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Liberals are broadly more conscious than conservatives. They have more access to empathy and relativistic thinking. Most conservatives are ignorant and entrenched in survival. Being anti-slavery is a highly progressive stance for instance that isn't concerned with practicality. It is staunchly idealistic, as slavery is highly practical (free labor). You can make some good arguments for why different forms of slavery are beneficial to society, but if you are progressive on this issue, IE. You value liberty and humanism, then any form of slavery is unacceptable. In politics itself, right-wing parties tend to be a front for corruption ultimately. Conservatives often get into politics with ulterior motives while believing that they are doing is the right thing. They tend to think what is good for them personally is what is good for society, because they are less conscious. Libertarian policy for instance just so happens to not negatively effect the politicians themselves. Very convenient. Tightening of the belt for thee but not for me. Budget cut everything except their pensions. A progressive is more likely to recognize that what is good for society might not be good for them personally, like paying higher taxes. Or regulating big corporations that would otherwise shower you with favors and gifts.

America is a country that has enough resources to effectively fix most of its social problems and then some but can't/wont due to cultural and developmental reasons. There is one thing that has remained true throughout my entire life, and that is that there is nothing more frustrating than unfulfilled potential. America is a great country, but it could be so much better.

@Ero What got you into self-help/spirituality in the first place?

I don't know about more evolved, but in my opinion center-left parties tend to be the most realistic while also having a vision for a more fair and loving society. Further left parties tend to be more uncompromising with their ideals and unwilling to cooperate with conservative parties, which in practice results in them having less influence overall. The left is a minority, whereas the center-left is a politically conscious voting base (a generally conservative majority). I think having non-obligatory voting is detrimental to a country's politics, especially America, as it put pressure on parties on surviving till the next election as opposed to making long-term plans for society. Big issues don't get addressed till it is kind of too late because they take too much political will to execute on. American politics is dominated by a minority of highly polarized and extreme views in part due to normal people broadly not caring about politics and parties having to appeal to tribalism to ensure a voting turn-out. One of the advantages the CCP has is because it is an authoritarian state with a single party, they can plan for the long-term unimpeded. The Chinese government is to a large extent invincible to average Chinese because the populace doesn't need to be convinced of any one sort of politics and it is actually better that politics isn't in their minds for the most part.

Oh? What happened?

Art isn't limited to admiration the same way music isn't limited to classical music. It would be like saying hip-hop isn't real music. Games are art but for many it is just a toy. There are different ways to percieve and use art. Don't be limited by the conventions of high-art just because they use the same word.

High-art doesn't have a monopoly on what art is. This much is obvious. There is no one correct way art should make you feel in order to elicit emotion. Art eliciting disgust is equally valid as wonder and beauty.

The concern is with the proportionality to the Israeli response. October 7th was horrendous, but Gaza has been reduced to rubble with thousands dead. Palestinians are a rowdy bunch that celebrate death, but Israel is responsible for provoking their neighbors with expansionist settlements. There is an argument to be made that Israels actions are at this point not really about security but about grabbing their land long-term, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to make that claim with confidence.

Saying "I don't condone violence, but..." is like saying "I'm not racist, but..."

All conspiracies lead to Jerusalem.

Have you moved country or are you planning to do so? If so, are you bringing your family with you.

What's your story?

That is a very cynical take. Just putting politics aside, everyone is kind of just grown children and everyone just wants the same thing ultimately, love. Is wishing death upon someone for their political views practicing love? It's definitely practicing survival at least.

I read this first as algae trading. As in sea moss.

He is a grifter. his goal is to make money of the gullible and vulnerable. He recruits the people who buy his "course" to make social media pages where they post clips of him.

What do you think of about 1.5 hours of art a day?

Big day for the unemployed! On a side note, by far the biggest source of pollution for Norway is export of oil and gas. It's so big that even if Norway itself where to be completely 100% green, it would be but a blip compared to how much pollution the export results in. Is there any viable solution to this (other happily ignoring it) besides pivoting to a different economy over time?

The Scandinavian right is generally quiet libertarian in my opinion. They justification for cutting wealth taxes in text book trickle-down economics. Trickle-down economics is just a rationalization for widening the wealth gap. More resources to lower/middle-class people does in fact create a prosperous society overall. The thing is, being outwardly libertarian is political suicide in Scandinavia due to a legacy of economic/social solidarity and welfare. So what this libertarians do is that they adopt a socialist mask to not alarm voters too much, then they work to slowly erode the welfare state, boiling frog style. Prime example is with the Social democrats here in Denmark, who have recently been cutting on education (in a knowledge based economy). Libertarians with a socialist mask. I can't think of a more obnoxious combo.

Cool! I like how you illustrate the changes in your business as stages in spiral dynamics. It's the first time I've heard of post-capitalist pricing models. It's seems to heavily depend community to not be exploited. How would you deal with getting fleeced by clients?

Yeah I know. It's a little backwards considering it is a "school". You have to be so skilled as to not necessarily need it. It's more for refining skills already present/networking. It's kind of absurd in a sense. It is due to be a public education as opposed to a private one. Since it is tax funded, they only want the best, and it is really competitive due to being very few spots (about 25). About 150 applied the same time as me. And you can only apply every odd year. Steep. The silver-lining is that you don't really need it if your goal is draw for a living. Just draw, which is why I am not that mad. Having gone to that school would've meant that I had to live up to other people's standard and I might have been restricted in drawing the kund of filthy shit I'm into. The benefit would be that I could fully focus on art as opposed to being something I cram inbetween obligations, which can feel grindy as you have to multi-task responsibilities. That is the main reason why I applied.

I really can't see porn as a big deal no matter how you slice it. Like Joshe mentioned, most people who are staunchly anti-porn tend to be so because of religious dogma and believing masturbation is shameful as opposed to be an epistemically independent belief. Your not getting rid of junk food, no matter how unhealthy it is because people have an animalistic baseline desire for grease. The same is true for porn. Besides, it is unfeasible, since people will instantly find a work around to any restrictions. I think it is healthier to consider what it means to you personally and make a lifestyle choice for yourself. Be honest about being an animal instead of being ideological. It is quiet unliberal as well to dictate that people should all adopt the same lifestyle. We are mostly above that shit now as a society. You can choose how to live your life and can't take that from people (for the most part). It would be more accurate to say your personally left-wing (liberal when it comes to your beliefs), but when it comes to your politics you are actually right-wing (authoritarian when it comes to other people's beliefs), at least relative to certain issues. Wanting to ban porn is by definition right-wing.

Your biggest competitor is yourself. Dating and socializing is largely a psychological battle within yourself. Most people aren't making too much of an effort and are just kind of drifting around. Some have personalities, looks and circumstances that align well with dating and stumble into good results, others less so. Anyone can improve their results with conscious effort, but just growing is in of itself valuable. Even if your results are mediocre at best, you should still try because you'll become a better person by the end of it and closer to being in alignment with your values. Rage against the light, so to speak.

I can't talk about the specific factors that determine performance within the human body, but's obvious that genes are completely fundamental to any kind of athletic endeavor. You could be born with non-functioning legs. Or retarded. Maybe the odds of that are small but not zero. By virtue of having relative height and good health you already got decent genes for athleticism. You could say that genes are like the fundament that you build your house on top of. It's going to be much harder to build a house in a swamp compared to flat grasslands with lots of limestone close by. It is not only harder to build a house in a swamp compared to grasslands, but your also limited in what you can achieve aspirationally. A tard can never become a world class athlete. The hard work of being an athlete is optimizing your body and skill, but no amount of hard work is going to beat a gorilla in an arm wrestling duel. I'm not sure if this is a good example if the boys she is up against don't also receive the same amount of training and attention as she does. She's clearly been groomed to be an athlete from a very young age and been training regularly. I imagine the parents involvement in the training regime of the boys boils down to just driving them to training.

Any books you recommend?

It is unlikely that the small amount of passive smoke is really going to effect you. If anything, it is ruining your mood due to the negative thinking you associate with weed. It is still annoying though that people act so inconsiderate. The thing about weed is that it draws irresponsible people who want to blast their brain away. I have a neighbor who smokes weed (judging from the smell) and sometimes like to blast their TV loud 1-3 AM. Psychotic. He plays the same fucking music video on repeat. He's in some sort of trance or something. I had to confront them a couple of times over it. But that is the thing. By virtue of avoiding responsibility and by extension growth these stoners are arguably bad people. Hence why they are so annoying sometimes.