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You're not invisible too me bro. To be seen or heard is such a basic need. To be denied that can make life really hard.

So if you reduce the capitalistic nature of the health industry and maybe turn it more Socialistic (like in Europe) you reduce corruption as well. I'm not saying it will be eradicated, opportunistic low conscious people can still exploit the system, but far less then is seen in North America.

Yes true, luckily for me I don't encounter too many (bad) Russians on the island here.

Within the diving/tourism industry the two groups with the biggest reputation are the Chinese and Israelis. While Chinese can be loud and don't follow instructions, lsraelis can act entitled, they think everything is for sale, they feel insulted if you say no to a request, they expect that you break the rules specifically for them. The interesting thing is you can see this behaviour also in their international politics. I know that some dive shops try to avoid mixing Chinese / Israeli with Western people, just to avoid negative customer experience to Western customers. A local girlfriend of mine runs a vegan / vegetarian restaurant. Veganism is quite big in Israel, so naturally she attracts a lot of Israelis. We spoke about this behaviour before, she also noticed it. She said the way to handle it is to be strict and firm form the get go. That said, I met plenty of nice Israeli and Chinese people as well, but some behaviour is noticeable from people from certain counties. Americans can be obnoxiously intrusive, arrogant and oblivious to a world outside their country. English and Aussies can be stupid drunk, etc etc. Even the Dutch can have a reputation, there is even a term for it, Dutch Directness 😄. Be careful with stereotypes but they also exist for a reason.

From ChatGPT, I asked why your text could be considered beige and also why not. Answer: This is a deep and fascinating question—thank you for sharing so openly. Let's unpack this and see how your current state relates to Spiral Dynamics Beige, and also where it doesn’t. I’ll go over both why it might resemble Beige, and also why it likely doesn’t fully qualify as Beige. Why It Could Seem Like SD Beige Extreme Individualism and Isolation: Beige is the most basic level of human existence, concerned with biological survival. If someone is completely isolated, withdrawn, and avoids all group association or higher meaning structures, that can look superficially similar to Beige. Disconnection from All Systems: No religion, no traditions, no group, no spiritual beliefs, no cultural identity — these are all things Beige doesn’t engage with because it hasn’t yet developed the capacity to. Your conscious disengagement can seem like a regression to a raw, pre-social state. Simplicity and Contentment in Solitude: Beige lives in the now, surviving, with no real attachment or striving toward social status or ego-driven pursuits. You mention being happiest when alone — not needing stimulation, not needing people — that echoes the instinctual, almost animal-level being of Beige. Why This Is Not SD Beige Self-Reflection = Higher Order Thinking The very act of questioning what Spiral Dynamics stage you're in disqualifies you from Beige. Beige doesn't have metacognition. It can’t abstract, reflect on itself, or analyze its state. Your introspection shows you're operating from Yellow or at least Green/Orange-level awareness. Voluntary Withdrawal ≠ Beige Survivalism Beige is about survival needs: food, shelter, warmth, basic safety. People operating in Beige are often refugees, feral children, people in trauma recovery, or those with severe cognitive conditions. You're withdrawing for psychological or philosophical reasons — not because your survival is in jeopardy. Emotional Attachments Exist You have a warm bond with your girlfriend and grandmother. Beige doesn't form relationships in the way you're describing — that requires emotional and cognitive structures beyond survival. That’s more Purple or Blue at the very least. You're Operating in a Complex Society You hold a job, use technology, and interact functionally with society even if on a minimal level. Beige lacks the skills to navigate modern life—it’s pre-linguistic, pre-tribal. Even the language you're using here to describe your experience is far beyond Beige. What Might Be Happening Instead What you're describing may be a mix of: Psychological individuation (from higher stages like Green or Yellow) Emotional withdrawal or protection mechanisms (often seen in 4w5 or INFP personalities) Existential detachment, possibly a reaction to modern life or internal processing rather than regression to a primal stage. There might also be a flavor of Red still, but not the assertive or power-seeking kind — rather the solitary, boundary-enforcing, "leave me alone" version of it. Or Blue in rejection — someone who saw the group structures of Blue, but chose to opt out consciously. Summary You are not SD Beige, though some of your current behavior may look like it from the outside. Your reasoning, reflection, voluntary solitude, and ability to love and connect (even selectively) are evidence of more complex layers at play — perhaps Yellow in a minimalist, detached mode, or even a phase of withdrawal for integration.

It does not work that way. It the same kind of of thinking when hippies want to put weed in the water supply to make everyone high. Even if your Afghan lord awakens to the realisation of God, it's still filtered through his stage Red and Blue thinking, probably creating even more of a tyrant in the end. This will probably will be the ultimate Bond villain, killing everyone (even his own people) because he is the only in existence.

Ken already beat you to it. Not AI generated 🙄

Yes, but it was a journey to come to that conclusion. Here in the Philippines one artist encapsulated it perfectly. Original: Lyrics (translated): The day you were born to this world Your parents were full of joy And their arms are your light And your mother and father Worries and don't know what to do Watches over you even in your sleep And in the night, a sleepless night, your mother Is still awake to prepare your milk And in the morning you are in the laps Of your father, who is so joyful because of you Now you are all grown up You desire to be independent Even if your parent forbid, they can't stop you Isn't it you that changed a lot Disobeyed them, remained stubborn And you did not follow their advice You did not took the time To think about all the things they've done for you For you desire, only what is pleasurable You just ignored them And the days has past And you took a wrong turn in life You are imprisoned in a horrible vice And you first approach Your dear crying mother And asked "Child, what happened to you?" And your eyes immediately shed tears Without you noticing Regretful and you realized That you were at fault

I never get bored diving with them. This video captures the beauty of them perfectly.

This will be a thread celebrating and sharing the beauty and alien world of the ocean. Starting with my all time favourite: - SHARKS ? And most of all, the Threshers Thresher Sharks can be found in many places in the world, currently there are three types of Thresher Sharks in the oceans. The best place to see them is in the Philippines on a dive site near the tiny island of Malapascua called Kimud and Monad shoal. Kimud and Monad shoal are basically sunken islands but the top is around 12 meters below the surface. The Thresher that is seen here is the pelagic one, it's the smallest of the Thresher, average about 3 meters from head to tail. Usually the tail is the size of the body. They come there usually in the early morning to let them self be cleaned by cleaner fish. They're completely harmless for humans. For a long time it wasn't sure why they had such a long tail. There were speculations but never any proof on video, until 2012 when it was filmed near Pescador Island on the west side of Cebu, Philippines. They use it for hunting.

Open water SCUBA diving Instructor, specialising mostly in teaching Shark conservation and Shark awareness.

How modern day skateboarding started from stage Red

Already made a topic about CGP Grey and the rules for rules here. But somehow it slipped under everyone's radar. Glad it's being discussed now, it's a pivotal understanding in politics and power structures and the basis for political corruption.

The best prep you can do is, not being in the US

@ZenSwift If you come to the Philippines, come to Malapascua, scuba dive with different types of sharks. Learn about them, understand their ecosystem, anatomy, behaviour and so much more. If you don't know how to scuba dive, don't worry I can teach you. Skip Manila and Cebu cities, just use them as point of entry. Go for: Luzon island: - La Union: surfing - Baguio: mountain city Bicol area: - Donsol: swimming with whale sharks (in a natural way, other places like Oslob they feed the whale sharks that upsets their natural behaviour) Visayas: - Siargao: surfing hotspot of PH - Siquijor: upcoming nice chill island - Palawan/Coron/El nido: beautiful beaches, waters, swimming/diving with ship wrecks and Dugongs And of course Malapascua, the scuba diving place 😉 where you can dive with Thresher Sharks, Tiger Sharks, White Tip Reef Sharks, Black Tip Reef Sharks, Coral Cat Sharks, White Spotted Bamboo Sharks, and if you're extremely lucky we have the occasional Scalloped Hammerhead Shark and Whale Shark. There are still so many other good place, some touristic, some not touristic. ❗Don't go to South of Palawan, and west of Mindanao, those are unsafe areas for tourists ❗Don't forget to fill in your etravel before you arrive https://etravel.gov.ph If you want more info, just DM me.

An oldie but still a good one, and still applicable also the next one Understanding this in combination with developmental psychology models like Spiral Dynamics will give you a powerful understanding about how countries are ruled. Does this explain the political structure in your country?

Slowly Spiral Dynamics Green is rising in China. But they will live that life in Thailand now. It reminds me a bit of the first wave of Green in the US, where the hippie movement was moving to Nepal and other countries, to be free and explore a life outside the culture that they were surrounded with.

I'm not surprised that a channel like this exists with this amount of subscribers. Most people in the developed world are in SD Blue or Orange. Self help is mostly taking off in Orange, her channel is focussing on that target audience. In the general trend, channel subscribers usually only go up, unless some kind of scandal takes place. So if she does her job likes she is doing now, and she keeps in tune with the YT algorithms, she probably will reach 8M and up. Also the notion what a big channel is continuously shifting, in 5 years 7M is not that big anymore.

@manuel bon @fabger Did you at least had a vision of the flux capacitor? 😉 Kidding aside, hope you guys recover soon.

It was a reference joke 😉, from the same group. Although I like the Guano Apes version more. @jimwell

Somewhere where there is some good diving with sharks, like Hawaï or the Keys. The problem is it's full of Americans there.

I will answer to the best of my abilities. Remember my experience is personal, from a different country, in a different era. So don't take it as truth, just as pointers. I will divide it in 2 parts, General consultancy and Being a consultant. But if I can offer one tip, wear sunscreen.😉 General consultancy - As a consultant you basically have two employers, the company where you collect the pay check from and the client where you are on assignment. That means you wear two hats all the time, You think about the client and your employer. That can create dilemma's especially if you have a pushy employer to generate as much money as possible for them. - You usually (not always) work on a project basis. So that means you are at a client for a couple of months or even can be years. But generally speaking being a consultant is an excellent way of being exposed to a lot of different companies. - In the beginning of your career you start at a typical consultancy company, can be big or small. They hire you, you get a steady pay check, maybe with some bonus if you perform well. A good way of starting your career. They will offer secondary things like a lease car (or transportation benefits), health care insurance, full pension plan, etc. The company provide the assignments, if there are no assignments you will still have an income, so a safe bet. Although they will expect you to study or do inhouse assignments in if you're not on assignment. Especially getting certificates, that will pump up your CV. Think SCRUM Master, Product Owner, Lean Six Sigma, etc, etc. A more attractive CV means higher chance of being picked, it can be brutal out there with the application process. That is why a starting at a traditional consultancy company can be beneficial. They will do the client acquisition part for you. - Later in your career you have a couple of options. You can specialize, go more in depth in a particular role or field and become an expert in that area, or you can go into management positions, managing bigger teams, bigger responsibilities, bigger budgets etc. - Consultancy companies have a huge overhead on your hourly fee. Let's say in my time max. 25% of the hourly fee was for me, the rest for the company. - So a lot of consultants will later in the career do a couple of things: - They found a client which they like, and the client want to have the consultant as an employee. Read the contract of your consultancy company, because of conflicting interests. - They go freelance for themselves, they have the experience and network to provide their own assignments. This mean a 100% of the hourly rate is yours. But with it comes, you are your own business and everything is your responsibility now. (Be careful with fixed price assignments, have clear targets, DoD (Definition of Done), DoR (Definition of Ready) - There is also a midway called Midland construction, it's a consultancy company, with the perks. No assignment, you get a base salary, on assignment you will get commission on top. They will provide the assignments, although you can get commission if you bring your own. - Big vs. Small company: - I had this dilemma when I started, two job offers, one small company (40 employees) and one from a big one (6000+). I eventually chose for the big one, for a couple of reasons. - Bigger companies usually get bigger deals with clients, the high profile assignments, which also can pump up your CV. - Because they can attract the big projects, they can deploy a team of different people in different roles at the company, creating a sort safe haven for you to operate from. - They cover different sectors, which makes it easier sometimes to get from one to another sector. - They have offices around the globe, so easier to work in a more international oriented team, or be send out to another country, if you prefer. - The company offers a bigger pool of roles, which make it easier to switch, if for example, you find IT consultancy more interesting then Business management. - But there is something to be said for smaller companies too: - More direct lines to upper management, - Not being treated as a number. - It’s true that you can specialise in different sectors, different sectors require different approaches as a consultant, for example Healthcare/Medical, Aerospace, Finance and the Military rely heavily on following strict protocols. So here it can be difficult to act fast, because department 1 have to give their approval and the department 2, etc. Industry, Distribution, Transport are more “loose”. The culture can be hugely different between the sectors, formal vs. informal, casual wear vs. a suit. Hierarchal vs. flat organisation. Also some sectors require some kind of background check, which when you have done one time will be easier the next time. Don’t forget specific jargon for different sectors, which makes your start up time when you first enter a new client much easier. Being a consultant - The first thing I was taught, is be aware of assumptions, they are everywhere. We need them for survival and making decisions, but if they are unaware and unaddressed can create a lot of preventable problems. A common poster that was hanging in the offices to illustrate the dangers of assumptions. - Being a consultant alone dropped at a client can be daunting. Make sure you get good in absorbing and organizing the correct information. The faster you can make your self at home and understand the core business of your client the more valuable you can be. Don’t rely on documentation only, this can be incomplete and outdated, get your information from every level of the organisation, from executive business to the floor workers. Compare the information and spot the gaps and contradictions, this in itself can be really useful information about the organisation maturity and blind spots of the client. - While picking your future employer, try to ask for a senior mentor (especially one that is also a consultant on assignment at the client you are send to). They can really help you navigate the first assignments and give you direct insights. (Thank you, Charles and Gerard) - Cover your ass, be aware as a consultant you’re an easy target. If shit hits the fan, it’s easy to blame the external party. Document, document, document everything. Especially if it will come to trial, better safe than sorry. Also be aware that you can be used for political games within the client company, they will sacrifice you without hesitation. - Your job is one way or another is to create or safe money for your clients, that can be opening new market segments, offer new services or new products. But that can also be optimizing business processes and being more efficient. (Look into Lean Six Sigma for this, don’t know if it’s still relevant though). Optimizing usually means that the job can be done with fewer people (downsizing). Have respect for that. Employees usually know when something is going to change within the company. If you’re brought in as an outsider, to “optimize” they can see you as the enemy. Therefor develop empathy for the common worker. - Because you will work B2B, you basic work for the client of the client. Get to know the customer of your client. - Act responsible, you’re the face of your employer, everything you will do will reflect back on the image of your employer. - Communicate precise and clear, verbally and written, in your mother tongue and English. - Almost all of the time it’s forbidden to copy client sensitive data. But you will create documents that work for you that will come back every assignment. Report, Project plans, meeting notes, just create some templates that you can easily deploy at new clients without having to create a new one every time. Even client specific approaches, document for yourself, just remove the sensitive information. You will never know when it come back at a new assignment at a different client. - Learn how to do a proper risk assessment, the better known risks and their consequences the better upfront decisions you can make. - Math required, some standard budgeting skills can be required. About Math, difficult to say, depends on your sector, Finance can be high in math. - Using your experience for self-development, Yes, especially questioning assumptions is a skill in combination with self-inquiry I used to get deep insights about myself and the outside world. The people who taught me don’t know how powerful it can be.

Nah, being young is over rated. Just want to big in Japan