My 2 cents on society and where it all went wrong.
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Not something everyone will get but I'll post it anyway:
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Why am I obsessed with neediness?
That's what one of you asked me.
It's quite simple yet very interesting.
For a long time, I used to hate people.
That's no longer true, now I don't care about them.
What happened is that I realized the following:
The more you need someone, the higher you expectations from them.
That's the fucking trap.
Because the more you need them, the more you get attached to them, it makes sense, you expect them to deliver.
But here is the thing:
Nobody owes you shit.
Unless it's a written legal contract, you can eat shit.
Then I asked myself, how can I have a decent social life without being worried about people disappointing me?
I had to have zero expectations.
How would I do that?
By fulfilling on my needs on my own.
And guess what?
All relationships and friendships became positive experiences.
I could finally appreciate the platonic exchange most people want.
I realize I wanted that too.
Exchanging genuinely without expecting anything from one another.
It is liberating.
Seek self-sufficiency.
That's what one of you asked me.
It's quite simple yet very interesting.
For a long time, I used to hate people.
That's no longer true, now I don't care about them.
What happened is that I realized the following:
The more you need someone, the higher you expectations from them.
That's the fucking trap.
Because the more you need them, the more you get attached to them, it makes sense, you expect them to deliver.
But here is the thing:
Nobody owes you shit.
Unless it's a written legal contract, you can eat shit.
Then I asked myself, how can I have a decent social life without being worried about people disappointing me?
I had to have zero expectations.
How would I do that?
By fulfilling on my needs on my own.
And guess what?
All relationships and friendships became positive experiences.
I could finally appreciate the platonic exchange most people want.
I realize I wanted that too.
Exchanging genuinely without expecting anything from one another.
It is liberating.
Seek self-sufficiency.
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I'm going to try and organize a voice chat in the coming days.
I'll be bringing a very special guest, someone that taught me a lot and someone that has a lot of value to share with us here.
PS: Expect a lot more audio and video content from me going forward, really excited for what's to come!
Cheers Basedonians, stay Based
I'll be bringing a very special guest, someone that taught me a lot and someone that has a lot of value to share with us here.
PS: Expect a lot more audio and video content from me going forward, really excited for what's to come!
Cheers Basedonians, stay Based
See the obstacles you face in life as rivers you have to cross.
Any situation you face comes down to this very simple analogy.
And as each river has a different depth of water, it takes different efforts to cross one as it would for another.
But here is the thing:
If you think the only way to cross is to swim, you'll get yourself wet when you could have went around.
If you think the only way is to have stepping stones, then you won't be able to cross if there aren't any stones to step on.
If you're used to going around the river and find an already made bridge to cross, then again, you'll be stuck if nobody built a bridge before you.
For you to cross ANY river, aka for you to get through any problem, you NEED to evaluate all possibilities and know what you have at hand.
Yes, taking action is important.
But you know what's more important?
Picking the right action to take.
Your past experiences won't always give you the best solutions.
As Dylan Madden would say:
Understand this and prosper.
Have a nice weekend ahead 🥂
Any situation you face comes down to this very simple analogy.
And as each river has a different depth of water, it takes different efforts to cross one as it would for another.
But here is the thing:
If you think the only way to cross is to swim, you'll get yourself wet when you could have went around.
If you think the only way is to have stepping stones, then you won't be able to cross if there aren't any stones to step on.
If you're used to going around the river and find an already made bridge to cross, then again, you'll be stuck if nobody built a bridge before you.
For you to cross ANY river, aka for you to get through any problem, you NEED to evaluate all possibilities and know what you have at hand.
Yes, taking action is important.
But you know what's more important?
Picking the right action to take.
Your past experiences won't always give you the best solutions.
As Dylan Madden would say:
Understand this and prosper.
Have a nice weekend ahead 🥂
Assertiveness vs Aggressiveness and Passiveness
Typically, people will think assertiveness refers to passive-aggressive behavior. There is a common misconception or confusion between the two, but they are very different. While one aims at mixing up passiveness and aggressiveness; the other aims simply at defining clear boundaries and impose respect.
The essence of passive-aggressive behavior is a tension in the person displaying such behavior, while assertiveness aims at achieving the exact opposite.
Passive-aggressive behavior is often a sign of discomfort and an inability to express one's frustration explicitly.
It is the tool of the weak.
It is a tool for cowards.
Assertiveness on the other hand respects other people's personal space and boundaries will explicitly putting up clear and distinct boundaries of your own.
It doesn't mean harm or disrespect.
It aims at defining the limits you accept without crossing other people's limits.
It is not about dominating your interlocutor; it is about not letting anyone disrespect you.
Assertiveness is polite yet firm.
As opposed to aggressive communication, it isn't pushy. There has to be a balance between saying "no" to others and saying "yes" to yourself. Those who are assertive know what they want and how to achieve it without stepping on others.
It is the sweet spot between self-confidence and proper social skills that allow you to impose yourself without putting others down.
As opposed to being passive-aggressive; or being either aggressive or passive.
Aggressiveness will lead you to nothing but useless conflict; as your raised voice indicates a lack of self-confidence that you try to compensate by violent.
Or in opposite cases, being passive; not being vocal enough to the point where you basically invite people to take advantage of you.
A sweet spot IS POSSIBLE.
Work on your assertiveness and your overall social skills will drastically improve.
Typically, people will think assertiveness refers to passive-aggressive behavior. There is a common misconception or confusion between the two, but they are very different. While one aims at mixing up passiveness and aggressiveness; the other aims simply at defining clear boundaries and impose respect.
The essence of passive-aggressive behavior is a tension in the person displaying such behavior, while assertiveness aims at achieving the exact opposite.
Passive-aggressive behavior is often a sign of discomfort and an inability to express one's frustration explicitly.
It is the tool of the weak.
It is a tool for cowards.
Assertiveness on the other hand respects other people's personal space and boundaries will explicitly putting up clear and distinct boundaries of your own.
It doesn't mean harm or disrespect.
It aims at defining the limits you accept without crossing other people's limits.
It is not about dominating your interlocutor; it is about not letting anyone disrespect you.
Assertiveness is polite yet firm.
As opposed to aggressive communication, it isn't pushy. There has to be a balance between saying "no" to others and saying "yes" to yourself. Those who are assertive know what they want and how to achieve it without stepping on others.
It is the sweet spot between self-confidence and proper social skills that allow you to impose yourself without putting others down.
As opposed to being passive-aggressive; or being either aggressive or passive.
Aggressiveness will lead you to nothing but useless conflict; as your raised voice indicates a lack of self-confidence that you try to compensate by violent.
Or in opposite cases, being passive; not being vocal enough to the point where you basically invite people to take advantage of you.
A sweet spot IS POSSIBLE.
Work on your assertiveness and your overall social skills will drastically improve.
Do you want me to go more in detail concerning Assertiveness? (Coming posts)
Anonymous Poll
93%
Yes
7%
No
Assertiveness relies on 3 essential principles:
- Clarity (Conciseness)
- Acknowledgement of the other (Empathy)
- Firmness (Enforcement)
For you to be properly assertive, you need to combine those three principles to convey your message as clearly, firmly and respectfully.
That is how you can impose yourself without stepping on other people's toes or creating useless conflict.
Doing so will earn you respect without you attempting to please or impress anyone.
Being assertive is first and foremost being respectful towards yourself.
Hence the importance of being short and clear; thus eliminating any fluff that might create confusion in the mind of your interlocutor, you want them to understand and respect your boundaries.
So, how do you do it really?
Example:
"I appreciate you calling me, but I'm in the middle of something so I'll call you back later."
Acknowledgement of the other person's effort first.
Then introducing that you're not available; without explaining yourself, you don't need to tell them everything, all they need to know is that you're not available.
The more you will try to explain how busy you are; the more likely they are to insist or simply waste more of your time on the phone.
You then end your sentence with your own terms: "I'll call you back later".
And that's the way it will be. Non-negotiable.
Yet very respectful.
The trick is to escalate; yet keep calm and control over the conversation.
- Clarity (Conciseness)
- Acknowledgement of the other (Empathy)
- Firmness (Enforcement)
For you to be properly assertive, you need to combine those three principles to convey your message as clearly, firmly and respectfully.
That is how you can impose yourself without stepping on other people's toes or creating useless conflict.
Doing so will earn you respect without you attempting to please or impress anyone.
Being assertive is first and foremost being respectful towards yourself.
Hence the importance of being short and clear; thus eliminating any fluff that might create confusion in the mind of your interlocutor, you want them to understand and respect your boundaries.
So, how do you do it really?
Example:
"I appreciate you calling me, but I'm in the middle of something so I'll call you back later."
Acknowledgement of the other person's effort first.
Then introducing that you're not available; without explaining yourself, you don't need to tell them everything, all they need to know is that you're not available.
The more you will try to explain how busy you are; the more likely they are to insist or simply waste more of your time on the phone.
You then end your sentence with your own terms: "I'll call you back later".
And that's the way it will be. Non-negotiable.
Yet very respectful.
The trick is to escalate; yet keep calm and control over the conversation.
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One of the many advantages to not identifying to collective identity/stereotypes/social boxes:
Nothing affects you.
Let me explain, I'm sure you're pretty confused.
Here is what you probably think:
How?
Why?
What?
Let me explain:
Most people cannot properly formulate what they truly think. And that's for the very simple reason that they don't even know what they think. They're too confused with all the social conditioning and their own biases that they can't even think about who they truly are.
But that's not even the focal point.
The focal point is the following:
When you don't identify to any group, youre free to identify as unique.
As such, most people will not be able to directly criticize you.
Why?
I know that's why youre thinking again.
Here is my answer:
It cannot affect you because unless what is being said is solely about you, it's not directed at you.
That's why you should think critically.
All ideological currents have flaws.
If you're to be self-sufficient, you only take what suits you and drop the rest.
Ultimately, you get the best or what your perception allows you to judge positive and ditch the rest.
The point being never fully agreeing to anything.
The point being:
Being a unique being that nothing will ever match.
The only way for haters to express themselves at this point is to be passive-aggressive.
In order for them not to be the starting point of the problem and conflict.
Except!
Passive-aggressiveness can't even reach you.
Because anything passive isn't directed at you.
In general statements are not about you.
Because you're unique, because you chose who you are, nothing defines you besides who you want to be.
I truly and sincerely hope that you get my message. Because I've put a lot in trying to simplify how I've reached what I've reached today, and I want my efforts to have an echo on how you think.
Not because I wish to influence you, but because I've reached clarity and hope that you can too.
Because it's winderfu and I hope more people could embrace it.
Nothing affects you.
Let me explain, I'm sure you're pretty confused.
Here is what you probably think:
How?
Why?
What?
Let me explain:
Most people cannot properly formulate what they truly think. And that's for the very simple reason that they don't even know what they think. They're too confused with all the social conditioning and their own biases that they can't even think about who they truly are.
But that's not even the focal point.
The focal point is the following:
When you don't identify to any group, youre free to identify as unique.
As such, most people will not be able to directly criticize you.
Why?
I know that's why youre thinking again.
Here is my answer:
It cannot affect you because unless what is being said is solely about you, it's not directed at you.
That's why you should think critically.
All ideological currents have flaws.
If you're to be self-sufficient, you only take what suits you and drop the rest.
Ultimately, you get the best or what your perception allows you to judge positive and ditch the rest.
The point being never fully agreeing to anything.
The point being:
Being a unique being that nothing will ever match.
The only way for haters to express themselves at this point is to be passive-aggressive.
In order for them not to be the starting point of the problem and conflict.
Except!
Passive-aggressiveness can't even reach you.
Because anything passive isn't directed at you.
In general statements are not about you.
Because you're unique, because you chose who you are, nothing defines you besides who you want to be.
I truly and sincerely hope that you get my message. Because I've put a lot in trying to simplify how I've reached what I've reached today, and I want my efforts to have an echo on how you think.
Not because I wish to influence you, but because I've reached clarity and hope that you can too.
Because it's winderfu and I hope more people could embrace it.
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Forwarded from Atlas' Majliss (۞ Atlas ۞)
Mimetics, the art of getting ideas into human heads (Introduction):
These days, we can observe a curious phenomenon particularly sensitive in the streets; it consists in the need that many people to wear insignia, to manifest in some way externally a little of their inner life of their inner life, of their orientation.
We see people wearing the most varied of insignia people wear the most varied insignia, sporting or political, indicating that they are members of this or that.
We see people wearing the most varied badges, sporting or political, indicating that they are members of this or that association or society, or even of this or that club of chess players, philatelists, bowlers, etc., etc.
Badges which (at first glance) have no particular meaning, but which are nevertheless worn as a result of some of some impulse arising from an intuitive way.
One finds the most unexpected and the most surprising forms.
Thus, women like to wear a small emblem representing the popular
representing the popular Mickey-Mouse, or (hardly comprehensible) a- a particularly ugly basset hound of a metal basset hound; among the men, the banana badge of the Fyffes is not uncommon, for example, in Denmark.
This phenomenon has a deeper biological reason:
Like all living beings, man has the need to probe, to explore what approaches from the outside, for example, a to recognise the enemy or the friend, or a neutral, harmless person, in order to adapt his attitude in good time.
In human , it is mainly the facial expression and gestures, the way of speaking that we hear, that we observe and that serve as a basis for the judgement that we form of them.
Now, when the mechanical means of communication impose such a rapid pace on our lives, that the need for an immediate orientation, based on the results of the analysis of the the need for immediate guidance, developed in less than a second, is imperative.
This is why external symbols have become so popular nowadays.
Throughout this week we will explore the use of meme and symbols as a tool of power.
This part requires a capacity for deduction and interpretation reserved for the most intelligent among us, but I have full confidence that my Majliss guests have the cognitive abilities to understand and integrate the elements we will see together.
The less naturally gifted individuals in terms of IQ have already jumped ship, which enhances the Majliss experience.
Grand Rising.
These days, we can observe a curious phenomenon particularly sensitive in the streets; it consists in the need that many people to wear insignia, to manifest in some way externally a little of their inner life of their inner life, of their orientation.
We see people wearing the most varied of insignia people wear the most varied insignia, sporting or political, indicating that they are members of this or that.
We see people wearing the most varied badges, sporting or political, indicating that they are members of this or that association or society, or even of this or that club of chess players, philatelists, bowlers, etc., etc.
Badges which (at first glance) have no particular meaning, but which are nevertheless worn as a result of some of some impulse arising from an intuitive way.
One finds the most unexpected and the most surprising forms.
Thus, women like to wear a small emblem representing the popular
representing the popular Mickey-Mouse, or (hardly comprehensible) a- a particularly ugly basset hound of a metal basset hound; among the men, the banana badge of the Fyffes is not uncommon, for example, in Denmark.
This phenomenon has a deeper biological reason:
Like all living beings, man has the need to probe, to explore what approaches from the outside, for example, a to recognise the enemy or the friend, or a neutral, harmless person, in order to adapt his attitude in good time.
In human , it is mainly the facial expression and gestures, the way of speaking that we hear, that we observe and that serve as a basis for the judgement that we form of them.
Now, when the mechanical means of communication impose such a rapid pace on our lives, that the need for an immediate orientation, based on the results of the analysis of the the need for immediate guidance, developed in less than a second, is imperative.
This is why external symbols have become so popular nowadays.
Throughout this week we will explore the use of meme and symbols as a tool of power.
This part requires a capacity for deduction and interpretation reserved for the most intelligent among us, but I have full confidence that my Majliss guests have the cognitive abilities to understand and integrate the elements we will see together.
The less naturally gifted individuals in terms of IQ have already jumped ship, which enhances the Majliss experience.
Grand Rising.
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Tomorrow I'll send a link to a group.
The first 10 people who join will have anticipated access to my collab with Atlas (for free).
Tomorrow at 11pm CET.
Make sure you're around at that time.
First come, first served.
The first 10 people who join will have anticipated access to my collab with Atlas (for free).
Tomorrow at 11pm CET.
Make sure you're around at that time.
First come, first served.
Audio
For those who are wondering what this is about; I'll share with you all a sample of the product.
This is just one of many parts.
The people who will join the group will have access to all the parts way before they're available publicly.
This is just one of many parts.
The people who will join the group will have access to all the parts way before they're available publicly.
Sending the link in one hour.
Link expires after 10 people join.
Link expires after 10 people join.