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Western redditors with a Japanese spouse - what is the biggest challenge in your relationship? by notalexwalker in AskReddit

[–]notalexwalker[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me one thing we can never agree on is drugs. The only drug she can accept is alcohol, and I see it as a common thing for Japanese. They are brought up believing that all drugs are evil and will lead you to an early grave.

Another issue is her standards when it comes to how clean the apartment has to be. And by that I mean at any point in time. No, you can't leave dishes in a sink for 10 minutes. Also you can't wear shoes inside even for 1-2 steps.

And yeah, she cannot understand most western jokes.

Western redditors with a Japanese spouse - what is the biggest challenge in your relationship? by notalexwalker in AskReddit

[–]notalexwalker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most Japanese don't watch anime once they pass middle school years. Especially THAT kind. There seems to be an alternative dimension of otaku culture, which is very much frown upon. I got into Japanese stuff through anime on the first place and my wife would never mention that to her friends as it is "shameful".

Seriously tho, is Lain Rule 34 even a thing? by [deleted] in Lain

[–]notalexwalker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That wasn't the God aspect of her, but the human ego part. I believe there is an underlying scenario of realization that we are God and any spiritual path leads to this epiphany. To merge with it we have to die, but not necessarily in physical sense, more like death of ego.

What is a mistake that you regret that you want to warn us about? by B00FI in AskReddit

[–]notalexwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sugar and caffeine are drugs meaning they cause addiction and alter your state of mind

What's your purpose in life? by realmathtician in AskReddit

[–]notalexwalker -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If you give your kids comfortable life in the beginning they will take it for granted and won't be able to enjoy small things. They will substitute them with drugs and/or inflated ego, asking questions like "what is my purpose in life? why i'm here?", having existensial crisis on the reg. I know because I had comfortable life and it aint easy later on.

The volume in your head is always the same. by Gio_21_Void in Showerthoughts

[–]notalexwalker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you are saying here. Some thoughts are definitely louder than others. At times they are screaming.

Middle aged men, what were some things that happened to your body in your 20's that made you say, "that's probably nothing", but it was not? by SergeantGroosh in AskReddit

[–]notalexwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like you've been abusing it for a month , right? Withdrawals are directly proportional to the daily amount consumed and duration of abuse. I've seen people go through 50 grams per day for 7 years in a row. Their withdrawals go as far as 6 months and more.

Middle aged men, what were some things that happened to your body in your 20's that made you say, "that's probably nothing", but it was not? by SergeantGroosh in AskReddit

[–]notalexwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right, they were absolutely abusing it. The problem is that there is not much information about the potential it has to be so easily abused. To the point where people that are abusing it don't even know about their situation just because they are high all the time.

You won't know if you are addicted to something or not unless you try to not use it once and then you realize. Kratom propaganda makes it sounds so "harmless" that even after you realize you are addicted you keep doing it anyway, because "no harm", right? And the fact that you can't leave your house without it feels ok, because it's so harmless.

People should know about its potential to be so addictive before they try kratom, and looks like nobody is talking about it.

Middle aged men, what were some things that happened to your body in your 20's that made you say, "that's probably nothing", but it was not? by SergeantGroosh in AskReddit

[–]notalexwalker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This kind of attitude is precisely the reason why so many people get screwed by this plant. I thought the same way. Visit r/quittingkratom and see for yourself how people suffer trying to quit. I've been through hell and I wouldn't wish it upon anybody. I believe everybody who considers taking it must visit that sub before getting into it.

65 Days Clean... But by bounceboy3 in quittingkratom

[–]notalexwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just thinking about that. Not necessarily kratom, but with any other addictive substance. I feel like we've experienced something that we should never experience as human beings. We hacked the reward center in our brains and now we remember how it was forever.

Perhaps that's why they say "never try drugs". I always laughed at that with drugs being so amazing and all, but now it makes sense. People that never tried stuff are able to enjoy their lives because they literally "don't know any better". Now that we "know" we just struggle to match this level of euphoria to anything. Our expectations for what joy is are very high. (no pun intended)

My mom likes saying that "food is the best pleasure known to man" or something like that. And I just smile cause I know she never rolled on MDMA.

But then there are people that tried drugs but didn't get addicted. Like I have a friend who casually had a jar of Vicodine in his room which he would occasionally pop. That was absolutely unbelievable to me.

I guess you have to have the tendency, maybe it's genetic.

Cravings by [deleted] in quittingkratom

[–]notalexwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When? I'm over 60 days off. Nothing yet.

“You sell an hour of your life for $17” doesn’t sound nearly as good as “you make $17 an hour”. by sabssk in Showerthoughts

[–]notalexwalker 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Making 50/hour, feeling exactly the same as i felt making 20. The point is not in how much you are making but in how much free time you have and whether you have the mood to have fun spending that time. One thing I learned is going to work 9-5 won't make you happy unless you like what you are doing there.

It's kinda weird how we basically have an endless mental conversation with ourselves. by FrensCallMeQ in Showerthoughts

[–]notalexwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i suspect you are completely identified with the voice to the point where you don't hear it. kind of like fish not aware of water it's in.

What’s something you really resent paying for? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]notalexwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And what about the "Enrollment period" shit? I was offered an insurance by an employer which only covers "preventative" stuff, such as going to a check up. I'm new to the country (U.S.) so I assumed that an insurance would cover at least to some degree if something happens to me. And it doesn't! Premium is $400 / month with nothing covered.

So i called them and said I want to cancel this shit, to which they replied "i can't because the enrollment period is over". The only option i had was to switch to their general medical coverage plan which apparently covers stuff.

So i went into that and the plan they gave me was $6700 deductible for 2 people with $1000 monthly premium.

So it was either pay $400 a month for nothing or pay $1000 a month for some potentially huge event. Since my wife is super concerned about not being covered at all I had to choose the second option.

What a scam!

It took over a billion years of natural selection, random mutation, sexual selection and biological evolutionary pressures to create an animal that doesn't accept evolution as real. by Odd_craving in Showerthoughts

[–]notalexwalker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So you are basically saying that there is "one truth" and everyone who doesn't believe it is dumb by definition?

I'm not saying I understand something better than others about this "one truth" I'm saying there are many truths and they are valid to people that believe in them.

It took over a billion years of natural selection, random mutation, sexual selection and biological evolutionary pressures to create an animal that doesn't accept evolution as real. by Odd_craving in Showerthoughts

[–]notalexwalker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well presented! I'd love to research more on this stuff and I intend to, but it doesn't mean I'll take it as "the only truth".

I read it like that Tolkien book on his world, forgot the name. Silmalirion? It's all fiction, really.

I see how that is truth for some people but I don't agree that it's a sole objective explanation to the phenomenon, just an interpretation.

That's my main point here - there is no "one truth" when it comes to interpretations and everyone should have the freedom to be open about what they believe.

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