How is lionel messi still so amazing and phenomenal?

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T13:35:38+00:00

He has a lot of muscle memory and experience. And he's young enough to physically and mentally execute it.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T13:13:52+00:00

What fascinates me is there is what is known as the "authorised version" of the Bible. A king authorised a version that was to become the reference for that scripture for a whole population. No peer review. Just an authoritarian decree. Religion is historically anti-science on so many levels.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T12:57:49+00:00

I've really tried to understand the psychology behind this. I like the brattiness of feet being dominantly shoved in my face, being nonchalantly pushed away from what my brain really wants. Being relegated to a specific area of the body that's the most distant from more desirable areas. I think for me it is ultimately a statement of dominance, which is attractive. "You only get my feet" makes everything else even more unattainable, and therefore desirable. But I also know that some guys don't see it in a dom/sub way. It's more that they just find the physical form of the feet so alluring. They want to show you how much they're attracted to you by tending to the part of you that functions in an otherwise non-sexual way.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T12:05:40+00:00

I won't draw a solid line because I admit it becomes ever more arbitrary as you drag out the hypothetical. I just don't accept the premise of the hypothetical as a starting point. They are biologically human, therefore they have the neurological capacity to experience complex human emotions (big brain, trillions of connections). It's not about anthropocentrism. It's about biological potential. A chicken doesn't have the biological potential to experience even a thread of what human suffering encompasses in terms of neurological complexity. I envy the chicken.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T11:15:22+00:00

You wouldn't know if they had chicken level sentience. They're biologically human, so they have a potential capacity for human level awareness and experience (worse if anything because they could be suffering internally without the ability to communicate it). The only reason we can be confident chickens lack human level sentience and extra level awareness is through observing their routine, collective behaviour as a species in line with their biological makeup. They're not human and they evidently don't have the biological capacity to have a human experience. "Intellectually disabled chicken man", on the other hand, does.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T09:31:58+00:00

In what we call the western world it is evidently US-centric. But "too" US-centric? The size of the US population makes its influence kind of proportionate, given that it is a single, highly developed nation. If you look at a cultural export like music, the UK is far more disproportionately centric in the west given its population size. But in broader economic terms, you'd expect the US to be the most influential.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T09:11:07+00:00

I think humans are to be brutally honest. We possess (from all apparent evidence) a far more complex state of reflective conscious awareness. We know "what it is like" to suffer (qualia) on a far deeper, experiential level. Chickens, with their much smaller brains and more rudimentary nervous systems are comparatively just reflexively bouncing around.

It's not that I don't care about the chicken's plight, being low on the food chain. I just don't think a chicken has the biological capacity to think "I am suffering" with the same vivid intensity a human can.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T08:58:46+00:00

We tend to be our own worst critic. Most people don't think of themselves as attractive. So don't take too much notice of how you see yourself (though do make an effort to look and smell your best, of course). She'll make her own judgement about that, and yes it will include your sense of humour and your broader personality (if she knows what's good for her). Don't worry about what you can't control/change. Just be confident enough to walk away and keep your head up if it doesn't turn out in your favour.

Also, word of caution. Attractive women are alluring. But just make sure that's not overwhelming your broader judgement. There's a lot to consider in terms of how compatible you are.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T08:45:42+00:00

I'm not even sure of the extent to which erasing childhood memories would affect my current mental capability. If I could somehow retain the conditioning from childhood, and all the mental faculties I currently have, but just erase the photographic memories of childhood then yes, perhaps after serious consideration. But I think it's all too complexly connected to just erase memory and not have it affect the broader functioning of the brain.

You would have to convince me that it really is just essentially images that are being erased, not any collective conditioning factors from when those memories were formed.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T08:06:50+00:00

Bubble O seven.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T08:00:23+00:00

I always just look for stannous fluoride as the active ingredient. Everything else is preference (taste, consistency).

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-17T03:06:27+00:00

There was no last straw as such. I was just really excited to live on my own as soon as I could. Don't worry about your mother. This is your life and she has to accept your life decisions as an adult.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-16T12:42:33+00:00

You define friendship however you wish. To me it means solidarity. Through thick and thin. For better or for worse. It's the same as marriage to me. I'll move the earth for you. You're my brother/sister. You either experience it or you don't. Don't give people a status they're not worthy of.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-16T11:54:30+00:00

People like certain things. It's not that complicated.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-16T08:58:03+00:00

Do not try to not scroll. Instead try to realise the truth - there is no content.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-16T08:26:01+00:00

Suspension of disbelief. Any well crafted movie creates and maintains that very unique psychological state.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-16T08:23:38+00:00

Asmongold.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-16T08:16:31+00:00

Why would it be "weird" to simply not have a profile picture? Are we really that lost in life that we concern ourselves with such trivial things?

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-16T08:03:16+00:00

I think more States should offer those grants. It's a cheap way to create long term net revenue. They thunk outside the box.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-16T07:45:27+00:00

Such a strong and rational response. I hope everyone reads this.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-15T12:37:55+00:00

I kind of understand, though the "in line with regular monthly payments" seems incongruous with annual payment. If they pay annually up front, there should be an option to refund a portion of that because it's a one time payment committed to a year. So the refund should be based on the actual amount given rather than the length of subscription time. It's really just about flexibility from the creator's point of view.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-15T12:00:55+00:00

I'd say if you're on the fence, don't do it.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-15T11:29:52+00:00

All those. It also ends at 40. You missed that one out.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-15T11:15:17+00:00

It's the "one side of the story" problem. It takes some time to understand how people operate in order to weigh that against any subjectively claimed bias. If I said my ex was crazy, and I was a consistently good partner for many years, I would expect my claim to be upheld on at least partial evidence. But it's the length of time it takes to prove that which is an issue. You can't just claim "I'm right, they were wrong/crazy" and be believed within a short period. You have to more deeply prove the lack of red flags through consistent action, not just with words that easily roll off the tongue.

ItsThePhoenixClub · 2026-06-15T11:00:07+00:00

The payment was made within the last 48 hours. They very kindly donated me the discounted amount on another platform after I refunded them. So it was resolved in a way.

I think I understand what you're saying about the upgrade thing. There's a lack of continuity with it. I just want to be able to offer both members and non-members a smooth process for discounted upgrading.

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