UnbornTao

Mainly due to your failure to discern between charlatans and a real teacher.

Man, as a relatively young person, I'm really liking Half-Life 2. What a discovery. Where the fuck is the third installment?

Oh hi, nice to meet you. Disappointment is based on one's expectations. How were you holding the future prior to feeling that way? A rhetorical question meant to be looked into.

The Dark Reader extension works for me as a provisional solution. It also works on Firefox-based browsers.

We'd love it! Wink wink.

Waiting for the Why Corruption thread!

Zuckerberg this!

Some kind of notification system for the blog would be nice, too.

The purpose of this journal is to share questions, humor, miscellaneous creative content, and raw reflections on personal empowerment and consciousness. My goals are to deepen my experiential understanding of these topics, improve my communication skills, have fun, and help others see things in a new light.

@Davino The 'what is fake spirituality' video reminded me of our conversation.

The way your experience is, is the way it is. Tell yourself the truth about it. This requires paying close attention to what is taking place in actuality. There is the content of your intellect - which, for many, seems to be the main thing they have in this work - and there is your experience as it actually is. Consider a particular emotion. Setting aside what you think you know about it, what is your actual experience? For example: Do you suppress anger in order to appear "spiritual" or "highly conscious"? Do you pretend something isn't happening - or that it is - in order to validate a belief system or self-image? Do you consciously or unconsciously fabricate states and experiences that fit your worldview, what you've been taught, or what you want to be true? How do your desires and biases prevent you from recognizing what is true? In what other ways do you interfere with inquiry and observation?

Shure.

There does not seem to be anything we're more willing to deceive ourselves about than love as a fantasy. But go ahead. Just don't confuse your proclivities and wishful thinking for the truth.

Even better, then. I'll have to look into that. @Judy2 There's also the option of Substack, which coincidentally just added recipe embeds in beta version. Adding this channel as an example:

As far as I know, there are popular "faceless" cooking channels, some of which are likely profitable. It depends on your purpose and goals. Since you said you enjoy cooking, what do you have to lose? You can start casually, just sharing your passion, and once you start developing an audience, you could begin thinking like an entrepreneur or businesswoman who wants to monetize it. You could use an AI voice, or better yet, your own voiceovers to guide viewers through the recipes and other content. Regarding the money aspect, I personally don't know. It's not a guarantee, but it's definitely doable. You're probably already familiar with a few channels, Instagram accounts, and people who make money in this industry in one way or another. Doable doesn't mean easy, but it is definitely possible. It doesn't have to be complicated at the beginning. If you want, you can just create an Instagram account now, pick a recipe, and post a video about it. Step by step. Learn as you go.

For your consideration:

Short video this time:

By all means, go ahead and start one! It sounds like it is something you really want to do, so why overthink it? It's relatively easy to set up a blog using tools like WordPress, and it will help expand your comfort zone, even if you take small steps each day. It depends on how you want to go about it. I'd get a domain name via Namecheap, host it on DreamHost or a similar hosting site, install WordPress, choose a template you like, and post your first video on YouTube. Get it out there as soon as possible, knowing that your first videos aren't going to be technically excellent. Nobody's are at the beginning. Over time, your skills will improve, and the very act of learning as you go is worth it.

Watched that recently. Petit cochon.

- an AI philosopher.

Chill.