This homeless man lives near me. Bunch of clips on him on YouTube. He's awesome. Homeless by choice apparently. I'd rather live like him than any of those people in that other vid (at least the shopping ones).
fuck I should just sell some of my Pokemon cards, if no one stakes that is what I will have to do - lostaccount
That homeless man is living better than most although that was only 8 min. of his life. Pretty solid 8 min. though. I kept thinking I wish I would of kept playing the violin and gotten better at thai chi. What a hero. I like my bed though. I would assume he makes enough performing his art to eat ok. I want to know more.
I am currently working to pay bills. I thought I had some meaning in becoming a chef but now I am just a wage slave. I don't even like writing it out because it could affect my mood on the job. I don't really do it to go shopping though. It does bring up that everyone should go for meaning in an occupation. That is the only thing that matters. I have grown accustom to certain things and then had that brought down on my head. I may only make like $15,000 this year. How the fuck does one live on $15,000/year? I don't really know I just do. I don't shop. Of course, I live with my parents so the largest expense of rent is covered. If I had more friends like I did in Pittsburgh in similar incomes or people with inexpensive tastes life is much better.
My mom was a librarian. She said a lot of the homeless would come in and socialize. Compare notes on where to get the best food, etc.
It's an intriguing life style. I think I like my bed and private shower a bit too much to go off and try it. I wouldn't like to panhandle either. I would rather get a job.
Oh well, LP is free. That is nice. It is sometimes entertaining enough. I am only really on here anymore in the mornings before I go to work when I usually don't have a lot of time or after I come home from work and I am pretty tired. I guess it doesn't matter. *Shudder* I don't ever want to be one of those shopping people (I have been in the past).
George Bush is what society wanted and valued. Donald Trump is what society wanted and valued. Consumerism, shopping, marketing. It takes someone very brave to completely decide that they don't want any part of what society wants and values. It really is difficult to do. You can disregard some aspects but we were programmed and conditioned our whole lives by this stuff. It can be easy to get swept back in. At least in some aspects. I DO need a tribe though. I need some sort of social sphere. I can't do it without human connection.
How does dating, sex, relationships play into living life?
Hero Mark Landry might have a tough time getting a girlfriend. Does that matter? Does that matter to him? It doesn't matter to the bums we call buddhist monks. DSR is a big factor in why people shop. It feels like it is filling a void but we also have to impress people of course. Something that actually gets to me is when these women have these bags with the Coach C all over the damn thing. The Polo shirts with a GIANT polo guy across the chest. What the fuck? I love it when a woman has some eccentric ass bag she made herself. I enjoy shopping at Goodwill. I don't like stores that are just sort of bleh and have the message of shop here and you will be on the team. I can respect some higher fashion but obviously can not afford it. There is a real art to making great clothing.
There is a difference in the want to have sex with a lot of women and the want to couple up with someone compatible. I think the former typically takes climbing dominance hierarchies, shopping, consuming, or just having some exceptional skill that is valued by society. The ladder is all about finding someone compatible.
I think I am in part always a little discontented with out dating, sex, relationships in my life. I don't think it plays a huge role but I do feel as if I am missing out. There is a lot of magic involved with falling in love. It makes life a lot more interesting.
fuck I should just sell some of my Pokemon cards, if no one stakes that is what I will have to do - lostaccount
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bigredhoss Cook Islands. Nov 11 2017 21:51. Posts 8648
On November 10 2017 20:18 Loco wrote:
This homeless man lives near me. Bunch of clips on him on YouTube. He's awesome. Homeless by choice apparently. I'd rather live like him than any of those people in that other vid (at least the shopping ones).
Neat video, the piece he starts with at 3:03 is the same one Joshua Bell played from the DC Metro video and also my favorite piece of music
How many songs are about love? Sex? Finding the one? Much of advertising is geared towards this. Being cool. Being attractive. Being wanted. What is real?
Magical love is fleeting. It can't last. It is quite powerful and magical though hence why it can make for a great song. Finding the one. What does that even mean. The answer is just date and have fun. If it isn't fun just buy a fleshlight and delve into deeper and deeper depths of pornography or go completely celibate but that isn't as fun. Fuck advertising. Fuck being cool. Attract with your fucking soul. Not everyone is going to want me. Deal with it.
Spend time with people you like spending time with who like spending time with you. Don't worry about the rest. Fuck em.
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Stroggoz New Zealand. Nov 13 2017 05:51. Posts 5296
glad i dont fit into any of these stupid starter packs. im an actual classical liberal that reads adam smith and wilhelm von humboldt for the insight. being homeless sucks btw, there arn't many things worse.
One of 3 non decent human beings on a site of 5 people with between 2-3 decent human beings
On November 12 2017 15:26 RiKD wrote:
How many songs are about love? Sex? Finding the one? Much of advertising is geared towards this. Being cool. Being attractive. Being wanted. What is real?
in most love songs, changing the word "love" for the word "drugs" fits in nicely.
On November 10 2017 20:18 Loco wrote:
This homeless man lives near me. Bunch of clips on him on YouTube. He's awesome. Homeless by choice apparently. I'd rather live like him than any of those people in that other vid (at least the shopping ones).
Neat video, the piece he starts with at 3:03 is the same one Joshua Bell played from the DC Metro video and also my favorite piece of music
That is Bach's chaconne and he plays it very poorly
On November 13 2017 04:51 Stroggoz wrote:
glad i dont fit into any of these stupid starter packs. im an actual classical liberal that reads adam smith and wilhelm von humboldt for the insight. being homeless sucks btw, there arn't many things worse.
It does suck. I heard him say once that he was doing this as a voluntary poverty thing for religious reasons. I also learned he has a place to stay. However, I learned more about him today and he has schizophrenia and he's almost completely blind. His place was being used by drug dealers and sex trade workers and he's had his violin stolen. His life is a lot worse than he lets on. I think, without romanticizing it, that for someone who does actually take it up as a voluntary thing and who doesn't have a mental illness it might not be that bad if they have a talent like he does. At least I think it's an experience that would change you for the better if it's done temporarily, assuming you can do it without becoming an addict of course.
fuck I should just sell some of my Pokemon cards, if no one stakes that is what I will have to do - lostaccount
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Stroggoz New Zealand. Nov 13 2017 08:15. Posts 5296
On November 13 2017 04:51 Stroggoz wrote:
glad i dont fit into any of these stupid starter packs. im an actual classical liberal that reads adam smith and wilhelm von humboldt for the insight. being homeless sucks btw, there arn't many things worse.
It does suck. I heard him say once that he was doing this as a voluntary poverty thing for religious reasons. I also learned he has a place to stay. However, I learned more about him today and he has schizophrenia and he's almost completely blind. His place was being used by drug dealers and sex trade workers and he's had his violin stolen. His life is a lot worse than he lets on. I think, without romanticizing it, that for someone who does actually take it up as a voluntary thing and who doesn't have a mental illness it might not be that bad if they have a talent like he does. At least I think it's an experience that would change you for the better if it's done temporarily, assuming you can do it without becoming an addict of course.
Why would it change me for the better? The one time i was homeless, it didn't change me for the better in any way that i can think of. it would have made me miserable if it lasted for a long enough time.
One of 3 non decent human beings on a site of 5 people with between 2-3 decent human beings
I think I get what Loco is saying and I agree. It would be an interesting experiment for some duration of time. If one had a transcendent skill or means of performance that would be a valuable endeavor in itself but could also provide some money for food or entertainment. I have always heard non-noob homeless people know where to get not only food but good food. I think for me it would be more about how do I spend my days. Would going for a long walk through the city mean my makeshift bed gets stolen? I don't want to sleep on concrete or park benches. I have talked to these guys that end up having to sleep even in a park and have trouble sleeping or worse by some freeway keeping them up all night. As I said earlier the library is always accepting. One could mess around on the internet or read for a time. If I could stake out a place in a park with a sleeping bag I would be cool with that. Of course, if I was skilled in something truly transcendent I may just want to start my own business or join an existing one. I really do like my bed and walls and roof and taking showers with out hassle and eating a good breakfast but that's not what this is about. The question is would being homeless for a time be an interesting experiment and for me the answer is yes.
I don't think people would just become an addict living on the streets. Maybe though. If there is nothing to do and no connection drowning in some red wine starts looking like a great option. Heroin is more complicated. There is a code though. Most won't shoot noobs up but I am sure there are users out there that don't give a shit. One can not simply just go to the store and buy and use heroin.
There has got to be a documentary out there somewhere of someone who is homeless voluntarily. No mental illness, disability, drug problems, or anything. I would like to see what his/her life entails.
On November 11 2017 18:39 Loco wrote:
new starter pack!
gotta cross Milo off that list he has fallen from grace in the circle now.
I remember thinking "theres not really Nazis anymore, come on"... then I watched an American history-esque video of Milo singing some patriotic cliche american song to a crowd of people doing the Nazi Salute and I thought "Well I'll be damned, they do exist" lol
Last few days I actually went through 2-3 hrs of videos of Peterson & Shapiro, each, and tbh I don't really get what Loco s bashing them for. Sure, there's some stuff you could certainly disagree with (Shapiro especially is a very good speaker and knows how to divert the conversation to the path he s comfortable in, steering it away from potentially threatening to his opinion arguments), however, it is their ideology that it doesn't matter if you disagree or agree as long as there are rational arguments to back your shit up. Trying to ironize their free speech beliefs is kind of concerning, to say the least
Now I obviously barely know shit about these people and their agenda, but they don't really strike me as someone to ironize and be reasonable about it.
Tbh Peterson does sound to me like a homophobe, but it doesn't matter cause he is standing on an insanely solid argument and the fact that even if he is actually a homophobe and is able to do that, then there is something fundamentally wrong on how the system is being built.
Peterson had conservative bias, as Loco pointed out before, Peterson once just tossed aside even the possibility of a reasonable argument about anti-natalism so he can be intellectually dishonest its very evident in his religious views too, that being said I love many of his talks, he makes very strong well tought points in a very articulated fashion and turns them into usable every-day knowledge, I think Loco dislikes him because he is kind of a purist and also he is also probably unaware of his left leaning bias.
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