Leo's Blog Discussion Mega-Thread

[mmKay]

The technical definition of what Whaifallthist is doing is called rambling

Props to his dedication though 

Edited Tuesday at 06:01 AM by mmKay

[Leo Gura]

18 minutes ago, mmKay said:

is called rambling

He's doing a lot more than that.

[Extreme Z7]

5 hours ago, aurum said:

 I hope he figures things out.

Hey, did you know that "WhatifAltHist" is an anagram for "Halfwit, That is"

Just a dumb joke I made on Discord some time ago.

[mmKay]

2 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

He's doing a lot more than that.

Is Pseudo-Scholarly Ideological Sense-Making Rambling more accurate?

Even Tom Bilyeu from Impact Theory interviewed this guy.

Lately he's been platforming the very worst thinkers possible , and he claims Impact Theory is committed to an unbiased pursuit of the truth as his YT description says.

I guess it's a hard rule that if you have a net worth of 100m+ you must have some serious epistemic blind spots ( Tom Bilyeu is pro Trump)

Edited Tuesday at 08:41 AM by mmKay

[Leo Gura]

6 minutes ago, mmKay said:

Is Pseudo-Scholarly Ideological Sense-Making Rambling more accurate?

Even Tom Bilyeu from Impact Theory interviewed this guy.

Lately he's been platforming the very worst thinkers possible , and he claims Impact Theory is committed to an unbiased pursuit of the truth as his YT description says.

I guess it's a hard rule that if you have a net worth of 100m+ you must have some serious epistemic blind spots 

1) Any popular person who claims to care about truth should be immediately doubted.

2) You don't make $100M by caring about truth.

3) Certainly no marketing person cares about truth.

Edited Tuesday at 08:35 AM by Leo Gura

[ArcticGong]

I have done too much hate-listening to Whatifalthist, Jordan Peterson, Stefan Molyneux, The Lotus Eaters, Sargon of Akkad, and Joe Rogan to balance my perspective. Some of these were a kind of intellectual role model to me. 
But, I think it has mostly been a waste of time. I struggle to find one reasonable right-wing talking head who has generally good sense-making ability. 

[Husseinisdoingfine]

When is the part 2 post-modernism episode coming out? Its' been two months.

Edited Thursday at 06:28 PM by Husseinisdoingfine

[Yimpa]

This link is not clickbait 

[Yimpa]

12 hours ago, Husseinisdoingfine said:

When is the part 2 post-modernism episode coming out?

Enjoy 

[LoneWonderer]

Good video on the poison in our everyday items...well filmed by the dude who made it, thanks for sharing 👍

[ryandesreu]

On 11/26/2024 at 5:30 AM, ArcticGong said:

I have done too much hate-listening to Whatifalthist, Jordan Peterson, Stefan Molyneux, The Lotus Eaters, Sargon of Akkad, and Joe Rogan to balance my perspective. Some of these were a kind of intellectual role model to me. 
But, I think it has mostly been a waste of time. I struggle to find one reasonable right-wing talking head who has generally good sense-making ability. 

I agree.

Talking head with good sense-making is oxymoronic.

Edited 15 hours ago by ryandesreu

[Davino]

Quote

The Problem of having a Boss

Why to work for another being?

When you can work for oneself

 

[Jayson G]

@Leo Gura In your post on the corruption of success .. isnt it too broad to say that all forms of success is corruption? Isnt the pursuit of life purpose a path of reducing inner corruption? 

Whats the point then of pursuing any creative path if that leads to more success, which means more corruption then? Would it then just make sense to pursue your life purpose in limits? to not be ambitious with it? 

 

[Leo Gura]

23 minutes ago, Jayson G said:

isnt it too broad to say that all forms of success is corruption? I

I didn't say all forms. I outlined how success can turn into a trap. Whether you fall into that trap is up to you.

Edited 4 hours ago by Leo Gura

[Princess Arabia]

@Leo GuraRegarding your latest blog post stating that Consciousness cannot be defined. Isn't the word "divine" a definitive word, yet you used it to define consciousness while also saying consciousness cannot be defined. Since consciousness is total and is everything, then according to your words, everything is divine - or not. Please explain.

[Leo Gura]

18 minutes ago, Princess Arabia said:

Isn't the word "divine" a definitive word

No.

Divine is when you realize existence is undefinable.

Words are being used to point at things beyond words.

Edited 3 hours ago by Leo Gura

[Princess Arabia]

14 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

No.

Divine is when you realize existence is undefinable.

Words are being used to point at things beyond words.

Ok, thanks. 

[LoneWonderer]

Relating to Leo's latest blog post on success, corruption and posibility for delusion a good case study is the following youtube channel run by Donald Trump's granddaughter Kai trump:

https://www.youtube.com/@kaitrump

Watch her videos and contemplate how disconnected they are from reality. This is not an insult to her as she was born into power and wealth but observe the petty problems and things she concerns herself with. 

I used to study in private elite schools where all the kids came from extremly wealthy families with sons of presidents and important figures. Her behavior very much reminds me of their behaviour. When your survival is taken care of and everyone in your enviroment keeps telling you you are great and amazing you end up believing your own bullshit and live in a bubble seperate from most normal people.