Leo, how on earth are you so good at Chess?

[Clarence]

54 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

I'm not.

Aren't you one of the greatest (if not the greatest) philosopher of all time, as well as one of the most (if not the most) advanced human on this planet?

To me, that makes you worldclass and a genetic freak in your domain (the simple fact that you are that sensitive to psychedelic already is a thing, but your mind is also so unique).

You're not well known, but that is because humanity is not ready for you yet, not because you aren't the greatest in what you're doing.

The work you've done with psychedelics, contemplation and through insights is just incredible. I've not seen anyone go into so much depth, in so many domains, to make sense of it all with great precision, and articulating it so well to the world.

It required a lot of hard work that I can't even begin to imagine, but it also required extremely specific genetics, that pretty much no one else on this planet has.

(If you were solely answering about chess, sorry for the misunderstanding).

Edited Tuesday at 01:43 PM by Clarence

[Leo Gura]

It's hard for me to say what I am since I am too close to the matter to see it objectively.

In some very specific respects I am very unique. But I'm also quite normal in other respects.

I have a unique capacity for understanding things. A unique kind of intelligence. And psychedelics. Other than that, not much else.

Genetics? Yeah, my intelligence is grounded in genetics. Is it a worldclass intelligence? Hard to say. Not by conventional measures of raw performance. But there is something unique in my ability to understand things. It's hard to say why that is.

As far as mastery of skills goes, I am not a master of anything other than understanding the mind. Because I don't care about anything enough to bother mastering it.

But even in the domain of understanding, my ability is very specialized. I am not good at understanding complex technical stuff like math, research papers, or computer code.

Edited Tuesday at 02:03 PM by Leo Gura

[The Crocodile]

Leonian Intelligence.

[TimStr]

On 6.1.2025 at 0:34 AM, integral said:

@TimStr it's so clear why GO did not catch on in the West, it's missing action, is missing speed, it's missing Glory, it's missing Blood and Guts and brutality, it's missing the art of destroying your opponent career, and it's missing the botez sisters.

It's to Buddhist.

Yeah, that might be true, allthough there are professional championships in the west now, too. Tne Child of a friend of mine is allready a 2nd Dan player with the age of 12!  But that's nothing compared to the Go schools, they have in China, Korea and Japan.

But its defo true, that Go is really in line with daoist and buddhist philosophies and its simplicity might put off a more stimulation seeking westenern audience.

I still would consider it to be more profound than any western game that I know of.

[Leo Gura]

I don't like that you have to do so much counting just to see who is winning at Go. It's not elegant.

[Leo Gura]

On 1/5/2025 at 2:04 AM, Dodo said:

 

This is very good.

[LambdaDelta]

https://lichess.org/wWWZSaQ6/black

Just got done playing a fun game against a friend, sacked a rook to get a positional advantage, which ended up paying off. Trapped the queen forcing him to make the moves I wanted. Engine-wise the whole thing is likely entirely inaccurate, but it matters not. This kind of style is where it's at. Integrating that stage Red boldness, believing I'll succeed without any basis, a lesson that can be learned from Trump. It may be cliché, but seeing failure as a learning opportunity is awesome, fear is replaced with excitement. 

[Leo Gura]

2 minutes ago, LambdaDelta said:

stage Red boldness,

The rape and pillage gambit?

The Genghis Khan?

Going medieval?

Edited Tuesday at 06:02 PM by Leo Gura

[LambdaDelta]

2 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

The rape and pillage gambit?

The Genghis Khan?

Going medieval?

Threatening your opponent with violence if they don't resign  

[Leo Gura]

The Fork Gambit:

When your opponent forks you, you fork him in the skull with a dinner fork and declare checkmate.

Very meta.

That'll make him twice before forking you ever again.

Edited Tuesday at 06:15 PM by Leo Gura

[LambdaDelta]

17 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

The Fork Gambit:

When your opponent forks you, you fork him in the skull with a dinner fork and declare checkmate.

Very meta.

That'll make him twice before forking you ever again.

Reminds me of the example from the Not-Knowing video of aliens creating actual forks inside their mind to communicate what a fork is 

[Clarence]

6 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

It's hard for me to say what I am since I am too close to the matter to see it objectively.

In some very specific respects I am very unique. But I'm also quite normal in other respects.

I have a unique capacity for understanding things. A unique kind of intelligence. And psychedelics. Other than that, not much else.

Genetics? Yeah, my intelligence is grounded in genetics. Is it a worldclass intelligence? Hard to say. Not by conventional measures of raw performance. But there is something unique in my ability to understand things. It's hard to say why that is.

As far as mastery of skills goes, I am not a master of anything other than understanding the mind. Because I don't care about anything enough to bother mastering it.

But even in the domain of understanding, my ability is very specialized. I am not good at understanding complex technical stuff like math, research papers, or computer code.

To me, you are a genetic freak. I think most genetic freaks are absolutely exceptional in one domain (sport, music, mathematics, or any other), but rather normal, or even below average, in other domains.

You're talking in this post as if your kind of intelligence and the understanding of mind weren't a big deal, but it is such a big deal. If you didn't have all those important qualities and interests, at such depths, and all combined, Actualized.org would not exist, or it wouldn't be of this quality.

You're not just a bit good at what you're doing… you're phenomenal. Literally no one can match your quality of thinking and your understanding, and the broadness of it.

Isn't that what we mean by genetic freak?

No one can beat the most talented chess player, the most talented cyclist, or the tallest man in the world. They all have something so unique about themselves that they end up alone at the top.

And I think that's where you are. Alone at the top. No one can match you or catch up with you. No amount of tripping or thinking or contemplation can bring others to where you're at. Almost no one (or no one) even desires to understand mind as much as you do.

There is something so different about you, and I think that difference comes from a very deep place.

You remember your blog post about "Spawn Count"? I know you don't like this kind of spirituality and that you don't even believe in souls, so I apologize for bringing this up, but I think that you are so different because you aren't of human origins to begin with. It makes a lot of sense to me that you are from another place in the universe, whatever that is and whatever that means.

It looks like you've come here to accomplish something important… but that this planet isn't your home. This planet is no one's true home, as we're all "spiritual beings", but this looks even more true for you.

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As a side note, I am hesitant to write these three last paragraphs, as talking about souls and the like is a rather sensitive topic, but to me, it's no wonder you're the one who discovered Alien Consciousness, Alien Intelligence, and Alien God. Who else could have done it? You're not just any Alien, you're a masterful one.

Edited Tuesday at 08:21 PM by Clarence

[Leo Gura]

@Clarence I see so many deficiencies in myself that it's hard to say I am the best at anything.

I am different in certain ways, that's for sure.

I acknowledge a genetic aspect to my intelligence and psychedelic ability.

Edited yesterday at 12:03 AM by Leo Gura

[Clarence]

On 07/01/2025 at 11:53 PM, Leo Gura said:

I see so many deficiencies in myself that it's hard to say I am the best at anything.

I am different in certain ways, that's for sure.

You absolutely excel in your domain. And I don't see anyone excelling so well at it. When we talk on the forum about other thinkers and spiritual people, none of them come close to your understanding of Consciousness and Humanity. No one is capable of equivalent depth and accuracy.

To me, your domain of mastery is the most important one, but then again, humanity is not there yet to value it. If your domain was chess or a sport, it would be much easier for you and for everyone else to see how good you are.

Deficiencies don't reduce any of that. They give you humanity. They don't make you any less exceptional at what you're doing or in who you're being. I don't exactly know what deficiencies you're thinking about. I know about your health problems or the extreme shyness you overcame, but I honestly don't know if those are the kinds of things you have in mind, or if you think about stuff like not being good enough at ''understanding complex technical stuff like math, research papers, or computer code" (as if this even mattered).

I mean, who would expect or want you to master all those things? And who would expect or want you to be perfect? You're already far more advanced than most people, and that already creates a great gap. Many people don't understand you, they criticize you or try to diminish you because what you say flies far above their heads. But many others see you and your worth with more clarity.

You can make mistakes and be imperpect in some areas, that doesn't make a difference. You also are human. All the greatest men and women have made mistakes and were imperfect in some aspects.

I think you have some wrong perceptions about (your) deficiencies and what they mean. Whatever those are or whatever you're thinking about, they certainly don't outweigh your qualities and your giftedness (and the fact that you're the best in this).

On 07/01/2025 at 11:53 PM, Leo Gura said:

I acknowledge a genetic aspect to my intelligence and psychedelic ability.

Yes… you have very, very unique genetics.

Edited 16 hours ago by Clarence