Leo's Blog Discussion Mega-Thread

[Leo Gura]

5 minutes ago, Cubbage said:

@Leo Gura Do you know of any good dinosaur documentaries worth watching on streaming?

I do not. That is something I have neglected. I hear Apple TV has some good ones.

[Raze]

10 minutes ago, Cubbage said:

@Leo Gura Do you know of any good dinosaur documentaries worth watching on streaming?

Prehistoric planet 

[Cubbage]

@Leo Gura Sweet I'll check it out. I used to love Walking with Dionsaurs as a kid but that's almost ancient history now and I bet there's much better out there today.

 

Serious bit of TV grade CGI circa 1999:

 

[Cubbage]

@Raze Cheers mate!

[Davino]

@Leo Gura I have a dead serious question for you:

What is your favourite Dinosaur???

[Leo Gura]

13 minutes ago, Davino said:

What is your favourite Dinosaur???

That's easy!

Microraptor

[The Crocodile]

no dinosaurs on my turf

fuck those guys

[Leo Gura]

I also love this one:

 

[Raze]

 

[UnbornTao]

Prehistory/dinosaurs thread?

[Davino]

@Leo Gura You have good dinosaurs taste

[Daniel Balan]

About the solitude blog post. That is hands down my favourite blog post ever. For the first time I can claim that I've had that insight before Leo. I'm 24 and for the past 5 years I decided to never have friends again. I was extremely social till 20, I've been to clubs, to all kind of parties, at one point I had over 50 friends that I communicated almost daily. We hung out in large groups all the time. But I realized that all of them were extremely selfish, and that humans are the embodiment of the devil. I decided to have 0 friends in order to protect myself, because I saw that they could harm me, EG. trying to steal my girlfriend, trying to steal stuff from my house, trying to scam me of money by lending them, and never paying me back. etc, also because I realized that I have so much fun alone, I always wander at night on the countryside roads beholding the stars, and talking with myself. I realized that the best companionship is that of myself, I love thinking about the universe, about constelations, about nature, about God! Alone I realized also what God is. To me God is Gaia , the mother nature, it encompasses everything, everything I see and I hear and I smell and I feel is God!  and that I am a small leaf in the universe that is also part of God. I don't close myself in a closet, I wander at night and looking at the firmament, I contemplate every night for hours about everything, I had such deep conversations with myself that I couldn't ever have with another human. I would never have friends again. I am highly social when I am in society for work and such, but in my free time I am wandering at night to the edge of the firmament. 

Edited January 29 by Daniel Balan

[Leo Gura]

13 minutes ago, Daniel Balan said:

But I realized that all of them were extremely selfish, and that humans are the embodiment of the devil. I decided to have 0 friends in order to protect myself, because I saw that they could harm me, EG. trying to steal my girlfriend, trying to steal stuff from my house, trying to scam me of money by lending them, and never paying me back. etc,

This seems like an unhealthy overcorrection.

You definitely can have healthy honest loving friends. You don't need 50 of them, just 1-3 would enough. Just be more selective.

Deciding to never again have friends at 24 is extremely limiting. Maybe if you were 60 that would be okay.

Edited January 29 by Leo Gura

[ryoko]

@Leo Gura That Warning went bad, that wasn't necessary.

Anyways, solitude reminds me of Kojiro Sasaki from "Record of Ragnarok" anime. He isn't competitive, he's only concerned about mastery. Most of the time he trains alone, uses interaction with others to assess his skills and devises plans to grow, once he outgrows them, he doesn't mind them or ask them for a duel. But he's clearly grateful to them for showing him his limitations and showing him their strength. He lives a nomadic life, looking for much stronger people who would offer him a fight. And once he fails the fight, which he always does, he spends a good chunk of time training alone, surpassing them Also lives on his own, rejects stable job offers, because it doesn't excite him.

Such lifestyle feels like fantasy to many, especially if you're in the West. That's the worst bias you can have. This is entirely possible, there's a few who live like this. On the top of my head "Moojin Hanvit"  comes to mind. He have made some videos on how he's been living in solitude since his twenties.

 

Edited January 29 by ryoko

[RawJudah]

What about socialising your ass of in our 30s? I did lots of socialising in my 20s but now I’m 31 it’s fizzled out a bit. I kind of like the peace and quiet now

[Terell Kirby]

@Leo Gura I like how you tied solitude to financial independence. I’ve had the same insights about socialization, but also recognized the limits of having to maintain a job to feed myself (I am a project manager in tech). I’m also dependent on some relationships for emotional support and well being.

I try to make sure I have at least a two or three days a week free of social commitments. It does get easier as I get older, and I enjoy it more. I also have friends and family in my life that I love dearly, and make time for them because I enjoy connecting. Balance is key for me.

Edited January 29 by Terell Kirby

[LifeEnjoyer]

Solitude during the lockdown when I was 16 really shaped how much I value social connection, so that blog post really resonated with me as I’m now 20 and excessively socializing.

The past year though has been nearly all socializing, does that mean I should go into solitude? My LP requires massive socializing...

 

[Daniel Balan]

3 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

This seems like an unhealthy overcorrection.

You definitely can have healthy honest loving friends. You don't need 50 of them, just 1-3 would enough. Just be more selective.

Deciding to never again have friends at 24 is extremely limiting. Maybe if you were 60 that would be okay.

There is more to it, on October the 17th 2023, my dog died in my hands. I loved that dog more than I loved my gf or even myself, his name was Bursucu, The Badger in english, he was glued to me wherever I went, We wandered together sometimes for trips as long as 20 km at night, he always did some playful tricks with his body that no other dog I had did, I never had a dog like that, when I looked into his eyes he was such a angel like being. 

He always jumped over the fence and barked at the ones who passed by on the road in front of my house, and people all the time threw rocks at him, tried to kick him with their feet, he just barked when someone passed by my house and as soon they passed the perimeter of my propriety he stopped barking, he didn't bite just bark!

 Once I almost had a brawl with 3 dudes who threw stones at him and tried to kick him in the head with the foot, because I shouted at them to leave my dog alone! 

But one day someone decided to murder my dog and threw few pieces of meat with rat poison in them, the dog ate them with 4 days before he died, I saw that on the cctv but I couldn't recognize who it was because It was from a distance. I saw that footage only after the dog died. 

I observed that with one day prior to his death that he wasn't as energic as he once was, but I didn't gave it too much thought. 

And as I came home from work, I see him with tears in his eyes, and he jumped in my hands and he kisses my hand, and as I go into the house to change my clothes he looks very sad to me as I walk. After 5 minutes I changed my clothes and I go outside, and I see him violently vomiting and shivering and moving uncontrollably, he vomited all the rat poison that the had in his stomach, he was moving like a snake in all directions and moving his body parts like crazy, he had such a violent death as he gave his last breath my tears were dropping over his body and I told him that He always was there to protect me, but for one time he needed my protection and I failed him, all I had to do is protect his angel soul from the devils and I failed. The images of my dog struggling to fight the poison that has destroyed his body, while he cried as he gave his last breath in my hands, he fought so hard to survive, I saw it in his eyes how hard he tried to stay alive as he saw me crying too. 

I will never forget that day, If someone has that much evil in his soul to be able to kill a little dog with such a brutal and painful death... To me this exact moment made me realize that mankind is a race that should have never existed on this planet, a race of pure evil and the embodiment of the most heinous devil.  we as humans are a cancer on this planet. 

So that is why I decided that I will never have friends again, I will be civil and respectful to everyone, but I will never trust anyone with anything ever and I will try to stay as far away from humans as possible. The little time I have here left, I will wander at night the prairies I once walked with my angel beholding the night and contemplating about a reality that will forever haunt me. 

Edited January 29 by Daniel Balan

[ryoko]

@Daniel Balan

that's really sad, man. Very few get to experience these kind of things. I've seen stray dogs getting poisoned by the locals. It's very heartless.

Me and a few kids used to go and save stray puppies from diseases, feed them till they can fend themselves. But most of them end up dying, within a few months for reasons unknown. That's when I started to realize most people see dogs as a nuisance. They don't see humans are just another animal.

Then there's my own pup, he's just 2 yo. When strangers come home, the first thing they say is, chain him. We don't chain him, that's not how we treat him. I have made sure he hates chains, also encouraged autonomy. He communicates, makes demands, and is very emotional. Strangers barely know all this, most don't treat dogs well, even if they "own" one. Meanwhile, dogs , they sense good people. I feel a strong affinity towards them, they usually wag their tails instead of barking at me, as a stranger, no matter where I go.

Life of dogs is very sad from a human perspective, but, I've noticed that the stray dogs are more playful. It's a very fascinating thing, how humans catapult themselves into suffering and devilry: they have convinced themselves it's part of their survival, while dogs are experts at being joyful.

My point being, don't give up hope on humans. There are many good people. You know? It's a 12 yo kid who convince me to go with him to save the little puppies. Kindness is always there.

Edited January 29 by ryoko

[Leo Gura]

1 hour ago, Daniel Balan said:

But one day someone decided to murder my dog and threw few pieces of meat with rat poison in them, the dog ate them with 4 days before he died, I saw that on the cctv but I couldn't recognize who it was because It was from a distance. I saw that footage only after the dog died. 

I'm sorry that happened to you. So sad. Made me cry for you and your dog.

But humans are gonna be here regardless and very few humans are that bad. You gotta find the good ones. There are good ones like your dog was. Be careful not to over-generalize. The humans who hurt your dog were bad. That doesn't transfer to all humans. Just like there are some bad dogs, but that doesn't transfer to your dog.

Keep in mind how "evil" animals are. A wolf has no problem ripping a rabbit apart. Life is a very difficult and hurtful thing.

You have deep trauma from losing your dog. It will take time and some therapy to heal. Hang in there. Sorry for your loss.

Edited January 29 by Leo Gura