Daniel Balan

@Leo Gura's episode How to avoid getting scammed, Is in my eyes his best episode to date. None other comes close when It comes to how much real world value brought into my life. It is the most practical, the most helpful of his videos. But I'd say it definitely deserves a part 2. In that video he made me aware of how to protect my pocket. But it didn't teach me how to protect my mind. I beg Leo to create a part 2 of that video on how to avoid getting scammed or manipulated intelectually, politically, psychologically. @Xonas Pitfall in your beautiful response you mentioned: But what if my OWN values are wrong? What if I grew up in a stage red maga redneck family? I'd have by default skewed and wicked values. That's why I don't care to much about my OWN values. These also have been forged by the social matrix I grew up in. Because I realized that humans don't think. And I am the greatest example of that. I realized that if Leo didn't exist I would have been a MAGA like redneck. That's why I try to find a system that would allow me to arrive at healthy perspectives and values on my own. I would like that if I were to always surrounded by MAGA like friends, to still have the same values that Leo has. Right now if Leo disappeared, I feel like in 1 year I'd have the same values and views on politics and life, as all my redneck people at work. For example each time I speak with my father(He is extremely into RW politics and conspiracy theories) he talks about these things and I feel like the value system that I've developed by listening to Leo so much, is shaken and I start to doubt my beliefs, and I feel like the more I speak with him the more I start seeing Trump in a good light(Father talks a lot about people like Trump). All I want is to no longer buy into the all the RW BS content my father keeps parroting.

@Xonas Pitfall Thank you so much for this holistic answer. I read it with a huge smile on my face. You brought clarity into my world. Thank you! You have a beautiful mind! <3

Hi @Leo Gura I'd like to hear your opinion on this subject please.

@Salvijus Thank you for the feedback!

Basically after almost a decade of watching Leo, he made me aware that false and true are relative. Russians believe that the west have encroached on them, which from their POV is true. The west thinks Russia is a mafia state which is also true from the western pov, so truth and falsehood are just relative notions depending on who you speak to. Since I'm unable to discern who to vote, I'd rather stay at home.

I've realized that I have such a weak character that basically lets say in an election where there are 10 candidates, if I listen to every each of them for like 40 minutes on a podcast I get convinced by everyone and their points of view. And usually the person I watch a podcast of last is the one that gets my vote. Man I'm such a sheep. Seems like everyone is right when I listen to them.

What do you think guys?

All I want is that I never get manipulated by mainstream media, alternative media, etc. Leo said it best, we are living in complete media and epistemic perverty. All I want is to be able to discern which thing is objectively best for society and myself AKA how to develop a healthy perspective on everything. In 2015 I descovered Leo, and I've been brainwashed by him, in 2019 I've firstly encountered Andrew Tate, when he had like 10k followers on Twitter, damn I was mesmerized by him and I got totally brainwashed, at that point everything good Leo instilled into my mind for 4 years was completely thrown in the bin by Andrew Tate, Hell I've even been scammed by 60$ by Tate in 2021 with a BS program of his. That was the time I've realized how big of a pervert Tate was. And my first instinct was to go back to Actualized.org and listen to the videos that released weekly. But from 2019 to 2021 Tate in a way made me hate everything Actualized.org stood for. Only after I realized that behind the mesmerizing persona is a damn conman who's only objective is to take every penny away from gullible people like me. I've been raised only by my grandma, and when I saw Tate for the first time I felt that all the advice and his worldview is like that from a father I never had. Also Tate fooled me into being an extreme right winger for those 3 years, and after I ditched him, I basically adopted Leo's political perspective. I hate that I can't think for myself, I need someone like Leo or in the worst case scenario someone like Tate to shape my perspective and worldview, political or my attitude towards life in general. How do I know that I'm not currently hypnotized into believing everything Leo advocates. I honestly confess that I'm unable to think for myself. And that is bothering me deeply. After 7 years of following Leo's work which at it's core is to make the audience think and arrive at certain conclusions without external manipulation. Bottom line is: How would I have developed good politics, good worldview, good everything, If I never encountered Leo. Some day maybe something tragic happens and either Leo is gone, or my country will become a dictatorship like Russia, and I won't be able to access Leo's work. I want to know how to become someone like Leo or Daniel Smachtenberger if I never had access to the internet to listen to such remarkable minds, and my environment would consist of only individuals such as Tate and the only media to consume would be Fox news.

Nice advice! @Jannes Thank you.

Most of the times the ones speaking the truth are usually not very charismatic, yet being truthful gives you a veil of purity.

That is interesting. Thanks for the response.@NewKidOnTheBlock

I've become aware recently that the substance of a perspective is irrelevant as long as the one delivering the perspective is extremely charismatic and presents himself as a very well spoken individual who is also well dressed and has a deep tone of voice. I've noticed myself get sucked into perspectives as long as the one speaking is someone I personally admire. It is the case with Leo. But it is also the case with my uncle, whom holds perspectives that are diametrically opposed than those of Leo when it comes to politics. Yet both made me buy into their perspectives. The role of this post is to sound the alarm when it comes to extremely persuasive personalities. You need to bring your A game when it comes to critical thinking and skepticism when listening to someone who possesses charisma and seems like he knows the ins and outs of a particular subject, especially when it comes to politics. I also invite you to share your own thoughts on how to not be manipulated by these cunning individuals and how to differentiate between healthy perspectives and people who try to talk you into voting with someone like Trump. I've thoroughly studied Leo's video on Lower and Higher perspectives, and personally I've been even more confused. I don't know why Leo is right when he says that the left and the democrats are objectively better than the right wing conservatives. When I listen to both perspectives each perspectives bring pretty valid points into discution. The only reason I don't vote conservative is because I realize that the whole movement is to keep in place the faulty status quo which facilitates fiscal evasion and maximizing the profits for the ones in charge. But other than than I'm very confused, I don't understand some left wing politics, such as immigration, To me conservatives make a valid point into thinking that people from underdeveloped countries shouldn't be allowed to come in masses. I have no problem if my country brings here 100k Chinese people or Italian people, but I'm actually scared if my country would allow 10k of Somalians or Afgans.

I'm both poor and for most of the time sexless and I've never cared about anything but Truth All I ever cared is about Truth. Im at a point in my life that I only work for the minimum amount of money so that I don't starve, and I don't go homeless. Truth is the only thing that is satisfying and the only thing worth pursuing. I never understood why people love money and sex so much. I mean you don't have multiple stomachs to need so much fking money to eat, and you don't have multiple legs or arms or bodies to need a ton of the most fashion clothes, or you don't have 10 dicks to need so much sex. I am happy as long as I have one GF, and If I have enough money for basic food and bills, anything over this is just not needed from my POV.

Relativism ain't a bad thing. It is beautiful to understand that everything in this dream is relative. All you need to do is behave in a councious way. Relativism isn't a licence to behave like a psycho! Relativism for me, grounded me even harder in survival, made me understand how serious survival is, and to not take survival for granted.

Damn. I just can't wrap my mind around this God concept. I don't understand what is more to understand about God! To me breathing air and looking at a tree or being completely immersed in the present moment is the furthest God realization I could ever experience! What is there more to experience than being alive and observing the mother nature? How much more God could I experience than this? To me complete awareness of all of your bodily senses is the MAXIMUM you could do to experience God! What else is there to do? I'm genuinely curious!