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@Davino No it doesn't become harder to learn new skills. If anything its easier because I have a much deeper understanding of 'how' to learn, which has only come through years of life experience. Learning a new skill is also about your environment and life setup as much as it is about brain plasticity. As I've gotten older, my life setup is much more conducive towards long periods of focus and solitude - both of which are helpful if not essential when learning new skills. The motivational aspect of learning a new skill is also important. If I'm learning a new skill its because I really want to, so I'm very motivated to endure the long periods of pain and discomfort that inevitably come with it. When I was younger, you tend to just start new things fairly randomly without much risk, but the downside is you quit when it gets tough. You don't find yourself in those situations when you're older.

The problem with this is that half of this list was said once by some random person and then picked up by every news site, retold 100 times and now everyone thinks it's a fact. What is the source for #3, #4? No one knows, its just been parroted by a bunch of news sites. #5 is explained by the hundreds of daily commercial aircraft coming into land and following similar flight patterns. They look like they're coming out of the ocean because of long-distance perspective. #9 is just another idea floating around with no substance or evidence. The mothership idea was speculated by a misinformed member of US government in an interview. Turned out to be complete nonsense. The problem is that all the hysteria has caused people to think any moving thing in the sky is a UAP. Literally 90% of the video footage used on news segments are very obviously commercial planes! I've yet to see a compelling clip of a genuine UAP. I've seen a few multi-coloured glowing orb type UAPs. But they could literally be anything. I want these to be aliens just as much as anyone. But there is simply no evidence to suggest this.

Why would the Chinese fly a bunch of drones with bright lights on them? There's two options imo: 1) Large scale military exercise for testing defences. 2) Genuine non-human intelligence craft. It's fun to hope for the NHI explanation, but more likely just military stuff combined with a lack of cross-department communication.

Firstly, there is a difference between synthetic and bufo. But plenty of people have taken bufo with very positive reviews. I personally wouldn't recommend bufo because it seems like the experiential quality is different. I've never felt the need to roll around or scream whilst taking synthetic 5-MeO. But I've seen plenty of people do that with bufo. Secondly, your negative energies and weird experiences will fade gradually over time. I used to have Infinity flashbacks and weird tingling energy feelings in my body after using 5-MeO. But they've mostly if not entirely gone now. They weren't quite as extreme as what you've described, so yours might last a bit longer. I'm very certain Leo has specifically mentioned taking synthetic 5-MeO at least once in his videos. He may not have specifically recommended to take synthetic to others, but he has definitely stated that he personally used synthetic.

So I can sleep on my side without them sticking out. And they also don't fall out as easily.

Just a quick word on sound proofing. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do without significant building work. To stop sound waves you need thickness and density. A concrete wall is the best option but I'm gonna guess thats not possible for you haha. Rockwool is a good sound insulator. If you can get that installed in your walls that would help a lot. Sound proofing 'foam' or blankets will do nothing. They're actually acoustic treatment, and help to defract sound reflections rather than prevent it coming through. I have noisey neighbours and I wear Bose noise cancelling headphones basically all day, and then soft ear plugs at night (cut in half) - both of these work very well for me. But ideally I want to move somewhere where I don't have to wear either.

I certainly do. Been reading the blog ever since you started it. Great to see what kind of stuff you're watching, studying, thinking about. I always really enjoyed the vlog-style videos you posted on the blog - just as much as the main channel content. They kinda felt more real and personal, whereas the main channel videos are more polished and less about you.

Yea I had the same experience, but after two breakthrough's on 5-MeO. Weed became something totally new after that. Some of my deepest insights were with cannabis. Haven't done it in ages though, I'm tempted to try again. Cool profile pic too

Not that you need practise, but have you tried doing dialogues with the new ChatGPT 4o voice? I'd be curious if you, or anyone here for that matter, could ask it to converse with a hyper-skeptical perspective, or a heavy scientific materialist bias. In fact I know you definitely could. I wonder if it would be good conversation practise. I'm tempted to try it myself.

I must say this is precisely what I've been telling people for years. I've watched pretty much 90% of all videos of Musk online. I'm not exaggerating. I've been following his efforts since around 2015 before anyone even knew his name. Most people who critique Musk today have not even watched a single interview. Let alone all of them. At best a few clips, a few headlines, a few comments from friends and family. I appreciate you putting in the effort to understand his worldview. I've said many times he is flawed and has said and done stupid things. But he is also very down to earth, kind and deeply cares about bettering the world.

Don't disagree with that. I guess I'd make a distinction between 'scientism' and 'scientific materialism'. And yes, regarding his denial of solipsism, that's exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about. There's a few other insights he's kind of brushed under the rug because it doesn't fit into his current worldview. It's not simply because it's a scary realisation. I'm not criticising Destiny but there's definitely a sense he's holding onto his materialist worldview and doesn't really want to let it go. It's a hard one to let go of in all fairness.

He is, but there is definitely a side to him that is very sceptical. I don't think I've ever seen someone successfully penetrate that scepticism. He's hard-stuck in scientific atheism. I've seen him discuss this many many times. It's interesting to watch because I think his psychedelic experiences have gone against his scientific materialism but he can't let it go. But you're definitely right in that he's yearning for some more intelligent, deeper conversations. I'd love to see someone help him unpack his psychedelic experiences more deeply. A decent response from Destiny, for sure!

I feel like you're just justifying your addiction to ejaculating. I'm not anti-porn in any way, it's great. It's regular ejaculation which ruins you as a man. The benefits of no-fap are life-changing. This is not an understatement. I feel like a fucking shark. I'm more focused than ever. It's like a mild version of modafinil but permanent. All of the con's you've described are pros to me. Although I don't feel tense or nervous. The complete opposite. The sexual tension you refer to makes me appreciate women even more. Before, 10% of women were hot, now 70% are like fine wine. I'm more attracted to women than ever before. Are there downsides of no-fap? Absolutely. But the cons of fapping regularly are far worse - chronic laziness, unambitious, shy.

Well of course we'd watch it. Would be pretty good for your business that's for sure. Hopefully his team catches the email and considers you. 🤞

Thats fair. I'm not aware of the fake FSD demo. I must also admit they also did some deceptive trickery with a recent acceleration speed test. Telsa showed a video of a Tesla vehicle accelerating faster and beating another very high-end sports car to the finish line. Turns out the finish line was only 60% of the standard drag race length, and actually the high end sports car beat the Tesla in the full-length race. I can't remember the correct terms or details. Videos online talking about it though. The deep problem of marketing, eh?