“To struggle with darkness is the same as to strive for light. Both darkness and light are illusions; what lies underneath them both is nothing but Being, Bliss, and Consciousness.”
- William Carl Eichman, Meeting the Shadow

The refreshing breeze of the Overton window opening

“Question everything” is better than not being a critical thinker, but it’s also flawed. People who question everything go down rabbit holes where they’re never satisfied and never feel secure. At some point, you have to trust your own gut instinct.

'An open-minded spirit no longer exists within NPR, and now, predictably, we don’t have an audience that reflects America [...] it’s devastating both for its journalism and its business model.' - Uri Berliner thefp.com/p/npr-editor-h…

Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being overwhelmed is often as unproductive as doing nothing, and is far more unpleasant. Being selective—doing less—is the path of the…

You’ve asked me several questions on this thread and accused me of avoiding answering, so here goes.

I believe a woman is a human being who belongs to the sex class that produces large gametes. It’s irrelevant whether or not her gametes have ever been fertilised, whether or not…

I have been dreaming in Enneagram types for a few years now. It makes interpreting dreams a lot easier, because the people in them don’t just represent themselves as individuals; they represent the entire archetype associated with their Enneagram type. It’s a nice shorthand.

“Why are we struggling so much to cope with the demands of modern life, even though those demands are lighter than anything our ancestors had to contend with? Our ancestors slew dragons on a daily basis; why are we struggling to beat back chihuahuas?” open.substack.com/pub/fairforall…

Most people who do evil believe they are doing good.

So for everyone here who is absolutely certain that you are on the side of good should perhaps step back and consider the possibility that you are wrong.

This is difficult, but necessary.

Theory: they don't like Huberman because he's part of this renaissance that is teaching people, especially men, how to be strong and self-sufficient and healthy

Being a non-woke person getting your degree to be a therapist must be so painful. All of these programs' websites have so much about 'inclusion' and DEI. Let people pursue a passion/vocation without the associated ideological bullshit of the day dragging it all down.

It's so easy to know what you're against. Give me the people who know what they're for.

X.com: it’s like TikTok but better because you don’t get the sense that China is trying to lobotomize you

“We need to face the fact that the world is not safe. If we limit ourselves to what is predictably comfortable, we may as well not get out of bed in the morning. In clinging to safety and security, we remain as children—powerless and wanting the world to be shaped for us.” -…

I remember when Jay Shetty blatantly plagiarized Seerut K. Chawla. Now there’s an entire The Guardian piece on how he’s a total fraud. There’s just nothing like good, old fashioned justice. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/n…

If Tron: Legacy came out in 2010 and looked THAT good, then Tron: Ares is going to come out in 2025 and just be a full blown simulation