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@nerdspeak So what do you propose? Total isolationism?

To be clear what I said was not subtle imperialism. It was by definition anti-imperalist. I think you're arguing a different point than what I was making. The distinction between imperialism and not-imperialism is genuine consent. If aid is accepted whole heartedly and it is designed in good faith and appropriate for the level of conciousness, it is not imperialism. Governments and corporations cannot operate in good faith here, and are thus subtle imperialists. A non-profit can.

I don't think that's quite the vibe here. Neo-imperialist ideology would say something like "These folks are backwards, we're going to invade, slaughter, exploit, and enslave them while we force them to learn English and worship our God". And that's not what I see from this thread. Maybe the "these folks are backwards" part, which is a bit harsh. But that doesn't imply an imperialist agenda on its own. It's valid to say that some lifestyles and levels of development are better than others. I define better here as something that fulfills your basic human needs more efficiently and fully, see Maslow's. I think it's fair to say that a woke American in California meets their human needs more efficiently and with more consciousness than a tribesman in Africa. This is because they have better accesses to resources, education, industry and global society. They are both products of their environment, and yet I would say the Californian has 'better' development by that definition. That doesn't mean we should go and force woke Californian culture on African tribesmen, they have a right to their own culture and free will. Californian woke culture would also never fundamentally work in tribal Africa - the environments are just too different. You can't be a vegan when you can't even grow crops because the land is infertile, you got to hunt for meat. If you want to help remote Africans develop, you do generous outreach work like building water wells, provide opportunities for education, and heal the sick. You help them meet their basic human needs. And if you're not wanted - you fuck off when they ask you to. Is that an imperialist's way of thinking?

Sure. It's also not tied to a state and is based on blockchain. I suppose my point was more in that if you regulate Bitcoin properly you get something that functions very similarly to a dollar, and maybe even works better.

In Australia, ex-pm Kevin Rudd initiated a push for the government to launch a royal commission into Murdoch's media manipulation. https://murdochroyalcommission.org.au/ That's the first step in what's required to fight Musk, Zuckerberg, Tiktok, and so on. A high level investigation and legal audit of social media platforms. With real criminal concequences for manipulating elections. In 200 years time when we get out shit together, Elon will be seen as a criminal for this. The same way we look at George Washington for being a slave owner. At least that's the dream.

@BlessedLion Exactly! Massive media bias at play. Of course he manipulates the algorithm to promote his agenda. It's so fucking obvious, and nothing is done about it. And his excuse is that it protects freedom of speech.

Yes the devil will always exist, but I would disagree with you there. If you value high conciousness and integrity you should do everything in your ability not to be a devil and lead by example. That's what the great prophets were all about. People like Jesus and Buddha had so much integrity they would rather die than give it up, and that's why we have remembered them for thousands of years.

Yes, this has definitely happened to me. It's not fun. Especially after big psychedelic breakthroughs. Your mind becomes extremely conscious and wrapped up in the typical enlightenment stuff, but the circle of people around you have absolutely no grasp on those things. So, you feel the need to mask all this work you've been doing to not look completely insane. And that's probably the correct response, don't freak out your friends and family with this consciousness stuff if they're not interested. Give it time, go back into human mode for a bit, it will pass.

They are pro trump because his administration will let them do all the devilry they want to do but can't for fear of punishment. Elon would not make a move like endorsing trump without a guaranteed payoff. Elon has no ideology outside of 'give me money and power'. Trump has guaranteed Elon certain things he wants if elected, and Elon will use his Murdoch-like X platform to make it happen.

Mr Beast, Logan Paul. Anything that's marketed based off popularity and status rather than on the product itself is a huge red flag.

@Bobby_2021 Leo is pointing to developmental issues that began before the US was even founded. See how exploitation is still just as awful as you are describing, and yet there are still dozens of more factors that are contributing to underdevelopment? This is not to say the US is developed, they're just very slightly ahead. Development potential is a very long scale. The issues at hand are infinitely complex, you could work on this problem your whole life and not even come close to a full picture understanding.

@Bobby_2021 Low consciousness base survival. Monkeys fighting monkeys, to make sure the other monkey doesn't take his shit. If you give any low consciousness being or nation a big stick, you bet they would do the same to you. And no one or nation on this planet is even close to high conciousness. It's not just americans vs the world. Israel vs Palestine. Russia vs Ukraine. Those are just labels that describes the current actors in play. It's big fucks small. Crocodile bites monkey. We will not be free of this cycle until all survival needs are met globally, and higher conciousness values become completely emobodied. That is thousands of years away, and might not be possible for the current evolution of the human mind. At least that's how I try and understand things, it's not complete and I am trying to grasp deeper.

@Bobby_2021 I am not sure you're really interested in understanding the structure of what is going on. You're more interested in engaging in anti-war, anti-west rhetoric. Which is fine, you're not wrong there. It's just so easy to denounce war and big stick vs little stick. You're engaging in very easy politics. Grasping why that evil exists and what can be done about it is much more difficult and a brutal pill to swallow, which is why most armchair progressives will never do it. I really encourage you to disengage your emotional reaction and directly grasp why these things happen and what is truly at stake. I understand I am coming from an extremely privileged position, but that doesn't make the position wrong.

Constant attention and conciousness. Habits and patterns are just what you do when you're unconcious and on autopilot. So in order to change that, you have to work very hard to not default to automatic behaviour. It's like being conscious of your own breathing, it becomes a manual process if you put your awareness on it. So whatever you want to change, you need to constantly be aware of at all times. Some people call this 'law of attraction', when it's really just deep behavioural change. Psychedelics do not help with this. They can reveal new possibilities to you, but you must put those possibilities into practice with sober conciousness to really reprogram yourself.

And you have just invented the dollar 😂 Yes that's right, we require deep intelligence and investigations into the best way to regulate crypto. And a total rebrand as well, whatever global decentralized currency we end up with cannot be branded as a crypto, else lobbyists will point to these early crypto incarnations for any excuse to not introduce regulations.

The promise of crypto vs how it actually gets used are just totally different things. Crypto at it's core is really just an ultra-powerful, unregulated currency. So of course, bad actors are going to ruin it way before it 'revolutionizes' the financial world. Many of your favourite business influencers are running massive crypto pump and dump schemes, Gary V is one such person. There is literally a business youtuber cabal where they get into unholy skype calls and plot ways to exploit you.

Exactly, if you have a stable internet connection and learn English you can bootstrap pretty much anything. But to realize that as a possibility as someone growing up in an underdeveloped country is very rare and difficult.

@Bobby_2021 I want people in all countries to be happy and to eliminate the exploitation my country engages in. How do you suggest we solve this issue then? I'm hearing a lot of pain and frustration at the west but no attempts to suggest a positive and healthy solution. It's an unhealthy habit to demonize westerners and make no attempt to solve the problem with love.

Nice breakdown. We live in a world were all of the above is true, from a certain point of view.

Yes, exploitation is one factor limiting cultures. However this is a very short term and incomplete perspective. The cards were dealt many thousands of years ago which shape the current societal developments across different nations. Consider other factors like: - Access to resources like metals, oil - Ability to farm - Landlocked vs sea based - having war prone neighbouring societies - Natural disaster prone areas Societies develop is the same way you might learn a new skill, they must constantly tackle new challenges and problems that are just within their reach to overcome. If there are no threats, they do not develop. If the threat is too dangerous, they get squashed. It's called the local maxima, leo shared a good video on the blog about it. Europe has had the best balance in the last 500-1000 years for societal development, prior to that the middle east had some good conditions. What to live in the most developed and good trajectory country right now? Look to Australia, New Zealand and Scandinavia. Literally go to the world corruption index and pick a country with low corruption and you will be fine.

@Leo Gura Why did such cultures never develop? What factors can limit a cultures growth? Is it factors they have control over, or external factors they are subject to? This line of thinking is sometimes used by racists, which I know you are not. I understand you have a commitment to truth and are working to speak truthfully, but I think many in your audience need to understand all the factors and dimensions at play here before they hear such arguments.

@Leo Gura I might have missed the answer but what are you going to do with your cash after you sell? Bank it or invest in currency / commodities, or re-invest into your new biz? For me I'm thinking a global crash/recession is the perfect time to pivot from wage-slave to LP biz. Also anyone else who is planning on selling in the next 6-months, what do you plan to do with the cash?

Pretty much all of it. We've a long way to go.

Nah. His joke about the person dying was pretty gross. It was designed to tickle his audience rather than actually contribute to the debate.

Maybe! That's a big assumption to make. You'd have to look into that.