TheDag
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TheDag
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1mo ago
We're going to be back to the moon in the next 3 years. I'll bet you on that.
TheDag
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1mo ago
There is plenty of use for space with current technology. A moon base is already in the works for NASA.
The more infrastructure we get in space, the cheaper it gets. The economics are fully viable.
TheDag
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1mo ago
Hmm I have made many a long post on here. Wish I had a quick reference to share.
TheDag
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1mo ago
I really appreciate your willingness to stick up for something like this. Haven't looked into skeletal growth personally but I know for a fact I've grown at least and inch just by working with my body and releasing stored tension.
I think the human body is capable of far more than modern scientific reductionism allowed for.
TheDag
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1mo ago
SpaceX just caught the booster of the Starship rocket, launching a new age of man made space exploration.
Despite this getting relatively little news in the mainstream media, I am convinced this development marks the beginning of an entire paradigm of space. The cost of kg to orbit should now go down about an order of magnitude within the next decade or two.
This win has massive implications for the culture war, especially given that Elon Musk has recently flipped sides to support the right. Degrowth and environmental arguments will not be able to hold against the sheer awesomeness and vibrancy of space travel, I believe.
We'll have to see if the FAA or other government agencies move to block Elon from continuing this work. If Kamala gets elected, I worry her administration will attack him and his companies even more aggressively. This successful launch, more than anything else in this election cycle, is making me consider vote for Trump.
What are your thoughts? Do you agree with my assessment?
NOTE: I'm going to repost this tomorrow. If I forget, somebody pls steal it and repost for me.
TheDag
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1mo ago
Idk what you mean by mechanism but there are all sorts of ones proposed.
Read "The Body Keeps the Score"
TheDag
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1mo ago
Awesome stuff! Dang I would play with you today but my voice is toast I've been kinda sick.
Might hop on later or tmrw and just not talk much if you're playing.
TheDag
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1mo ago
Yoga is also good, or the Feldenkrais method or Alexander technique if people have bad chronic pain. Getting back into feeling the body is often a big part of all this.
TheDag
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1mo ago
Hmm I basically suggest exploring with an open mind various alternative healing modalities. Ones which focus on the felt sense like Focusing are often good, or body scans or somatic meditation.
Ideally finding a therapist or healer who is good at this sort of work, but again it can be a hassle. Took me a long time and wading through a lot of bullshit to find people who could help me, but it was worth it.
TheDag
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1mo ago
Hmm, good question. I would say they exacerbate it. I think that these diseases often come from or at least are made worse by massive emotional trauma. You can fill in the word "stress" which effects these things.
Not all though. My claim was too strong.
TheDag
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1mo ago
The way I see the mechanism is basically stored emotional trauma "causes" almost all chronic disease/illness so. I disagree.
TheDag
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1mo ago
I agree with extremely strict scrutiny, I guess I would just say don't discourage people entirely. There are genuinely good practitioners lurking out there.
It's not just alternative health though. I'd say 95% of legitimate therapists are total shit and may even make things worse for their patients.
It's a similar ratio for alternative health.
TheDag
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1mo ago
Also dude you're going off about UAPs downthread but talking shit about alternative health rabbit holes up here? Come on.
TheDag
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1mo ago
Disagree it's all scammers. Many chronic diseases are much more complicated than we take at face value. I have personally overcome chronic issues I've been told repeatedly by dozens of doctors were permanent.
It's difficult but can be done.
TheDag
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1mo ago
Alternative medicine may sound crazy, but that sort of thing has worked for me. There is obviously a lot of crap out there, but don't take the Western medical model as God's own truth. If you keep trying many things can be healed that our medical views say can't be.
I'm sorry to hear about your daughter.
Also, dogs are amazing. I love dogs. Great choice.
TheDag
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1mo ago
What are your plans for Halloween? Going to party or trick or treating with kids?
What are your favorite things about this season?
TheDag
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1mo ago
Have you tried SSRIs? They really helped me out of a low spot. I was against them for a long time but glad I changed my mind.
TheDag
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1mo ago
Do you think there's any likelihood of the managerial power being legitimately broken?
The lack of respect for academia seems like a pretty serious blow.
TheDag
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1mo ago
I'll go for a more psychological take, and I'd be curious what @coffee_enjoyer thinks as well.
Generally though I'd say that Trump's personality represents the aggressive masculine behavior that is most repressed in the modern PMC / progressive class. Direct confrontation, bravery to go against the crowd, and immunity to personal attacks and shaming are all extremely destabilizing to the progressive psyche.
There are complicated reasons for this, but the most basic way I can think to put it is that feminism became a strong force because the masculine side of world society went way overboard with WW1 and WW2. Society psychologically needed a balanced and reacted strongly with fear of the masculine, fear of anger, fear of aggression, etc.
When you see something or someone that represents parts of yourself that you repress, it often creates really judgmental or shameful feelings in you. This is sometimes talked about as projection but that's a whole nother complicated thing.
I think on the flip side the reason the Clintons pissed off the Republicans so much is that the demographic that hated them was also repressing what the Clintons represented - namely rich, cosmopolitan, intellectual, and polished coastal elites. But that's a bit more complicated as well.
TheDag
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1mo ago
How is your life falling apart man? It seems to me like you're going through the normal struggles of a young adult.
TheDag
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1mo ago
Gratitude stuff never worked for me tbh. I resonated much more with allowing myself to feel whatever emotion I was feeling
With gratitude I always ended up beating myself up for not feeling it hah.
TheDag
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1mo ago
If with a snap of my fingers, I got all the technical know how and a steday source of money, some progress on my startup stuff, I would instantly be happy so just ssris wont fix this.
I don't mean to be cruel, but I don't think this is true my friend. In my experience these sorts of external things often do not make for true happiness. It takes a change in the way you process the world and your relationships.
Peterson is a good place to start, I agree. Good luck.
TheDag
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1mo ago
I'll give an unorthodox answer - figure out what you really want in life, what will make you happy and genuinely not jealous of anyone else, and pursue it relentlessly.
If you think it'll be 5-10 years before you get it, try to reprioritize what you want a bit and see if you can be satisfied with something easier to get somewhere along the way.
Working with your desire instead of fighting it is useful. Then you can reframe envy into admiration, and incorporate it into your goals.
Sure let's do $50 for SpaceX to the moon in 3 years.
We also have another SpaceX bet running but I forgot lol. Are you keeping track of these?
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