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I'll rank them in general order of helpfulness 1. Clarify, expand and organize my thoughts and models so I can deepen my own processing. 2. Investigate my inner beliefs 3. Express my emotions 4. Fantasy and roleplay entertainment with characters like an interactive novel or game. What I do not use AI for 1. precise, tight metaphysics or epistemology (lacks precision and has materialistic bias) 2. rigorous facts or fact checking (too many mistakes) 3. Serious objective analysis (again, too biased) 4. Highly precise and technical questions 5. Highly creative and complex things I mainly use ChatGPT but I am open to better AIs for my purposes, just haven't tried many of them since GPT seems good enough

Yes things move very rapidly like with the tariff announcements and it's not black or white, lotta nuance is required. And it doesn't mean the US will be completely weak or irrelevant either just as UK wasn't. But overall I appreciate the discussion and I'm learning a lot! I am curious about the idea that China doesn't want a world reserve currency. We talked about the limitations of it. Do they really aim to achieve dominance without it? If they don't want to be the world reserve currency, how do they see their relationship with the US and their entrenchment in the US based financial system? Surely if they build new rails they would want to be the reserve currency too, or is that a false assumption? I guess it makes sense to just let the US continue running out of gas. Lastly, I find the existence of bitcoin interesting and possibly valuable as a neutral asset in this multipolar context.

@Breakingthewall I see the value of this perspective and I agree that China is playing it long and subtle instead of fast and loud. Which ties in to their respect of stability and hierarchy. We've been through this before but they still have a huge geographic and energy disadvantage and lack the mililtary alliances and trust. Instead they have reliance on Russia and Middle east for oil, expansionism in S China Sea and indebted small countries, and their best friends are the likes of Russia, N Korea, compared to what the US has (bases everywhere, EU, Saudi and allies, Japan, S Korea, UK, Aus, on and on) But the main reason why I believe China is not close to number 1 yet even if their economy size and manufacturing is, is because of the dollar dominance. People just do not appreciate the role the US dollar has in the financial system. There is like a trillion a day or more of volume on US rails. Until I see that trillion or more daily volume flowing into the Chinese system, they just are solidly not number 1. Yet. Who runs and controls the financial system is the number 1. The liquidity, market depth and and network effect of the US financial system is unparalleled. We have barely even begun a transition to a Chinese financial system. Although Trump could certainly hasten it

@Elliott Low vs high perspective

That sounds insane, thanks for sharing

@zazen that was illuminating, appreciate the depth Countries are desperate to resume trade, so I can definitely see global trade continuing without the US if they don't stop the tariffs. But pain from the reorganisation will hurt everyone.

@Husseinisdoingfine That is indeed an interesting picture, and the perspective is new and appreciated. However, with some basic economic understanding, you can tell it's incredibly, egregiously misinformed. Refinancing the debt? That sounds weird to me but maybe I don't understand. Deflation? They don't have the power to cause that. Flight to treasury bonds? Treasury bonds are the source of the government debt! I'm sorry but it is complete clownery. Someone looked up some terms, mashed them together, and an unserious dude took it to make an entertainment video. The fact that he has 2m followers sheds amazing light into the depth of ignorance and why Trump is in power.

My understanding is that the dollar based financial system is at risk of breaking because of debt, and the question becomes what is the system stability and how will the new system emerge. As of now, there is nothing left to pick up the pieces if the financial system truly breaks. That is the entire world as we know it since WW2. China has not built a new framework for the world to fall into. Nor has it shown its hand, earned the trust, built the rails, or proven itself in war. Therefore, if the US does not wake up and turn it around, we will enter a stage of more uncertainty and instability in the system. Given that MAD assures the planet isn't destroyed in war, it could eventually coalesce into a new bipolar world of two spheres of influence competing for power with the US sphere in decline, with an uncertain level of relative pain, death, or internal collapse. It's up to the US now to turn it around. The other alternative is that China just gets big on its own and the shift happens that way but that's still decades away and might never happen. It didn't happen with Japan. We can also just kick the can down the road for longer. Better comfort and technology ensures people don't start eating rats and cockroaches and start a real revolution, no matter the economic pain. Instead they remain relatively comfortable and sedate.

@LifeEnjoyer I have it on all my devices! Monster Train is amazing too, same genre as StS Into The Breach is another classic!

The story of civilization is daylight robbery into revolution into daylight robbery. Lol

Here are 2 helpful frameworks to approach it. 1. Income Stategy vs Balance Sheet Strategy - The income strategy is your business, job, earning money etc. - The balance sheet strategy is how you allocate, invest, take on debt, make portfolio decisions. This gives you clear precise framework of what exactly you're doing in your financial situation. 2. Money IQ vs Money EQ - Money IQ is the stuff like understanding economics, numbers, charts, market updates, financial literacy, financial skills. -Money EQ is your relationship to money. Investigating your beliefs and assumptions around money. Do you fear money? Judge it? If money is about psychology, then your fears and limiting beliefs about money will utterly define your financial success.

Over the years, I have become incredibly sensitive too and I can sense people's energies which makes going out extremely overwhelming and almost energetically "dirty" for me. I never used to have this. It has its challenges but it's also been incredibly aligning when you actually process and learn from the information that's being given. My question is, does your actual hearing override the clairaudience, for example, can you hear better in physically quiet vs noisy environments? Have you experimented with noise cancelling, sensory deprivation etc to see if you can hear more in a controlled way?

I like how you told your GPT to reason from first principles just like I did with mine Would they want to express a sense of betrayal? It still shows the world that they're suckers. Seems like when it's really all over, they'd want to disidentify quietly and sweep it under the rug.

Donald Trump sees the US deficit as the US being ripped off by other countries, and wants tariffs to not only restore American manufacturing, but reverse the massive deficit with massive tariff revenues. He's been crystal clear on this, even before his first Presidential term. This is nothing new. He will see it to the end, because just needs to be right and cannot let himself lose. This has a national security element as well, because manufacturing is used for military purposes in times of war. This whole proposed strategy is exactly what China is doing. China is protectionistic to give their domestic manufacturing a powerful edge that allowed China to become the 2nd world power and a manufacturing powerhouse. There are influential voices within the Trump administration who see a decoupling with China as the strategy to take. The comically large 60% tariffs that make most trade unfeasible with China suggests this. This is the biggest point of concern because the effect on the American economy cannot be understated, the Federal Reserve simply does not have the levers to pull to deal with the damage that this will do. The situation is fluid.

Is the rock thinking or are humans thinking with rocks? We made the design, we made the programs 🙂

I remember a time when drawing tablets like Wacom were incredibly expensive and specialised. So as a hobby digital artist (pretty sure you could be a professional artist as well) I want to recommend the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, with Procreate software for delivering an incredible digital art experience. Plus it's not just for making art, it does all the iPad things as well. I no longer keep drawers full of paper, supplies and sketchbooks at all, or worry about debris, smudges and marks everywhere, yet can still fully indulge in my art. (photo is not mine)

I also got robot cleaner recently. Having the robot clean for you instead of needing to hire someone or spend hours every week cleaning has been a subtle but very liberating improvement to my life. I feel like the technology and reliability has reached a point where it isn't an extra hassle but really improves your life. I was recommended the Ecovacs brand from someone who was raving about it and I also recommend it. There's plenty of models so you can choose one that fits your needs. This is the app screen of mine.

For new releases I am most looking forward to Monster Train 2 and Slay The Spire 2, because I'm a sucker for roguelike deckbuilders Besides that I currently play Honkai Star Rail and Old School Runescape Any OSRS players?

You can absolutely be an highly spiritual person and be a Trump lover. I've met many of these people. All you have to do is believe in false narratives and be tricked by his reality distortion bubble. Just because you had some mystical experiences doesn't mean you're immune to self deception or know a lot about politics, psychology etc.

@Nilsi Do you attest to the build quality? If it's luggage, it's gonna get tossed around like a pinball

Could you recommend where to find those?

I bought a Herman Miller Aeron chair a few months ago. It's a bit pricey, but it has a 12 year warranty. You buy it with the mindset of expecting to use this thing for a decade or more. Think of all the garbage chairs you would burn through and all the headaches. I am astounded they make products like this. Given how much people sit, this is literally life changing. I bought it online and it's perfect, but if you have a physical dealer, why not go there and sit in one for yourself. It still looks like I bought it yesterday. I recommend this as the Jesus Christ Holy Grail Mother of All Chairs.

If the Trump devil breaks something, our lord Jerome Powell and the Fed will ease financial conditions. This is not the big bust, we can kick the can down the road a few more years. When interest rates are near zero, and there is a recession, with much higher inflation, is when I'd be actually concerned that the levers are broken. https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/no-fed-put-when-its-unclear-which-way-economy-may-pivot-2025-04-07/

@Leo Gura My approach is to hold some cash but stay in the market. I do not believe in timing the market as my core strategy because the biggest gains happen over such incredibly short timeframes. If you miss those, you miss the gains. I have sat out bear markets before and I have no problem sitting out this one. The sun will rise again once more, and if it doesn't, there are probably much bigger problems. I think Bitcoin is great as well. I've studied it a lot and it's just a solid system.

Hi guys. On my journey I have eliminated from my life incredibly addictive things such as alcohol, cigarettes, red meat and other chemicals. Mostly by developing myself but also by using Leo's method of cultivating intense awareness which has been pivotal in understanding the patterns and breaking addictions. The one challenge I noticed had recently that I didn't always have is Caffeine addiction and withdrawal. This manifests as a very painful headache when you miss your daily tea (I don't drink coffee). This is a bit of dual problem because the tea beceause usually the tea beverage I buy contains sugar too. I noticed even with quitting supposedly addictive things like tobacco and alcohol, the physical withdrawal is not as strong as caffeine. I don't end up in actual physical pain. But with the caffeine withdrawal headache, I actually end up in quite a debilitated state of headaches and physical pain which makes me have to drink some caffeine to relieve the pain. I would just pop a painkiller but I'm legit wondering if I'm gonna hurt myself since pain is the body's signal and it might be telling you not to push it. Wondering if anyone has any experience with caffeine withdrawal and quitting caffeine especially focused on: 1. Dealing with very strong, debilitating physical pain / headaches of withdrawal. 2. Quitting tools and modalities 3. Health effect or danger of the headaches Thanks!