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@Buck Edwards It can be just as equally brutal for men as you could be facing endless torture. I don’t think you can say it’s worse for one sex over the other Women feel more afraid and vulnerable so there is that. Ultimately it’s a decision people make when they join the armed forces. Everyone should be aware of the risks rather than sold a glorified fantasy of war and conflict

Thinking about investing in nootropics. Lions Mane I know is a common one for mental clarity. I was also looking at Daniel Schmachtenberger’s Qualia though they’re a bit expensive as I would need to import from the US. I’m Uk based and not sure if they are much better than other brands Any suggestions? Especially nootropics for improving baseline consciousness and mental clarity

Interested to know if anyone has any techniques to elevate state. I sometimes need to boost myself after my energy is drained from work I find listening to music and singing helps me. I’m an expressive person

Hopefully I’ve added this poll properly so that people can vote because I can’t! Not done a poll on here before

@LastThursday Some good stuff there yoof. Needs to be something I can just do spontaneously

@Leo Gura Van life sounds cool. I’ve seen some videos of people doing this in the Uk though it’s not easy as the laws are very strict. Can’t just rock up to a nature reserve and camp out in a van. Everything is private land and the road laws don’t permit overnight parking As for travelling around the world in a van maybe in the future I’d commit to that! I’ve never done actual travelling other than the odd holiday here and there so hostels I’ll start with

@PurpleTree Yeh I think staying in hostels is how I’m going to do it. Need that social element. I’ll be travelling alone but I want to meet new people

@Ramanujan Lol I’ve done enough grinding

@oldhandle You have to prioritise what matters to you in life and commit to change. I can tell you starting a company is fucking hard as a director into one myself When working on a business you will trade one for the other. Ironically I feel that the business has deprived me of the extroverted field of existence so I am now making up for that at 30 but this looks to be the opposite with yourself The next 6 months are critical for me and the business. I have now made it clear that if we do not have the necessary investment by then I will be selling my stake in the company and moving on. Up to the universe what happens now not me

@Shodburrito I think a lot has to do with ambition. If you have a lot of ambition you will have a grand vision for what you want your life to be and to truly actualise on that requires significant personal development The greater the ambition the greater personal development you need. Most people are just not that ambitious. Conscious plays a part as well

@Nemra Malaga is a solid bet

@Something Funny There is an intensity with LSD that you don’t get so much with mushrooms. Mushrooms feels more floaty to me whereas LSD gives you intense focus and emotional charge

@Hsinav if the people wanna vote Trump let them vote that way. Karma is a powerful thing

@Ramanujan Integral Life Practise by Ken Wilber and colleagues

@Husseinisdoingfine Always go with your heart in terms of what you actually want to do. The rest will follow Even with a sociology degree you can still get degree level jobs in corporate like sales, project management, marketing etc You can also train within in demand roles like teaching or nursing. Obvs this does depend on what country you are from though Ultimately you are not tied to your degree. Don’t waste three years on something you do not like

@Buck Edwards hmmm I can name 4 Mindfulness (in nature mostly), self reflection, psychedelics and kundalini yoga Aside from the spiritual aspect I’m doing a hell of a lot in the social space developing the extrovert within. That could still align with the spirit as outer and inner are ultimately one

@Nadia Starseed Why not start going to yoga class? It’s a good place to meet spiritual men who are also interested in self development. Yoga goes hand in hand with both

@BlueOak People think they’re being smart by saying if you increase taxes for the rich they’ll leave. This is horse shit Another issue I see in relation to this and other aspects is that people cannot do nuance. It’s like you comment that there needs to be higher taxes on the rich and a) people automatically think you mean some kind of giant tax increase and b) that they themselves are included into that It’s like of course there won’t be giant increases. Even marginal wealth taxes can generate a lot of income for public services. And in relation to point b, people actually really do not understand how rich the rich actually are. They have 2mn in assets and they think they’re in that bracket. 2mn is like loose change for some. They do not understand how wealth massively scales There shouldn’t be a group of people in the world who are billionaires. That needs to change

@Hardkill are they though? I’m not so sure because if they were why do we not see progressive leaders in america? Most people are conservatively minded ergo prefer more conservative aligned policies such as tougher sentences on crime, or fiscal conservatism. They’re sold the bullshit idea that fiscal conservatism means cutting social security whilst cutting taxes for the rich

@manuel bon I take between 1-3 drops. Don’t ask me how much that is in LSD. My dealer tells me the dose and desired effect The thing is though it definitely does enhance my social abilities but only because it improves my state. I feel happier and more energised and in the moment but as mentioned it feels like cheating to me In this respect it’s not a skills thing actually but more a state thing. I am fucking fed up with my job and it permeates into regular life. Sucks the energy from me

@Leo Gura Daniel Schmachtenberger

@FourCrossedWands if by that you mean mercantilism this wouldn’t change the fundamental endless growth imperative which is fucking the biosphere

@Davino absolutely. The obligatory wooden stick is a must for deeper walking meditations

@Asia P when you’re sober getting out in to nature is a tried and true method for connecting more deeply with the divine