PsychedelicEagle

The first time I took Aya was with Inner Mastery. I agree they have some flaws with how they facilitate. Especially when it comes to offering too many substances in a short period of time. To me, that is totally unnecessary and adding unnecessary risks. Luckily I had done an extensive research before attending and I only used Ayahuasca. During the retreat it's easy for one to feel pressured and give in to using other stuff. For instance, taking either Bufo or synthetic 5-MeO the day after an Aya ceremony is quite risky due to the MAOIs. I think a more conscious facilitation would involve a more rigorous pre-screening, followed by substatial free resources preparing the person to the experience. Hard to say how this should be done. Perhaps, with the new wave of psychedelic research, science will come up with some more rigorous guidelines. If you are interested in this topic you can check research papers and attend conferences, there are many happening throughout Europe. During the experience itself facilitators would ideally have the necessariy medical equipment to use should anything go wrong. They should also not be afraid of calling an ambulance should that be required. Which is often not the case when they're doing it in places where it's illegal. Psychedelics are tricky in their nature, using them is putting oneself on the line. This has to be clear to the people taking it -- it's not always the case.

Great analogy.

I would say more towards anarchism than communism. Which is where the Crypto ideal falls short: you can't fully eliminate the banking system; what you can do is replace it by a more distributed system. So the crypto banking system now becomes the majority of crypto miners. The power and decision making is with that majority. For this system to be stable, it needs to prevent newcomers from disrupting it. Thus, the system must be inherently complex and inefficient, otherwise a Mr. Nobody with relatively few resources could disrupt it (e.g., enter the mining system with 50% + 1 of resources and corrupt transactions/blockchain). That's why crypto burns loads of $$$ and CO2 for its operation. The cost of highjacking the system must be smaller than the benefits of doing so.

Besides what's been suggested, consider reducing inflammation and having the healthiest lifestyle possible. There are recent evidences linking poor mental health with an inflammed body. Prioritize the fundamentals: sleep, diet (SOS-free), exercise. Even if this does not resolve your problem directly it won't hurt. Doing what's right is never wrong Since you are having trouble sleeping you may try bumping your cortisol peak early in the day: expose yourself to sunlight when you wake up, take a cold shower, exercise, sunbathe every day whole body 10-20 minutes. If possible, avoid eating after 18:00. Don't underestimate the impact this can have on your system, epigenetics shows even bad genes often can be supressed with a good lifestyle. Eat lentils which are high in lithium -- a known mood stabilizer. Of course, check all this with a doctor you trust to ensure there are no counterindications to these practices for your case. Personally I find it completely crazy that this is the current approach health professionals take. It's like gambling with people.

Wise. Why not consistently taking small steps towards improving your social skills? IMO that's better than focusing directly on the outcome (woman) since you can more directly control your social skills. Then you can allocate a minimum amount of time every day or week that would't compromise your major life purpose goals. Indeed. Sometimes you have to compromise one area for the others, and that's okay too. As long as it doesn't lead to major breakdowns/burnouts.

I don't think Crypto as a whole will drastically collapse much since the black market relies on it, but an individual cryptocurrency can easily collapse, yes. That's the only thing Crypto is worth as an investment IMO: adding exposure to the black market, which is something traditional financial instruments don't provide, AFAIK. Then comes the question whether indirectly financing the black market is ethical or not.

The whole market won't collapse >30%, and all you fool stock pickers will be buying my ETFs way costlier in the future. I will use these profits to buy Leo's new course on mindset programming, and from then on nobody will stop me.

Yes, because their IGF-1 is already downregulated due to advanced age. So increasing protein is generally good for 65+, but not younger. That's why Valter Longo himself proposed "THE FIVE PILLARS OF LONGEVITY", including basic/juventology research, epidemiology, clinical studies, centenarian studies, and studies of complex systems. There is no reason to believe humans should be consuming much more than 0.8g/kg of protein/bodyweight. Going way above this, such as the common 1.5-2.0g/kg currently suggested ratios, likely upregulates IGF1, which is good for bodybuilding and the protein industry but bad for preventing cancer, diabetes and obesity, ultimately decreasing longevity.

People don't really need much protein. See these recommendations for longevity from Valter Longo: https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(14)00062-X?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS155041311400062X%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

The issue is that the probability of the upside/downside scenarios materializing are not uniform. Here you risk not investing for a long period of time. Very sporadically the whole market goes down that much. If it doesn't happen then you are going to need to buy stocks at a higher price later on, unless you never invest in the stock market again. Or, say the market is down 30% (and not 40%), will you reinvest at that time? Just trying to point some challenges with timing the market.

Why Gold over fixed income from many different Goverments or companies around the world? Or real estate? And, why Gold over Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Copper, Nickel, Aluminum, Lithium, Rice whatever? And, why Gold over investing in Gold-mining companies that at least would generate profit (instead of having an asset whose value is not increasing)? Interesting point, but then the price of Gold should currently be way higher than it currently is, shouldn't it? PS: I'm not advocating for Crypto. I don't have any. I just don't think Gold is a good investment or a robust way of protecting against inflation.

Fair point. But then what you're suggesting is timing the market. Which is what I personally don't believe in. IMO doing so is leaving oneself open to cognitive biases and human mistakes. There is a reason why almost no mutual fund consistently beats the market in longer horizons (5y+). Also, time/energy put into timing the market could be invested into other endeavors such as watching Actualized.org videos

Many experts advocate against investing in Gold: It has been shown to be a volatile asset over the very long run. You can buy it right now and within 2 decades have 50% of your starting purchasing power. Imagine you had invested in Gold in 1980. It would have taken you more than 30 years to recover to the inflation-adjusted price. Gold is also overpriced right now if you look at the historical inflation-adjusted price. Why do you think it's a good investment? Gold as an asset does not create value, whereas there are thousands of companies all over the world with low PE ratios creating value to (and therefore profiting from) people. Why not invest in those ones instead?

@Grateful Dead, could you please recommend specific resources/books?

Most of my most profound experiences were with Ayahuasca (original brew), in retreats. I haven't done Pharmahuasca yet. I'm also planning to get my hands on some NN-DMT & harmalas soon. I don't like the variance that the original brew has -- it's hard to know how much you are actually getting. @What Am I, could you pls share some advice on the proportion/dose of NN-DMT, harmine, and tetrahydroharmine to use?

This proves my point. People trying to defend Bryan's higher development on spiral dynamics, all the while he was having a stage orange boner thinking about Trump having a stage red boner in the White House!

Very interesting perspective, thanks for sharing @Carl-Richard.

What a cool description. I have been thinking of experimenting with Salvia again (only did it a few times, 5x extract), your report awakened my curiosity. Cheers on handling it with such mastery 👏

Obviously not, that’s why I have his Olive Oil in my house. He has lots of qualities I don’t; I also appreciate his sense of humor. But this doesn’t prevent me from having a critical eye on what he puts into his body. Again, read my previous posts in this thread and you’ll see I mention his efforts as quite positive. My point is that what he does has risks that could be avoided by a more natural approach. Why take Finasterid when you can live without it?

You bring a good point, I agree we need supplements nowadays. I take trace minerals myself, for example. My phylosophy is: take what you need for great health, but do it with caution & epistemic humility. Bryan's phylosophy is: take whatever is necessary to try to live forever.

Agreed, but we don't need Rapamycin neither Finasteride for this. Just diet, sleep, exercise, being in touch with nature, meditation, etc. I agree with this too. He defo has green and yellow, but still a lot of orange, I think. The point is that nobody knows which and to what extent supplements are healthy. Take the folate case, for example. Too much can cause cancer, and it took scientists a while to realize it. When in doubt, why not lean towards safety? Natural things are much more robust than artificial ones. Anything that is unnatural (such as supplements or drugs) have the potential to destabilize a system.

It's not not caring about health, but how Bryan goes about it, that I partly disagree with. IMO he takes too many supplements, cares too much about apperances (to the extend that it could even compromise longevity), etc.; these are traces of a maximization mentality. Maximizing everything is a pattern often seen in stage orange: maximize your appearance, maximize your health, maximize your money, maximize how many people you fuck, etc. Not saying Bryan tries to do all that, but you see the general issue with this type of mentality? It lacks the wisdom that everything is interconnected and maximizing parts of a system creates imbalances in other parts. It also lacks epistemic humility: some things are just too complex to be fully known and controllable within our lifetime. Sure, one could try to exert control, but are the risks worth it? I addressed this in my previous posts in this thread, such as his never exposing himself to sunlight. I have a more naturalistic/holistic approach to life, when compared to Bryan. I am less concerned with "never dying" or if I'm bald and more with having a sustainable, "grounded" lifestyle. IMO this is a wiser approach. PS: As I said, overall I think Bryan's intentions & efforts are a positive. He's helping improve things.

Great point, this is defo one of his shadows. Quite controversial to try to optimize for longevity and at the same time take things like Finasterid. Agree. I wouldn't say his goals are necessarily shallow, they're just bounded to his stage orange center of gravity/paradigm (materialism/secularism/reductionism). One can gauge the level of consciousness of a man by his willingness to accept his baldness.

This. The phone is for setting dates. And nothing else. Though I disagree on group dates. I follow Corey Wayne's suggestion and avoid them as much as possible until she's in love or we are bf/gf.