I can honestly say I'm proud of how I acted in this situation. When people a thousand years from now look back on this situation, I'm unapologetically proud of my role.
Can you feel the subtle pressure on your mind of humans of future generations peering back into the past and judging your actions today on their standards?
Trying to perform revisionist history and analyzing your actions and thoughts, trying to fit it into their future paradigms?
Trying to perform revisionist history and analyzing your actions and thoughts, trying to fit it into their future paradigms?
In their misguided attempt to wage language warfare, they will overuse terms such as racism or trauma or phobia to the point where the meaning becomes so diluted into eventually being meaningless, thus shooting themselves in the foot while their most zealot supporters lap it up.
Try to pay attention to how your body feels within ("interoception") every second of every minute of every hour of every day.
Can't observe something without the brain trying to optimize it. Naturally dissolve feelings of rot or tension, and make better choices.
Healing within.
Can't observe something without the brain trying to optimize it. Naturally dissolve feelings of rot or tension, and make better choices.
Healing within.
Just smoked extremely strong weed with a random local townie (young ambitious 26 year old Indian dude) outside the nearby dive bar.
He went on a rant about how he's calculated his way to a $4B net worth by 2042 when he's 46 years old.
He just got hired at Deloitte (extremely large company) for $85k/year, realized the CEO of Deloitte makes $5M, and said the CEO of Google got the job at only 42 years old and makes $7M/yr.
He's got it all figured out in his head.
What I have noticed is he has that same preachy attitude of any ambitious mid-20-year-old who knows it all and has it all figured out.
Hm, this is the type of place where people getting wasted at 2am on every Monday night as an adult go.
My sorta place.
He went on a rant about how he's calculated his way to a $4B net worth by 2042 when he's 46 years old.
He just got hired at Deloitte (extremely large company) for $85k/year, realized the CEO of Deloitte makes $5M, and said the CEO of Google got the job at only 42 years old and makes $7M/yr.
He's got it all figured out in his head.
What I have noticed is he has that same preachy attitude of any ambitious mid-20-year-old who knows it all and has it all figured out.
Hm, this is the type of place where people getting wasted at 2am on every Monday night as an adult go.
My sorta place.
Just admit you want to seize power over the world yourself.
You know that you're obsessed with this idea of a One World Order because you secretly want to sit in the throne yourself.
Just admit it, anon, at least to yourself.
You know that you're obsessed with this idea of a One World Order because you secretly want to sit in the throne yourself.
Just admit it, anon, at least to yourself.
If you look for it, you'll see a certain mode of men wherein they trying desperately to appear as a mountain man, or refined sophisticated person, or intellectual, or salt-of-the-earth dude, or whatever.
Look at them; peer behind their mask.
See the persona underneath the mask.
Look at them; peer behind their mask.
See the persona underneath the mask.
Decentralization
Localism is just another extension of decentralization.
When the Internet was first designed during the Cold War, it was intentionally designed to be distributed without a single centralized point of failure, such that if a Russian nuke destroyed one data center, the Internet as a whole wouldn't go down.
Then with Linus inventing Git as a decentralized version control system, since the popular SVN code version control system was centralized, decentralization really took off. Now Github is one of the most popular websites and all coders pretty much use Git.
Blockchains and crypto and now NFT's are further examples of decentralization changing the world.
And I see politics and society as becoming more decentralized over time. I'm a huge fan of localism - let each small geographic region cultivate its own culture with its own form of government (or other emergent dominance hierarchy if that micro-region does not want a formal government).
The trend to decentralized is gaining popularity with Web3, with messaging apps like this one, and many other fields.
Now we must remember Newton's third law of motion: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." And here we come to the notion that many free-thinking revolutionaries of our time speak out against: a "New World Order" or more specifically a "One World Government" - the natural instinct to centralize it all, a-la communism, with its ever-suffocating constraints against creativity and novelty in its desperate attempt to villify the concept of competition and create an all-cooperative egalitarian future.
I can understand the instinct while still disagreeing with it.
Decentralization will save us.
Localism ftw.
Not because I necessarily want it to win (I do), but rather because I'm paying attention to the shifts and trends I see in the world of code, which I believe is beginning to spill into the world at large.
Localism is just another extension of decentralization.
When the Internet was first designed during the Cold War, it was intentionally designed to be distributed without a single centralized point of failure, such that if a Russian nuke destroyed one data center, the Internet as a whole wouldn't go down.
Then with Linus inventing Git as a decentralized version control system, since the popular SVN code version control system was centralized, decentralization really took off. Now Github is one of the most popular websites and all coders pretty much use Git.
Blockchains and crypto and now NFT's are further examples of decentralization changing the world.
And I see politics and society as becoming more decentralized over time. I'm a huge fan of localism - let each small geographic region cultivate its own culture with its own form of government (or other emergent dominance hierarchy if that micro-region does not want a formal government).
The trend to decentralized is gaining popularity with Web3, with messaging apps like this one, and many other fields.
Now we must remember Newton's third law of motion: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." And here we come to the notion that many free-thinking revolutionaries of our time speak out against: a "New World Order" or more specifically a "One World Government" - the natural instinct to centralize it all, a-la communism, with its ever-suffocating constraints against creativity and novelty in its desperate attempt to villify the concept of competition and create an all-cooperative egalitarian future.
I can understand the instinct while still disagreeing with it.
Decentralization will save us.
Localism ftw.
Not because I necessarily want it to win (I do), but rather because I'm paying attention to the shifts and trends I see in the world of code, which I believe is beginning to spill into the world at large.
Amazing article about modern language AI, and what it means philosophically to "understand" or "experience" reality despite the AI only living in a world of strings of letters:
https://medium.com/@blaisea/do-large-language-models-understand-us-6f881d6d8e75
https://medium.com/@blaisea/do-large-language-models-understand-us-6f881d6d8e75
Medium
Do large language models understand us?
LLMs have a great deal to teach us about the nature of language, understanding, intelligence, sociality, and personhood.
There was one true moment of panic on social media when the pandemic started - when people didn't know if the electrical grid would survive.
The hive mind online had a moment of fear for its own self-preservation.
The Internet as a whole quickly squashed any chance that the electrical grid would go down.
Then it went back into its memeing battles for the various political viewpoints.
Is a primitive form of self-preservation, the instinct to survive, perhaps a prerequisite for consciousness?
Did an emergent consciousness of the social media hive mind have a moment of waking up when there was a moment of panic, fear for its own survival, regarding electricity?
(Swear I'm not high right now, I'm just having some good fun shower thoughts 😄)
The hive mind online had a moment of fear for its own self-preservation.
The Internet as a whole quickly squashed any chance that the electrical grid would go down.
Then it went back into its memeing battles for the various political viewpoints.
Is a primitive form of self-preservation, the instinct to survive, perhaps a prerequisite for consciousness?
Did an emergent consciousness of the social media hive mind have a moment of waking up when there was a moment of panic, fear for its own survival, regarding electricity?
(Swear I'm not high right now, I'm just having some good fun shower thoughts 😄)
Forwarded from Masculine Tribe
Do not let the fire inside you die.
To go out and to explore, to live life to its largest.
To build and to create things.
The strong urge to be remembered forever.
Do not tame yourself down.
Instead put in the work to get where you want to be.
To go out and to explore, to live life to its largest.
To build and to create things.
The strong urge to be remembered forever.
Do not tame yourself down.
Instead put in the work to get where you want to be.
Forwarded from Symposium (Nishmeet.eth)
MOUTH BREATHING
INTRODUCTION
Mouth breathing is arguably one of the most under-discussed medical issues which, if not treated, has astounding long term impacts.
This post covers the Origin of mouth breathing, the Implications and Effects of it, why nasal breathing is Better, how to get Rid of mouth breathing.
START OF MOUTH BREATHING
Children are; by default nose-breathers. But many situations can lead them to a mouth-breathing habit. An extremely common scenario- a child might catch cold which blocks his nostrils, so he starts mouth breathing.
However, even after the nostrils are cleared, he continues to breathe through his mouth.
This is how most people develop the habit of mouth breathing. Perhaps, a person can also turn out to be a mouth breather due to a deviated septum (See image 1)
The only known solution for deviated septum is a surgery called Septoplasty. If you think you have a deviated septum, do consult a doctor ASAP.
CONSEQUENCES OF MOUTH BREATHING
Prolonged mouth-breathing can lead to the following effects:
Change in facial structure:
Mouth breathing can lead the bones of the face to develop differently, yielding flat features, tired eyes, a weird aerodynamic-narrow jaw, receding chin and a bad posture. (See image 2)
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder in which pauses in breathing or periods of shallow breathing during sleep occur more often than normal. The risk of sleep apnea goes up with mouth-breathing, and this can make it difficult to get a restful night’s sleep.
Due to this, the mouth-breather wakes up tired.
Dry Mouth
Dry mouth is a reduction of saliva production. Saliva plays a crucial role in maintaining oral health by eliminating harmful bacteria and neutralizing acids. It is the first line of defence.
This also leads to bad breath and tooth decay.
Mis-Aligned Teeth
The narrowed dental arch of a chronic mouth-breather rarely has enough room for the full set of adult teeth, and this will require orthodontic treatment to correct.
Mouth hangs open
Mouth breathing is an acquired habit, and prolonged practice of it, makes your body adapt to it, hence making mouth the default channel for breathing
ADVANTAGES OF NASAL BREATHING
Filtration
The nasal cavity has hair along its track. These hair acts as a filter for dust, dirt and even microorganisms. When a person breathes through their mouth, they’re allowing the air to bypass this filter to enter their system.
The nasal track also has mucus that naturally dampens the air entering the system. Remember that dry oxygen is poisonous for us.
Managing O2 and CO2 levels
We maintain a balance of O2 and CO2 by inhaling oxygen, absorbing the oxygen through the lungs, and then exhaling CO2.
When we mouth-breathe, we actually expel too much CO2. This is due to larger breaths and a higher rate of breathing when we mouth-breathe. Also, the lungs don’t have time to absorb as much of the oxygen and therefore, the breathing rate increases further.
This can lead to hyperventilation. Nasal breathing and oxygen absorption are pre-synced.
Performance Enhancement
No, I’m not talking about steroids. Nasal breathing improves your physical and cognitive performance.
Nasal breathing produces nitric oxide, which is a vasodilator. Which means, it helps expand blood vessels to improve blood circulation.
This lowers blood pressure, boosts the immune system and improves oxygen absorption. It’s impact is noticeable in day to day energy levels.
Oxygen reaches deeper into cells
This is something that can be experienced easily. During your workout, try to do a set while mouth-breathing, and one while nasal-breathing.
What you’ll observe is while nasal breathing, you could make a better muscle-mind connection and that the pump could reach deep into muscle fibres.
INTRODUCTION
Mouth breathing is arguably one of the most under-discussed medical issues which, if not treated, has astounding long term impacts.
This post covers the Origin of mouth breathing, the Implications and Effects of it, why nasal breathing is Better, how to get Rid of mouth breathing.
START OF MOUTH BREATHING
Children are; by default nose-breathers. But many situations can lead them to a mouth-breathing habit. An extremely common scenario- a child might catch cold which blocks his nostrils, so he starts mouth breathing.
However, even after the nostrils are cleared, he continues to breathe through his mouth.
This is how most people develop the habit of mouth breathing. Perhaps, a person can also turn out to be a mouth breather due to a deviated septum (See image 1)
The only known solution for deviated septum is a surgery called Septoplasty. If you think you have a deviated septum, do consult a doctor ASAP.
CONSEQUENCES OF MOUTH BREATHING
Prolonged mouth-breathing can lead to the following effects:
Change in facial structure:
Mouth breathing can lead the bones of the face to develop differently, yielding flat features, tired eyes, a weird aerodynamic-narrow jaw, receding chin and a bad posture. (See image 2)
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder in which pauses in breathing or periods of shallow breathing during sleep occur more often than normal. The risk of sleep apnea goes up with mouth-breathing, and this can make it difficult to get a restful night’s sleep.
Due to this, the mouth-breather wakes up tired.
Dry Mouth
Dry mouth is a reduction of saliva production. Saliva plays a crucial role in maintaining oral health by eliminating harmful bacteria and neutralizing acids. It is the first line of defence.
This also leads to bad breath and tooth decay.
Mis-Aligned Teeth
The narrowed dental arch of a chronic mouth-breather rarely has enough room for the full set of adult teeth, and this will require orthodontic treatment to correct.
Mouth hangs open
Mouth breathing is an acquired habit, and prolonged practice of it, makes your body adapt to it, hence making mouth the default channel for breathing
ADVANTAGES OF NASAL BREATHING
Filtration
The nasal cavity has hair along its track. These hair acts as a filter for dust, dirt and even microorganisms. When a person breathes through their mouth, they’re allowing the air to bypass this filter to enter their system.
The nasal track also has mucus that naturally dampens the air entering the system. Remember that dry oxygen is poisonous for us.
Managing O2 and CO2 levels
We maintain a balance of O2 and CO2 by inhaling oxygen, absorbing the oxygen through the lungs, and then exhaling CO2.
When we mouth-breathe, we actually expel too much CO2. This is due to larger breaths and a higher rate of breathing when we mouth-breathe. Also, the lungs don’t have time to absorb as much of the oxygen and therefore, the breathing rate increases further.
This can lead to hyperventilation. Nasal breathing and oxygen absorption are pre-synced.
Performance Enhancement
No, I’m not talking about steroids. Nasal breathing improves your physical and cognitive performance.
Nasal breathing produces nitric oxide, which is a vasodilator. Which means, it helps expand blood vessels to improve blood circulation.
This lowers blood pressure, boosts the immune system and improves oxygen absorption. It’s impact is noticeable in day to day energy levels.
Oxygen reaches deeper into cells
This is something that can be experienced easily. During your workout, try to do a set while mouth-breathing, and one while nasal-breathing.
What you’ll observe is while nasal breathing, you could make a better muscle-mind connection and that the pump could reach deep into muscle fibres.
Forwarded from Conscious Reflection- A Conscious Revolution
PURSUIT OF TRUTH - PART III: The honest individual seeks reality and the reality within himself. To know the demons within his heart, the darkness in his soul, and the perils of his mind. The failings and origins of the lens with which he crafts the world.
How we view the world drastically alters truth, a prism through which the light of honesty bends. We must always assess ourselves from a higher perspective to understand where the prism exists and where the light originates, if we are to have a chance of understanding truth. To put it plainly, we must seek where we have erred in honest assessment. And not where we have erred in the eyes of others, or society, but where we have strayed from our own internal alignment or compass which guides our true presence in this world.
Without a piercing look at the experiences and biases that have formed your lens, there will be no understanding of what an authentic version of your presence in this world is. To find where the stains have collected upon your soul. How you have subverted your nature and calling to appease modern ideas of mediocrity. This is what you must do if you are to seek truth in this world and find meaning. Take a piercing look at yourself and find the lenses, to find where you end and the appeasement of others begins. To find the unconscious prisms which fracture the purity of light.
How we view the world drastically alters truth, a prism through which the light of honesty bends. We must always assess ourselves from a higher perspective to understand where the prism exists and where the light originates, if we are to have a chance of understanding truth. To put it plainly, we must seek where we have erred in honest assessment. And not where we have erred in the eyes of others, or society, but where we have strayed from our own internal alignment or compass which guides our true presence in this world.
Without a piercing look at the experiences and biases that have formed your lens, there will be no understanding of what an authentic version of your presence in this world is. To find where the stains have collected upon your soul. How you have subverted your nature and calling to appease modern ideas of mediocrity. This is what you must do if you are to seek truth in this world and find meaning. Take a piercing look at yourself and find the lenses, to find where you end and the appeasement of others begins. To find the unconscious prisms which fracture the purity of light.