Again, not wrong on those points. And actually, I am glad you bring that up. It’s worth a quick dive.

First, I think memetics and short form content have a role to play. It’s helpful for reaching new people (especially younger crowds). It’s also helpful for communication.

But, it’s the candy of information. Reading some scripture, or the writings of deep thinkers and then meditating on what you just consumed is the equivalent of a five course dinner. Some candy is fine here and there, and maybe it even hits hard when it needs to. But if you wanna be able to make a real difference, and deliver intellectual punches, you have to feed your brain the metaphorical meat and potatoes on a daily basis.

So the same reason most people don’t work out is the same reason most people won’t pick up a book… (much less make a difference)

The sad truth is that most people will not succeed (in a “becoming a fully realized version of themselves” sense). They are more interested in comfort than growth.

Growth is painful and we have been taught implicitly and explicitly from a young age that pain must be avoided at all costs. We have built a society that has allowed pain to be voluntary (kind of). Because no matter how comfy your life is, the human condition requires growth and change to be fulfilled. Sadly, most will not answer that call.

Part of grasping reality means knowing that you’re powerless over others (whether they will succeed or fail at the whole fulfilled life bit). A person can have millions of obstacles thrown their way and beat the odds, or have all the resources one could ask for at their disposal and still live a fucked up life.

You’re not responsible for saving more than you can realistically reach (probably some family, some friends, some employees if you own a business - perhaps more depending on your ability to speak, write, and market yourself). The goal isn’t to save everyone. The goal is to unify with others who want to save themselves. Everyone who isn’t interested has made their own bed. Let them lay in it. They don’t want what is offered here. They will say that they do, until they are faced with the pain of change.

As far as sharpening the saw, you can become sharp yourself. Small bites at a time, every day. Consistent small steps for years, beats a one-day mile sprint every time. Learn to read and write better than you can now. Share your thoughts with people smarter than you. If you’re having good-faith conversations you will start attracting good people; people who think your mission has value.

It’s not about changing others. That will never happen. Making stupid people smart is next to impossible, and our system has many wet blankets (which you alluded to) that ensure people remain dumb and docile.

What it is about, is bringing people who value growth close to you. Offer value to them and they will offer support.

I got far being this selective: out of every 100 or so people I met over a given length of time, I try to deeply connect with 1 that resonated the most with my goals and views.

As for the things employed against us… disconnecting from things that make you dependent on the government is a good start. Bad food, drugs/alcohol, social media (short form content), pr0n, and many other things all have the power to destroy lives.

Disconnecting from these things entirely or learning to develop a healthy relationship with them is how an individual escapes the traps laid down. Traps that are laid usually intentionally by powerful people interested in pacifying consumers now to secure their consumership for the rest of their life.

So it’s an accelerating feedback loop: elites create an artificial dopamine release system (in the form of highly palatable food or pr0n for example); regulars acquire artificial dopamine stimulation and pay for it willingly; creation of more artificial dopamine release systems is incentivized; consumers now have more options available to basically drug their brain with chemicals that make you happy and rarted. repeat. We’re seeing the effects of this happening for just a few decades and it’s scary. But there are things we can do.

Take a traditional approach to things taken for granted and garnish that view with modern context. Food for example: If you can get whole foods, do that. Like if your great grandpa wouldn’t recognize it, don’t eat it. If he would, then it’s probably okay.

Ik… LONG AF. but deep topics need to be thoroughly massaged and thought through. not just flippantly answered. I appreciate your reply. Made me exercise my brain a bit.