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It's a shame. There are too many negatives to list. There are also a few positives, though not necessarily ones that you would want if you want to lead an actualized life. For example, they won't have any responsibility unless it's forced on them or they choose to adopt some, they won't have any self-reliability either. That being said, it is also entirely possible for them to learn how to be poor, and build up the personality traits they never needed to develop, but it's very unlikely they'll put in the work, they've already got everything they think they want. It's also a shame to be so poor, you're never able to taste the rewards you might one day receive if you put in the work.

Sounds like you need two things; Self Love, and exposure therapy.

@brovakhiin its his delivery and target audience, they joke about the rsd cult, but it really has become a cult in a sense.

@art i used to watch these guys back in 2015, its so cringy to watch them now haha. Gotta give them credit for getting me into personal development though

@snowleopard it's possible for a non enlightened person to not be offended. In order to be offended you need to have a negative emotional reaction, you can still be attacked as an ego and not feel bad about it.

Don't try to be someone you're not, you'll bang your head against a brick wall and feel very inauthentic. I'm not sure if you're just highly introverted and feel like that's a problem, or you're just unsure how to be more articulate and explain yourself better. I'm practising articulation by writing a 750 world essay 3 times a week. I just pick a random topic and write. I use this PDF as a guideline to make sure my work comes out good; http://jordanbpeterson.com/docs/230/Hints on writing.pdf

Tide Pods. Just kidding. I'd say to develop wisdom and to continuously do so until I die.

@Ibn Sina Whenever you feel offended, ask yourself why? What values of yours are in conflict? What about that irks you, and why? Ask yourself is it reasonable for you to hold these values (maybe they're wrong) or to defend them so much as to suffer for it? Ask yourself if it's possible for someone to be told the same thing or witness the same thing and not feel negatively about it? Would an ant be offended by that? Would god? Why are you being offended then? This isn't a catch-all solution but maybe it helps.

Not really sure what you're expecting from anonymous strangers on the web with no real qualifications or experience in serious emotional problems. See a professional.

Leo criticises scientists and rationalists a lot. I'm taking a course in psychology with a focus on lab work right now and am curious how I can approach my work and present my results in the best possible way. Boiling down what I'm asking, I'd like to know how we can bring together the scientific method and the "enlightened" approach to research. How can we bring together statistically driven data and subjective, immeasurable experience?

I posted a similar question here with some good responses (before we collectively devolved into anti-materialists) if you didn't see it;

You might have also forgotten why you were doing these things. List out all the negative consequences of not getting back on track, then list out all the positive consequences of getting back on track. Try to get 15-20 reasons for positive and negative each. Print them out on pieces of paper or paste-it notes and put them everywhere, on every screen in the house, on your nightstand, in your car, on your bathroom mirror, on your door, keep one in your pocket. You won't forget the 30 reasons why you need to get back on track. This is what I did after watching the awareness is curative video.

@Ibn Sina We need people like that for multiple reasons. The first is that they'll catch us on our bullshit if we ever go down that route. The second reason is that freedom of speech is extremely important for the continual development of the community. If no one disagrees here, how will we ever develop? To silence them and the people somewhere in the middle would lead us straight into a spiritual circle jerk.

Do science and materialism prove anything either in your worldview? I can see why you think that. It makes sense to me too, and it is a little irk I have towards spiritual work too. But it can't really be any other way, it's literally the only topic I can think of that can't be explained because by definition in a sense it can't be explained. A common defence of it still remaining true even though it can't be explained is "spiritual experiences feel more real than real", I can't comment on that, but can you? Have you ever had an experience that feels more real than real? Are you willing to be wrong? Would you rather be wrong for the rest of your life and not know it because you never tried to test your assumptions? You say the line is used to avoid criticism, perhaps, but you're also avoiding the possibility of being wrong because you don't seem to want to open up to it just a tiny bit. You can't ever have the correct and unbiased viewpoint here until you dive into the unknown, then come back with your findings.

Sure, you can do that, no problem. Don't bother doing or being anything at all, and see how far that gets you.

Obviously, he can't prove it. Every video on enlightenment has been him saying "I can't prove it to you, I can only tell you that it's real, and if you want to see it for yourself, do the work". I very much doubt you are doing any of the work to try and prove it's real or not for yourself. From what I've read, you're doubting before you even attempt to look for a hint of truth. You're free to be a sceptic, but you're not able to criticize something fairly if you aren't openminded to even consider trying to attain or understand it for yourself. Maybe you're totally right, but I see it as foolish to be so confident in your own argument without first-hand experience, which you've cited none of in this post. Is the collection of sensory data static across different species of life? Does a flea have the same sensory input of a cat as a human? A bird? I'd argue not. A flea experiences a "cat" as a huge behemoth, with juicy blood underneath the surface and he is surrounded by a forest of hair. A flea feels a cat different to you also. You feel soft fur on the skin, the flea feels something to consume, no fur, and its biological agenda in relation to the cat is totally different from a human's. What is more real, the sensory input of the cat or the objective cat outside of you as a human and your senses without any input? I think that's partially what Leo's talking about when he talks about absolute infinity. Infinite perspectives are possible, and each perspective modifies the external world to make sense under its own set of rules. Is the cat literally physically different for the flea, or does it just appear differently for the flea? My answer to that is, "What's the difference?"

@art Principles are relative, that's for sure, and maybe some are absolute, but Leo would have to educate you on that particularity. It seems to me Ralston is operating in the relative paradigm and not the absolute in that particular clip.

Very knowledgeable on relative truths, lacking in absolute truths. Leo helped define this for me here: However, I think his critique of postmodernism is a little unfair. From what I've observed, he's attached the radical left with postmodernism, which I don't think to be the case. :

@Leo Gura What exactly do you mean by relative truth? Relative to what?

Its a good environment to crystalize your own thoughts. If you want to develop your own ideas, you need to know what the status quo is so you can improve on it. The course will teach you the rigid unquestioned fundamentals, your job is to develop on them. Being in a position where you can work on philosophy 24/7 is a fantastic environment to develop your 'philosophy'. If you're going to go, have a goal that you work on outside of school. You could write a book, start a youtube channel, etc. There you take what you learn, infuse it with your own thoughts and values and share it. Find out what you want out of it, not just do it because you're interested. You need to carve your own end goal.

@Shroomdoctor With you on this topic. There are a lot of people on this forum who shout 'but who are you, you're not real' all the time without any understanding of the concept themselves. Not to mention it's terrible advice, we all know that already! Paroting it again isn't helping anyone actually understand it.

He literally says in the video "He's the last person I would elect". He never says "I support Trump". He is ACTUALLY saying that we must respect the democratic process, and when someone gets elected, we should give them time to work for the majority who elected him, rather than raising hell because our particular candidate lost. You either deliberately twisted his words, or didn't watch the whole video.

A story. (Leo's recent blog post is an absolute banger)

I don't think it would make for a particularly interesting video. I doubt there is a super-secret-trick to make big leaps. I'm sure you can make that sort of progress in anything with enough dedication and concentration.

It depends on the individual. There are a small minority of people like Elon, who just can't sit around doing something not productive at any point in their day. These people must work 80-100 hour weeks because else wise they're miserable. The writer of that article has forgotten about the personal aspect of working hard and instead is focusing solely on the effectiveness per hour. Elon musk isn't wrong about hard work, when it comes to his own life.