political masturbation

Dialogos is the lifeblood of democracy, and it's being diluted by a mass laziness of the mind.

In the long run, the gradual closing of the Overton window will leave us dumb and lonely.

If you're stuck online consuming political opinions like your life depends on it, maybe it's time to take a break. I call this new branch of politics 'political masturbation' lol.

Streamers like Destiny and YouTubers like Ben Shapiro provide us with an endless stream of political opinions, but if you consume content that affirms things you already believe, you're engaged in a type of circle-jerk of the mind, and that's never productive.

Instead, expose yourself to opinions contrary to your own in the pursuit of wisdom and use the incredible power of opponent processing to develop a more sophisticated perspective and way of engaging with others.

If we don't manage to separate the art from the artist, then the political landscape will become increasingly reactive and hostile. As a result, it will become harder to make friends and form good relationships with other humans. Not to mention, we will end up dumb and lonely.

Channel overview:

A few years ago, I was stuck in bed, hating the universe for subjecting me to the 'sick and twisted game of life' without my consent. I was pathetic.

It was only after I realized something very important that things began getting better... life didn't suck; I did.
In the absence of friction, my mind was conjuring its own, so life was hard, yes, but it didn't have to be. The suffering was unnecessary. After a few years of incremental progress, I'm having the time of my life. I've never been in better shape, my mind has never been sharper, I've never experienced so much happiness, and it's all rooted in a deep sense of meaning that was once absent.

I had to shake myself of lots of old beliefs and patterns to get to where I am, and I believe there are millions of other people who feel stuck and could learn from my mistakes. So that's why I'm starting this channel: to share some of the insights that formed the foundation of the psychological habitat I now occupy.

I don't know exactly how the channel will develop but I'm going to start by posting my raw ideas as that's the only thing I can consistently do at this point in time.

I hope it helps!

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