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  • Zozano@aussie.zonetoGreentext@sh.itjust.worksAnon's friend is Buddhist
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    11 days ago

    Shout-out to my man Sam.

    I know a lot of people here hate him for his political takes, but his meditation app can be divorced from his podcast career. His science based approach to meditation, with no spiritual conflation is so refreshing.

    I’ve had so many life changing realizations about my own mind thanks to him. His efforts to emphasise the outcomes of compassion and stoicism in the face of hostility have changed my outlook on engaging with abrasive people, and is one of the most important lessons I’ve learnt in a long time.

    Furthermore, the realization that free will is an illusion helps to change how you view people who annoy you. They’re victims of their own minds, and slaves to every prior cause in their life. Forgiveness and tolerance are both rational, and impossible perspectives to deny, once you can see it clearly.







  • With exposure to neurodivergent posts online, it became apparent to me that even interacting with people is an unreliable way of discerning someone’s character.

    Some people are highly anxious, which can manifest in all sorts of ways, from seeming like an asshole, to being erratic and sketchy.

    I’m sure we’ve all had situations where we said something, later realizing how it could be misconstrued.

    Then we’ve got people with autism, schizophrenia, ADHD, depression, etc.

    And that’s without mentioning the personal circumstances of the day, week or month.

    Just don’t judge people if it’s unlikely to cost you anything.

    Choose compassion, patience and respect. You will never know the plight of a stranger.



  • Yeah I get it, I’m just saying it’s unnecessary. If I need to see what’s going on in the background, then my eyes should be able to focus on it.

    There are very few scenarios where DoF would be appropriate (like playing a character who lost their glasses).

    Like chromatic aberration, which feels appropriate for Cyberpunk, since the main character gets eye implants and fits the cyberpunk theme.