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Yes short form content does a lot of harm to society. It's imperative we reduce the consumption of short form content as much as possible. It fries our attention spans and thinking skills. Cal Newport talks a lot about this too on his YouTube channel. Reading is a good antidote and is even more important, radical, and therapeutic because of this.

I think all anyone who is struggling needs is encouragement, empowerment, and a reconnection to our innate love of learning, passion for life, optimism, and self confidence that we are born with and that society sometimes beats out of us. This is what Leo has helped me with and what I would like to help others with.

Building community is one thing and much harder than helping one or two younger people who are obviously struggling. Is this a good idea?

Well it's weird because our society says it's weird. The Catholics have a tradition of asking someone to be your confirmation godfather at around age 13. Usually an older member of the community who you know and trust. But confirmation godparents rarely ever do anything of value in my experience. Probably because they aren't developed themselves. But also because it's not normal for people to mentor others. And because it is weird, I am suggesting that we should try and be mentors to younger people around us who are obviously struggling. And I'm wondering if you guys think this is a good idea.

You mean the single Source being actualized.org? I definitely don't do that you taught us to do the opposite and so I have.

Yes there is an uncanny resemblance. Many other bald people are successful too like David Goggins. It's a power look. Fair enough. Perhaps I am bitter about something. I'll reconsider this idea.

Isn't he amazing? He went to Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, became a psychiatrist in his fifties. Has written over 50 books.

Evolution, need for connection/family, hormones, social conditioning.

Lean into. Say "I stalked you cause I'm a psycho and obsessed with you" he will think it's funny and disarming. If he doesn't then you dodged a bullet.

I was being pessimistic for effect and humour. Who knows when it will actually happen, its too hard to guess.

It's a damned if you do damned if you don't scenario. One thing Leo has said in the past is everything is utterly and magnificently perfect. If that true than Leo's teaching are available and accessible to the perfect degree.

What a great question. My uncle once told me "everything in society is about sex except sex. Sex is about power." The Don Juan style players think they are being bad ass by collecting and showing off women/ wives but this has been a common trope and status symbol since time immemorial. A hot wife has the same empty promises of a fancy car. Many men are under the delusion that it will make them happy and respected. Research shows that our spouses make up about 60% of our life satisfaction so it's important to find someone who isn't just pretty. Alain De Botton is a genius and has a lot to say on the topic. I would check out his work.

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I wonder how much education Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and Ramana Maharshi had?

I want my twelve minutes back.

You can argue all you want but you will never persuade the masses. The disorganized masses (us) always lose to the organized ruling class. The type of thinking that claims everything has value and everything has a soul is not new. In fact our distant ancestors and other indigenous peoples thought this. Humanity will again return to this type of thinking when it reaches solid stage turquoise in a couple hundred thousand years.

You might appreciate this deep dive into this topic.

Thank you everyone for the great insights. I have some higher education but I've always been against school because I never wanted to conform and I also had depression issues. This is one reason Leo appeals so much because he's counter cultural and anti-academic. But now I'm wondering if I'm missing out and/or misinterpreting Leo.

Check out this guy's work. He helps people improve their communication.

This forum is like Aristotle when he believed women have less teeth but never verified it. It appears @Olafhas more sense than Aristotle. He simply asked some of the women on here to open their mouths to find the truth of how to attract them instead of speculating.

What is the real world? You mean compared to other countries? I'm a DSA supporter but on their website they explicitly say they want to get rid of capitalism, the Senate, and private property. Wouldn't you say that is a pretty radical far left stance? https://program.dsausa.org/

Because the human desire to maintain the status quo is more powerful than the desire to improve. This applies to everything: pollution, personal development, electric cars, etc...

I think so too. Abdul forces people to think about the similarities between trans surgery and circumcision. Why is one completely normal while the other is radical? Also this comparison forces the left to reflect on why they are ok with someone saying circumcision is stupid but freak out when someone says sex changes are stupid. I personally think both circumcision and sex changes are an unnecessary medical procedures and people who do them are misguided. Every argument a person can make for a sex change can be made for circumcision (i.e. it makes me happier, it's who I am, it helps me feel belonged to a group.)

Nice

He 100% did