Hardkill

So, you think that those people in those vids I just showed are lying or don't know what they are talking about? I thought that friends with benefits doesn't involve much emotional connection.

So, I thoroughly watched Leo's entire vid on Spiral Dynamics - Stage Red on YouTube and have read in detail his Spiral Dynamics Stage Red Examples Mega-Thread. I now get that stage Red is that despite how brutal and relatively primitive its characteristics are it isn't necessarily evil in itself because it depends on the environment you live in and whether you choose incoporate toxic red traits or healthy red traits. I get that some of the good or healthy aspects of this stage include taking initiative & ownership, willpower, courage, heroism, having a fighter mindset instead of a victim mindset, taking practical action, getting things done, being adventurous, pushing the envelope, decisiveness, ambition, passion, dominance, assertiveness, charisma, pride, confidence, etc. I certainly agree that these are all good if not great traits for anyone to have. However, from what I also understand, stage Red doesn't involve having solid work ethic and discipline, which are stage Blue traits. Also, stage Blue is a higher level than stage Red. So, does this mean that individuals who have been prime examples of stage Red such as emperors, empresses, kings, queens, conquerors, dictators, etc. achieved the power and success without having any without ever needing much discipline or work ethic to do so?

Oh, but this one dating coach, named Mr. Locario, told me that women want casual sex just as much as men do and most women have had casual sex before. Also, why does the media seem to portray most women, at least in 1st and 2nd world countries, as being into casual dating?

Wait, but how do you explain the fact that tons of "club sluts" out there who enjoy getting a one night stand or having fuck buddies? How come I've have at least 4 women just use me for sex and never contacted me again even though I wanted to see them again?

I mean perhaps take the risk of sounding more blunt than you usually are and see how people react to you and how it affects your relations with others.

You think it sounds crazy? lol

what about women who just want casual sex?

Maybe you should try making more complaints about things and sounding more vulgar more than you usually do for about anything for a few weeks just as an experiment to see how you feel and see how it goes.

Yeah, I hope so too. It would also be helpful to in order to be clear on what I am supposed to do when I am in a certain stage color. Otherwise, I would worry that I might accidentally be work on certain things in my life that I am not ready yet for.

Well, now it looks like we're all getting confused by Spiral Dynamics. lol

No, I think Leo did make it clear that brute force is one of the hallmarks of stage Red, whereas order is more of a hallmark of stage Blue.

Yeah, but look at how orderly and discipline those soldiers in the phalanx were. Why isn't that considered stage Blue? Yeah, I get that stage Red people always want to find the quickest way and easiest way at all costs to get what they feel they need or desire. However, didn't very strong dictators like Saddam Hussein or truly successful conquerors like Alexander the Great actually have a tremendous amount of discipline and work ethic in order to achieve their ambitions? If so, then why wouldn't they considered also prime examples of Stage Blue? Also, what about the Spartans whom Leo said also epitomize stage Red? Why aren't they also major examples of stage Blue people? After all, it wasn't just their exceptional valor, indomitable will, extreme thirst for battle, super brutal mindset, etc. that made the Spartans such a force to reckon with. It was also because they were extremely well disciplined, very orderly, and had an incredible level of work ethic with their training regimen for battle or war.

Sorry, to revive this thread, but I have to ask. If the US Supreme Court is still an abstraction for most voters, then why would it be so divisive for the Dems to pack the court when they have the whole government trifecta now? What's the worst that could happen?

Yeah, I agree with all of that. Republicans and libertarians must pay for all of their crimes!

Should the Democrats in the Senate take his threat seriously or is he bluffing?

I am not so sure about that. How do u know that he won’t be replaced by someone as bad as him if not worse?

I've been noticing over the past few years now that there has been an increasing prevalence of female dating coaches for men. Now, I know that many male dating/experts, Leo, and other guys on this forum have already told guys before that men should not be listening to women for advice on dating women or getting laid because the vast majority of the women are neither able to tell men how women truly respond to men sexually nor would they be willing to tell you the raw truth on how it works on them even if they really understood it themselves. I totally agree with that. Furthermore, even all of the dating coaches out there that exist such Hayley Quinn, Layan Bubbly, Sarah from RSD, etc. seem to teach relatively weak versions of what the best dating coaches/experts and PUA guys teach. Needless to say, but these female dating coaches also have never had any experiences with cold approach, dating, having sex with, and dealing with women in relationship themselves (except for perhaps Hayley Quinn since she's bisexual). In addition, almost all of these women are under 40 years old, which further speak to the lack of credibility they have as a professional dating coach. So, is there any point in men listening to any dating, sex, and romance advice given from female dating coaches let alone hiring one?

Lately, I've been wondering about what has currently been the average political stance of the US overall. According to one of the most recent Gallup polls, 36% of Americans identify as conservatives, 34% identify as moderates, while just 25% identify as liberals. That poll, therefore implies that the US is currently center-right overall. Politicians such as Mitt Romney have also said that our still is still center-right. Also, one opinion writer for the Hill said that the country is still center-right. Yet, according to news sources such as Boston Globe and magazines such as the The Atlantic which also talk about political issues have mentioned that our nation is moving towards the left or is currently center-left. I believe that at least of couple of people on this forum have also said or implied that our country is center-left. Perhaps if take the average of all of these opinions or beliefs then that would mean that the USA is overall just in the very center? What do you guys think?

So recently, Leo was explaining to me in that thread, Teal swan - what a woman needs from a man in a relationship, that most men are not really attracted to those who are or look like those skinny tomboy runway models and instead are really sexually attracted to women who are or who look like the sexiest pornstars with big boobs and/or big butts with small waists and attractive faces. Now, I personally totally agree with that. There are of course a number of mainstream female celebrities who are voluptuous such as Kylie Jenner, the Kardashian sisters, Halle Berry, Rachel McAdams, JLo, Amber Rose, Serena Williams, Liz Hurley, etc. Most people consider some of those women as gorgeous and consider others However, as we all know, there are hot female celebrities such as female mainstream tv or film actresses or female musicians or what have you who have been widely regarded as some of sexiest women in the world who have small breasts and small flat butts despite looking very feminine. Examples include Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner, Megan Fox, Zoe Saldana, Gal Gadot, Jessica Alba, Amber Heard, Angelababy, etc. Even though looks or beauty is subjective to a degree, are the 2nd group of celebrities I just listed actually not really as sexually attractive as the top playmate models and top pornstars are?

That's true. I actually was just thinking about that very same analogy you made. It's true that a lot of the best professional basketball coaches were never pro basketball players. However, after doing some research yesterday, practically every professional basketball coach is a former basketball player of some kind. In fact, I believe that most of them were at least college level basketball players. At the very least, every pro basketball coach were high school basketball players, except for a few of them.

Okay, but here's what I don't get. As an example, there is this hot British dating coach in real life named Kezia Noble, who has been claimed the "world's leading female dating coach." I actually first learned about her and her team almost a decade ago and while much of her material is pretty similar to what even the most aggressive male dating coaches out there teach along with the fact that she's still highly successful, I know that Kezia is a heterosexual women. Therefore, I sincerely doubt that she herself has had any practice seducing other women. So, how did she learn how to become such a fantastic dating coach for men? I mean, what kind of practice do women like her need to do in order to be qualified enough to help men succeed with dating?

I am getting of all of these bullshit conspiracy theories made by the right. Tucker Carlson needs to keep his mouth shut.

I tried getting coaching from before and while most of the things they've said have been sound, I still believe that what they teach isn't aggressive or strong enough.

Then, maybe the main thing that impedes countries from evolving to higher levels isn't religion. It could primarily be because of how many people within a country cling on to a certain set of old fashion ideologies or traditional beliefs on how the world is supposed to work. Regarding whether liberals are moderates, it is confusing because most democrats are moderate to varying degrees and the Democratic Party has always been one of the two major political parties our country has had since 1828. Also, according to wikipedia, "Since the 1960s, the Democratic Party has been considered liberal and the Republican Party has been considered conservative." Yet, technically being liberal means leaning more toward the left. That's why there have actually been liberal Republicans in the US, even though the vast majority of Republicans are conservatives.

Biden finally signed the COVID relief bill after both chambers of congress finished getting it passed.