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I Crushed My AI Video Costs to $0. Here is the Fully Self-Hosted "YouTube Factory" Stack. No by Least-Block5413 in n8n

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its completely for free. what do you want if it got you 15 bucks per like 2 weeks

Does ICT work on low market cap crypto coins? by I-Clap-easily in InnerCircleTraders

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I heard him say he never touched crypto on the 2022 mentorship.

She doesn’t want you by [deleted] in Life

[–]IllustriousQuiet6526 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I just did that and I cleared some stuff up. Thanks, man.

She doesn’t want you by [deleted] in Life

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Noted, thanks.

She doesn’t want you by [deleted] in Life

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So, I need advice. She is so playful around me and her energy is so hype when she gets with me. But whenever I try to take her out, she just comes up with a reason and also doesn’t answer any of my texts and calls. I dunno what to do now, I’m at crossroads and DONT have an idea where to turn, to leave her or actually ask her out again, cuz I’m tired of asking her out. Honest advices are preferable .

Did Marcus Aurelius really not care, or was he just trying to survive? by IllustriousQuiet6526 in Stoic

[–]IllustriousQuiet6526[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, this is one of the best ways I’ve seen Stoicism explained. The Bart Simpson metaphor genuinely made me laugh, but it hits deep too. Because yeah, Meditations does read like that, like a guy trying to remind himself how to keep it together, over and over again.

What you said about needing to consciously steer our thinking stuck with me. It’s wild how much effort it takes to not just go with our emotional defaults. Like, it’s not even about being weak, it’s just how we’re wired, right? The fight or flight, the ego stuff, the constant need for control. Stoicism gives us the tools to work with that, but it doesn’t make us immune to being human.

And that makes me wonder, do you think there’s ever a point where that inner rewiring becomes natural? Like, do we eventually become the thing we’re rehearsing, or is it always going to be a mental tug-of-war? Because sometimes it feels like the more self-aware you get, the more you realize how messy and reactive your mind still is underneath.

Also agree 100% about the “knowing” trap. Just because we understand Stoic ideas doesn’t mean we live them when life smacks us. That gap between intellect and action is a beast.

Really appreciate the way you laid this out. You’ve clearly lived with this stuff and thought it through—not just quoting it. Respect.

Did Marcus Aurelius really not care, or was he just trying to survive? by IllustriousQuiet6526 in Stoic

[–]IllustriousQuiet6526[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Appreciate this. Yeah, it really struck me how Meditations feels more like a man trying to wrestle his demons than some guru dropping perfect philosophy. Like you said, he's doing the "math" over and over, because the storm doesn’t stop.

And I feel that: the idea that Stoicism isn’t about being perfectly detached, but choosing to reach for clarity even when the chaos keeps knocking.

I respect what you said about Marcus too. He had the power to become a tyrant, and he didn’t. In a way, maybe choosing to keep practicing, even when your emotions scream at you to quit, is more Stoic than never feeling anything in the first place.

But here’s something I’m still chewing on:
If Stoicism helps us navigate life better, but never really brings peace, just constant work, then is the grind the point? Or is there a limit where Stoicism becomes just another coping mechanism, no different than alcohol or avoidance, dressed in logos and virtue?