the sheer enormous depth that is understanding oneself. I truly know so very little.

Women where historically oppressed because they are physically weaker. "Might makes right" in nature, etc. I wonder how much "late stage feminism" and the discourse surrounding it is shaped by social media and all of the incentives that follow? Like how much of the calls to actions are genuine and not just for engagement?