UnbornTao

You can also just use it on your personal computer, and dual-boot. If you desperately rely on Adobe software, kernel-level anticheat games, Microsoft Office, or any other platform-specific program, then Linux likely isn't for you - unless you're willing to adapt to arguably worse alternatives (depending on the app). For many, the benefits outweigh the costs. But this isn't always the case.

Long-term is the real game.

Jesus died for our sins. And thank God for that. Some people are pretty fucked up.

Agree - it doesn't define our value, even though socially it seems like it does. It does seem that way in the eyes of others, and so to us too, in a way. The notion of success is also largely culture-dependent. Success is generally regarded as having lots of money and being famous, in our culture. There seems to be a certain insecurity behind it, especially when it comes to social recognition, which we all seem to crave. Defined in a more grounded way, success is simply achieving the results you set out to accomplish. This can take many forms. Maybe you'd like to live in a hut in the woods, cultivating your own land, meditating and reading. That is your vision of success. But social recognition runs deep in all of this. What is the significance of your success if others don't know about it? Imagine if our notion of success were discovering what's true. That'd be something. But there's no value in that, so it isn't pursued. Ramana would be the epitome of success.

An easy assumption to make is that language is the symbols, gestures, and words themselves. If we were to ask something like 'Where is language found?', we'd be hard-pressed to pinpoint exactly its location.

Yes, the learning alone is worth it for many, depending on your needs. And there are also plug-and-play options.

That's what she said?

I use Cachy, which is Arch-based. It's working great. Yeah, not much time or desire to tinker with it, although I do have vanilla Arch installed on a VM with Hyprland and stuff. Debian-based distros tend to be more reliable, stable, easier to maintain. Gentoo is for the real, hardcore nerds, I've heard.

It's fair that he comes across that way to you. He was rather unpretentious, though. That's how I see it. In any case, the suggestion to "empty yourself" is the core of the video and what should be practiced, at least in this context. That's what I was paying the most attention to.

@integral Oh no https://scitechdaily.com/century-old-cleaning-chemical-linked-to-500-increased-risk-of-parkinsons-disease/

Sorry, edited comments aren't notified. Hm, consciousness? I'm inclined to say no - you're likely referring to something else, like cognition. I don't necessarily disagree with you; what I take issue with is what comes across as excessive worry. I'm sure lots of artificial chemicals have a detrimental effect on the body, whether minor or significant. You need to strike a balance between trusting professionals and going out of your way to self-diagnose any symptoms you may be experiencing. The potential for misdiagnosis is much higher with the latter - and the bigger problem is that you won't know it was a misdiagnosis.

I see you're a man of culture.

@kavaris What distro do you use?

How do you see success?

Perhaps. Then again, he appears to be candid and straightforward. If he was lying or misguided, which we don't know, then not many people are sincere at a deep level. And I'd agree with you on this sentiment. We can agree that people (us) are gullible and like to make believe - in very basic, subtle ways, not just the gross ways we go about this. Just moving towards removing one's so-called knowledge or conclusions, in this context, is a beneficial undertaking. So let's do that.