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On government and guns. 

Leo's insight. 

Sounds nice in theory but don't work in practice.

Many countries more developed than the USA have banned guns. Yet their government is more responsive and healthy than American government.

America has endless guns yet the government is no better off for it. The guns do not help an advanced society better itself.

You're not going to regulate Federal government with guns. It's just not a real scenario. You can do some terrorism and that's about it. This terrorism will not create meaningful improvement.

It's a fantasy. A gun fantasy.

A society in which people are using guns to regulate government is not a society anyone would want to live in. That would be like the Congo or Sudan.

The truth is that Americans are lost in a gun fantasy.

The bottom line is that violence begets violence. Which is the whole reason why the state has a monopoly on power. To effectively challenge the state through violence you need tanks and planes, not ARs. And even then it works poorly, as you can see from Ukraine, Iraq, Palestine.

Palestine shows you what happens when you try to challenge a state with small arms and homemade bombs. The state will just hunt you down and execute you. People who think they can challenge a state with small arms guerilla tactics are delusional, living in a fantasy. That kind of thing can only work in very undeveloped and corrupt places like Afghanistan or Sudan.

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https://www.actualized.org/forum/topic/106515-has-eating-healthy-made-a-difference-in-your-life/

 

I can't really answer this question. Because I have never engaged in healthy eating. Healthy eating was never a concept in my life. My mom makes sure that I eat healthy still. But I wish I could answer this question. And I wish I could answer it positively. As in yes I have so and so benefits of healthy eating. 

But I can't. Because I used food as a cope. I engaged in comfort eating. I feel embarrassed admitting this. 

 

 

 

 

 

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I don't know how much of this is true. But it gave me the inspiration to follow people that I really like —

https://www.actualized.org/forum/topic/106532-revealing-one-of-my-secrets-towards-higher-development-and-intelligence/

 

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Handle a joke gracefully. Remember this thread everytime you feel triggered by language that's not cool. 

I couldn't do this for the life of me. How are some people so cool? 

I always lose my shit over little things. But this is a great lesson. Great men don't lose their cool or sweat the little stuff because they got bigger fish to fry. 

Leo gets trolled so much. Imagine if Leo lost his cool over every little thing. Would he be able to focus on his career? 

The Mini me in me has a lot of lessons to learn still. 

 


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I always wanted a woman to inspire me - the inner child in me. I wanted that woman to bash me like an elder sister. Not like my real elder sister. But still. My real elder sister is a bit rude and sometimes condescending. So it's hard to have a conversation with her. 

Now I'm thinking of a gorgeous woman who can take all of my problems away and make me a strong woman of passion. Who will also integrate masculinity in me. 

After searching for some names, I came across this name - Mollyna. I like it. 

Mollyna is a very gorgeous beautiful woman who has ultimate grace and strength and who inspires me to be a better person. Mollyna is an imaginary woman. She is blessed with beauty, brains and brawn. 

What will Mollyna look like? 

In my mind, Mollyna looks like this. 

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She is Brianna Hildebrand. 

 

Or maybe Mollyna looks like this. 

Taken from — https://www.glam.com/1161716/flattering-haircuts-for-women-in-their-30s/

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Or like this. 

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Or like this. 

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I have decided that Mollyna looks like this. 

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Mollyna is my elder imaginary fictional sister who inspires me to be my better version. 


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Nice take on the on-going scandal. A different perspective that helped me understand manipulation. 

 

 

 

 

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Watching Leo's new video he posted just 6 minutes ago. 

Lower perspectives are focused on confirmation biases. 

 

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My major insight in regard to this thread. 

 

 

1 minute ago, Buck Edwards said:

I disagree with what Leo said in this thread. Leo is taking the beta approach here, I will take the alpha one. His response claims that negative emotions and overgeneralization lead to untruthful perception of reality. However, negative emotions can sometimes point to very real problems. For example, if someone is feeling angry all the time, it might be a sign that they are being treated unfairly. Additionally, generalizations can sometimes be based on truth. At least partially true. If the same experience repeats, there's a pattern there either in your behavior or in the encounters and you probably need to use that as a context for your future behaviors and fine tune your future behaviors to your survival. For example, the generalization that "most dogs are friendly" is generally true, even though there are some exceptions.

Leo's response also claims that long-distance relationships will almost always fail because if you really cared about the relationship deeply enough you would change the situation to make it short-distance. However, many long-distance relationships do succeed. There are many factors that can contribute to the success of a long-distance relationship, such as good communication, trust, and a commitment to making the relationship work.

While I agree that it's important to be aware of our emotional biases, I don't think it's fair to say that negative emotions never reflect reality. Sometimes, negative emotions are a sign that something is wrong. 

There are lessons to be learned from negative experiences rather than being radicalized by them. You have to find the middle road. Part of the negative experience can make you bitter and you have to avoid becoming bitter but at the same time you shouldn't lose wisdom and you should take the lessons you learned seriously and not allow such experiences to be repeated in your life, the experiences themselves are teaching you how to protect yourself from their outcome in the future. This is the alpha mindset. 

It's great that you're reflecting on these issues and seeking to understand how to avoid negative patterns of thinking. 

Now coming to the OP's main context —

It's completely valid to feel hurt or betrayed after negative experiences. Acknowledging your feelings is the first step in processing them without letting them define your worldview.

Seek understanding, not generalization.  Individual experiences do not represent entire groups of people. Just because you've had negative encounters with certain individuals doesn't mean that everyone from that group will behave the same way. Try to focus on people as individuals rather than making broad generalizations.

1. Learning from these experiences —Instead of allowing negative experiences to breed bitterness, try to extract lessons from them. What can you learn about boundaries, trust, or communication? This can help you grow rather than become resentful. Leo doesn't talk about this very often. 

Here I would state Andrew Tate (although I don't like him at all) but his alpha mindset is sometimes true, though riddled with some epistemic biases. 

Andrew Tate video. I agree with Tate in this clip. 

2. Surrounding yourself with positive Influences. Engage with people who have a balanced and positive outlook on life. This can help counteract negative narratives and provide a more nuanced perspective on relationships and trust.

3. Practice empathy — Understand that everyone has their struggles and experiences that shape their behavior. Practicing empathy can help you maintain a compassionate view of others, even when you've been hurt.

4. Focus on personal growth — invest time in self-improvement and personal development. This can include therapy, reading, or engaging in activities that promote emotional resilience. Building a strong sense of self can help you navigate challenges without becoming bitter.

5. Challenge negative thoughts — When you find yourself thinking in absolutes (e.g., "all relationships end in betrayal"), challenge those thoughts. Look for evidence that contradicts them, such as your own experiences or those of people you respect. Also not everyone is going to have the same experience. 

6. Set healthy boundaries — this is the most important of all. This is exactly what I learned from my own negative experiences and by far this is the exact thing that has helped me the most or I would have landed in a psych ward by now dealing with chaotic situations and unnecessary drama with other people bringing their problems in my life. It's okay to protect yourself from potential harm by setting boundaries in relationships. This doesn't mean you have to close yourself off from others, but rather that you can be discerning about who you let into your life.

7.Stay open-minded — Life is full of diverse experiences. Keeping an open mind can help you appreciate the complexity of human behavior and relationships, reducing the likelihood of falling into radicalized thinking.

By actively working on these areas, you can cultivate a mindset that is resilient and open, allowing you to navigate life's challenges without becoming bitter or radicalized.

Side note — this thread was/is personally important to me. I learned a lot from my bad experiences without being too bitter. Thank you. 

 


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I wish I had a personal trainer like David Goggins. 


My name is Whitney. 

Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles — Ralph Waldo Emerson. God will foil the bid of the sickened.  

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January 12, Sunday, 2025. 

 

Promise to myself — Never fall for vegan propaganda again in my life. 

So true. 

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My name is Whitney. 

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It depends largely on how much importance you place on his opinions about you. It also depends on how you place him socially in relation to you or how he is placed by the human social system in relation to you. Is he in a higher position financially, socially or hierarchy-wise in relation to you? Does he have more friends than you do or a wider social circle? Does he have community influence? 

Do you feel insecure around him in regard to your self image? Do you feel like he will make you look bad in front of others? As in he might say something nasty about you and others might believe it? Do you feel like his insults are somewhat true or have validity to them?

Your problems are both external and internal. By psychoanalyzing your post (although more context would have been better), I'm concluding that you are having these issues —

1. Low self confidence. You inherently don't feel super good about yourself. Maybe there's a dip in your confidence levels. You don't feel super duper confident even though subconsciously you would like to. 

2. You overthink other's opinions. You are putting in too much value into what this person thinks or says to you. It either hurts your dignity/self respect or you give too much value/validation to it. 

3. You subconsciously believe it (his insults) to be true. This may or may not be true. This could purely be my assumption. If you believe them to be true, for example, someone might consider themselves to be fat because they were fat shamed. In this case you'll need to determine if his opinion or insult is shaping your self image in your mind. If he is being constructively critical of you, then it's okay for you to explore it. Since he is insulting you, you should not believe it to be true at all. It will impact your self esteem. This process is called internalization where our mind tends to internalize what the other person is saying and actually begin to believe them. It's very harmful. 

4. You feel like fighting it off - you are probably attached to your self image that any insult becomes a threat to your inner self image. Then you feel an intense urge to fight it or resist. This is okay. The feeling is completely valid although not useful as it will take away your inner peace. It will bolster the bully as they can see that you give them attention and they relish in you fighting back. Fighting and resisting it is okay too if that makes you feel like you are standing your ground. But if you're ruminating over it constantly, then it's already eating your peace of mind. 

Now external problems —

1. You could be in a unhealthy environment where this person is being extremely toxic to you from time to time, triggering you on purpose and it would be safer to simply remove yourself from their vicinity if it's too much of a headache. This is not your internal problem but something that could happen to anyone with healthy self esteem and the abuse should not be tolerated. This might mean that his bad behavior is really crossing the limit and it's best to not engage with his harmful conduct. This might happen where despite trying your best to keep your internal locus of control and inner peace, it still bothers you. Here the problem is external and your inner mindset didn't play a part in making you feel worse. It's overly toxic and you are better off without that environment. 

2. These incidents have happened to you in the past and they are probably happening again and causing you stress. Or they are just something you're always sensitive to and you operate healthier, optimal and better when such things don't exist. In which case, they are best avoided and you shouldn't think that something internal is hindering you. Just avoid people who act like jerks. 

3. Higher position - if this person is at a higher position socially then you, then it's completely valid for you to feel bad about yourself after hearing their insults. The human mind naturally places more value on someone's opinion if that someone is considered more important socially. In this case too, you simply try not to validate their insult or let it impact. They are not important and they shouldn't have an influence on you. Try to not give them power from your side and stand your ground internally although this is a bit tougher to do when the person is in an authority position. For example if someone random insults me I wouldn't feel as much bad as I would if my own mother insults me, since I view her as more important than others. 

Hope it helps. 

 

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Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles — Ralph Waldo Emerson. God will foil the bid of the sickened.  

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5 hours ago, Buck Edwards said:

You might want to look into limerence. I have it. I used to attach myself to people online. My therapist told me it's limerence and it usually arises from child trauma and not having received enough love from parents. There are videos on YouTube about it. I'll link them later. 

 

5 hours ago, Buck Edwards said:

I need to search for a video that is very helpful on this subject. It's in my folder in computer. 

Right now I'm outside in traffic. Writing from my phone. Will link it when I'm back home. 

 

3 hours ago, Buck Edwards said:

@Candlecame home. 

So these are the videos that I found to be most useful. They are from the channel Crappy Childhood Fairy. Although there are many more videos that exist on the subject, I found these to be especially helpful. 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick Teahan is a great resource on childhood trauma and how it impacts social growth, personality, emotions and relationships. His video on Limerence is very helpful in understanding why we attach to certain people. 

 

 

I hope you find these resources helpful. 

 

 


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On 16/01/2025 at 1:10 PM, Buck Edwards said:

@Candle also along with limerence, you might want to look into parasocial relationships that mostly happen to someone online. 

From ChatGPT —

A parasocial relationship (PSR) is a one-sided emotional connection that a person forms with a media figure or fictional character. The person investing in the relationship is unaware that the other person is aware of them. 

PSRs can be with celebrities, fictional characters, sports teams, bloggers, social media users, and gamers. They can range from light-hearted to intense, and can even become unhealthy if they interfere with real life. 

PSRs can be formed through: 

Media consumption: Watching TV shows, videos, or podcasts

Social media: Following celebrities or influencers on social media platforms. 

 

I developed parasocial relationship with Leo after following him for a long time. Not romantic or anything. I still crave his validation on the forum sometimes. It happens, I mean I'm not ashamed of it. Because I also have a parasocial relationship with Sadhguru. If I watch someone for a long time, I develop a parasocial relationships with them because my emotional needs weren't met in childhood. Usually if I consider someone my teacher or guru I tend to feel emotionally connected with them. Some sort of attachment. It's like fangirling. 

So when Leo says anything good to me, I get a kick out of it lol. I think this happens to others too. A lot of people feel good when Leo congrats them. It's sort of validation seeking, it's both good and bad at the same time. 

These days I try not to seek validation or at least try to minimize this whole validation seeking behavior/culture. That's why I turned off my follower on my profile because I don't want anyone following me and making me feel validated. 

I still feel good when someone praises me which I think is natural. Because it boosts endorphins and dopamine. 

Both praise/criticism are validation seeking behaviors, the object is different that is all. When someone judges us, we try to please them, that can elicit validation seeking behavior too. I try to minimize all these behaviors as much as possible. So if someone pays me a compliment or criticizes me, I try to not pay attention to it as it subtly manipulates the brain into seeking validation without being aware of it. I try to stop that drug in it's track. 

This is significant in relationships as your attachment level and attachment style will partially determine what sort of people you attract and also influence the dynamic of a relationship - for example you might not want to leave a bad relationship simply because you are attached to a person and you keep justifying their behavior to yourself, your mind can do it subconsciously without you realizing it and this can lead to bad consequences. 

You might want to look into attachment styles. There are also online tests for attachment styles. The attachment styles depends on your level and dynamic of your attachment to the other person. This will help you identify problems in your attachment styles that might spill into your future relationships so that you get to study it and avoid potential relationship problems. 

Best of luck. I hope that helps. 

 

 

On 16/01/2025 at 3:03 PM, Buck Edwards said:

(chatgpt was not used while writing this post) 

This is my own opinion based on my own experience. The internet may or may not agree with me. But I'll state my own opinion since it's something I tend to rely on. 

Crush - crush is a feeling of temporary romantic attraction. Mostly happens in schools. You might think about them a lot. You might want to spend time with them. You might feel happy when you're around them. Crush can be non-romantic. But usually most people describe it in a romantic sense. Crushes don't last long. My first crush lasted 3 months. I used to like a guy that my sister had introduced me to at a party. He was her friend. He was quite handsome. Crush is mostly due to physical attraction. Crush is generally light hearted and usually goes away on its own like a fever. 

Limerence - to me limerence sounds stronger than crush. The feeling is constant and the desire is obsessive. It doesn't go away easily. Some people might need psychological intervention. Therapy helped me a bit. It went away eventually and gradually with the help of therapy. The therapist told me to develop higher self confidence and practice self love. I still suffer but it's much better than what it used to be. 

PSR - I think this can be both romantic and non-romantic. It's simply an attachment. It's extremely common. The intensity depends on how obsessed you are with the person. It can last really long. Crushes are usually extremely short. PSR might lead to hero-worshipping, fangirling behaviors. The danger with this is that you might start believing everything that person says. Example - a cult... Sadhguru has that effect on many people. Crush can happen with anyone close or distant, usually someone close, like someone in your classroom and usually romantic dreaming with them. PSR usually happens with cult leaders, celebrities, social media gurus, politicians (example Trump fans) PSR can influence your worldview and opinion if you cannot put a lid on it. That's why Leo often emphasizes on using critical reasoning and thinking rather than blindly believing his thoughts and concepts. He wants to actively reduce the PSR effect and he doesn't want Actualized to be a cult which is honestly a great thing about his integrity. 

Crush, limerence, PSR are just different forms of attachments and dependencies and usually have overlapping features and similarities. 

 

 

On 16/01/2025 at 3:14 PM, Buck Edwards said:

Yes I read it. It's okay if you developed a parasocial relationship with me. I'm a ghost. You will forget me in no time. I'm just a random internet person. Also I have both good and bad traits. As long as you don't believe everything I say word to word, it is fine. Always use your own judgement and experience and a few insights from others. Nobody is perfect. Your life journey is unique and your decisions should be totally your own choice. Don't be too attached to people because it will destabilize your own image and identity. You will become too dependent on others. Instead of attaching yourself to a person or persons, just take from them  what is helpful for you. Don't idolize anyone. 

 

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Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles — Ralph Waldo Emerson. God will foil the bid of the sickened.  

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25 minutes ago, Buck Edwards said:

 

If someone compliments me I try to not let it inflate my ego. I just say thank you for the sake of courtesy but don't try to get too excited about it because I know that person could be  flattering me just to stroke my ego or even if what they said is true, I take it as positive feedback but I don't try to get hyper excited with it. It doesn't give me the dopamine rush it once used to. Now I'm more mindful about compliments. I tell myself that it is a compliment and that I should just focus on improving myself steadily and not make a big deal out of it. Not even fish for compliments. (Some people directly or indirectly fish for compliments.) I let the feeling pass. The feeling of excitement comes. I observe it. I let it pass. I don't let it influence me too much. So the other day a friend of mine said to me "you're such a sweet friend".... I paused and told myself "it's okay. I have my bad traits as well." I try to humble myself whenever someone praises me. I try to control that ego boost or ego kick. The problem with enjoying compliments is the same problem you will have with eating chocolate. You will want more and more. It becomes an addiction. So I just let the desire to enjoy a compliment pass away. This way I'm not dependent on it. 

Regarding criticism - I criticize myself enough already. When someone criticizes me, it creates an urge in me to please them, to convince them, to argue or defend myself. I simply don't pay attention to the criticism, then I don't have to worry about pleasing a critical person. Critics and haters can be like trolls. The more you feed them, the more they grow. If their criticism is genuinely useful for me in my life, then I take it as positive feedback. If not, I throw it away in my mental dustbin. 

With greater  self confidence, these behaviors go away on their own and the path begins to clear by itself. 

(chatgpt not used in this post) 

 

 

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13 hours ago, Buck Edwards said:

Also another point - especially about compliments and praises. 

You should also look into the term "narcissistic bombing" either on Google or YouTube. I suffered this often where someone would heap compliments on me or try to help me just to get closer to me and then use my emotional sensitivity to bully me. Narcissists and bullies often use this technique to victimize people. 90% of the time when someone praises you too much or compliments you with over the top compliments, it's a red flag and there's something fishy about them. This is at least true in my personal experience. 

Especially in dating, guys do this a lot. Maybe this is not your experience as a man but if you were a woman, you would experience the world a bit differently than what you are experiencing now. Guys will shower compliments on a girl to gain her trust and then break her trust later if they want to use and dump her. It's called narcissistic bombing and it's very manipulative. That's why girls often distrust guys who are overly nice and congratulatory because they have experienced such behavior before where such nice guys have broken their hearts after being nice to them. There's a red flag when someone goes out of their way to excessively compliment a girl, it's mostly a tactic to be her friend, to appear friendly and then once they gain her trust, to get into a sexual relationship with her and later dump her for their own gain. And not care about how she is hurt. 

It's best to be with people who are mostly neutral. They are generally more trustworthy. 

I had a man in the past where he acted friendly and tried to help me, then told me that he loves me, and became progressively abusive in the relationship. I trusted him and he broke my trust. I had this happen often where someone tries to help me and later they break my trust. 

I had friends in school who used to praise me and the same friends betrayed me, talking shit behind my back and bullying me later. 

So often when someone praises you, especially that which appears a little out of the blue or excessive or tries to get your attention suddenly, that's usually not a good sign. Especially if you are a woman. But this can happen to men too. It might not be a genuine compliment but a tactic to gain your trust. Psychopaths and narcissists can do that. 

 

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I'm gunna say you want to say something. You shouldn't let people talk to you like that. You need to stand up for yourself.

He says something to you your body says react you say no I'm better than that. You are not letting your body do what it wants. You don't want people to talk to you like that.

You are letting the persons words make you feel what they say, they are being bullies and are lying and you are letting them lie about you. If someone trash talk you, you need to say something, not saying anything is making their statement true, and your body is telling you, you are not at the stage where you can let it go.

I have had times in my life where this has happened and you look back and think you should have reacted. Sometimes speaking your mind leads to altercations and that is the path. These moments are defining you, it will stay with you. You can use this as a story where you look back and say I told that mf off instead of I didnt say anything and I still remeber it.

 

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Great insight! 

2 minutes ago, Michael569 said:

Maybe true but how is this helping you build a success. It just sounds soooo....disempowering? You can run mental gymnatics on free will and determinism but the question is, "will it put bread on your table and feed your kids"? Its no wonder so many guys on this forum are stuck on armchair philosophy while unable to find a girl, a job and move on. There is an order to priorities in life and sometimes the success (whatever that constitutes) comes before chasing the ultimate truth. 

Practicing spirituality should not prevent you from pursuing success and success does not automatically mean abandoning your integrity and values. Success can mean having a decent career, regular income, having your life in order and not lacking in the major areas that constitute a balanced life. 

 

 


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Leo's precious insight 

https://www.actualized.org/insights/political-winter-in-america

Political Winter In America

By Leo Gura - January 20, 2025

Winter is here.

Very dark times have come for America. The American political situation is not just bad, it’s very bad. People still do not comprehend the monstrosity and corruption that they have unleashed. People are still treating this as a game, as business as usual, but the consequences of authoritarianism will soon dawn.

But do not lose your mind. It is more important than ever to be clear-minded and poised. Paranoia, anxiety, exaggeration, and fantasies of doom are not a solution.

It is unclear how exactly things will play out, but what is clear is that America is lost in a severe, delusional group-think — a madness of crowds — and there will be serious negative consequences for this.

A reign of chaos, abuse of power, cruelty, and staggering corruption is at hand.

I recommend that you be very careful with your money in the years to come. Do not fall for the hype around crypto and the markets. Secure whatever wealth you have as best you can in the most solid and dependable ways. Now is not the time for speculation and profit-seeking, it is the time to safeguard from chaos and collective delusion.

Button up the loose ends of your life, stop playing games, arise from your comfortable daze, so that you are alert and prepared for serious and turbulent times. This is not a drill. This is the real thing.

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Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles — Ralph Waldo Emerson. God will foil the bid of the sickened.  

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