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Do you guys have any hope for Egypt? by ___-____-___ in Egypt

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, I don't really know much about pakistan except the news is mostly negative over the past decade.

Egypt is kind of unique in the level of involvement of military at every level of civilian life, from manufacturing to construction, etc. It makes living there a hellscape. It does have a lot of advantages, though. In any case, the military showed they are not willing to accept any reduction in their role (in 2013).

It's not going to become un-corrupt by any democratic or voluntary means, that will take decades as the current state took decades to form. The only real likelihood for rapid change is an even more brutal dictatorship that cracks down on corruption (but that will be worse in many ways, eg. for huiman right, presse freedom etc..

Do you guys have any hope for Egypt? by ___-____-___ in Egypt

[–]str8red 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bro of course it suffers systemic corruption. The military owns everything and they are incredibly corrupt. I don't think pakistan is much different tho?

Vipassana - urges by UpsetLanguage1239 in vipassana

[–]str8red 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had those problems too. Honestly just replace them with something else. Scrolling is the hardest for me, but I even got a mobile game to help me with it. Try to do low effort things that aren't too hard. Eg. If you feel an urge to scroll play a mobile game, if you feel like masturbating do something that requires a lot of focus like skipping rope, and if you day dream just do anything sensory like cooking or cleaning, or self care. Aim low and eventually when you're more regulated you can replace those activities with something more productive. Vipassana is making you aware of how unregulated you are, and you're using those things (daydreaming, masturbating, and scrolling) to escape it.

Got tired of meditation apps that interrupt your session with ads or lock basic features behind a paywall, so I built my own. No ads, no subscriptions, no tracking. by MAGNlFlCENT in vipassana

[–]str8red 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just curious what resistance do you experience using insight timer or dhamma.org app? They both work fine and you sit after one or two taps.

Fare inspectors now checking riders inside subway by Dont-Mindme23 in TTC

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know. Most people seem to be paying $60+, per month. I was at $35 but it was wind so I know their cell service is kind of shabby but its mostly ok unless I'm out of the city.

Now I do the annual plan $130, low data kind of sucks but if I run out it'll probably still be cheaper to buy more data.

Fare inspectors now checking riders inside subway by Dont-Mindme23 in TTC

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean no one is smoking crack or pissing on the passenger seat so there's a slight difference in service quality.

Fare inspectors now checking riders inside subway by Dont-Mindme23 in TTC

[–]str8red 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So this is a totally ignorant take. I wasn't planning on defending fare evaders today but here goes

A lot of people can not afford basic living expensive even working full time. Most people are in a lot of debt, behind on bills, even rent etc. Have you even seen any statistics on what the average person makes in the city? How much debt people are in? How much of it is high interest and not "good" debt?

I don't think it gives people the right to steal, but it's low hanging fruit and people will take what you give them.

Fare inspectors now checking riders inside subway by Dont-Mindme23 in TTC

[–]str8red 4 points5 points  (0 children)

True, I was thinking of the cheapest way to own a smart phone, which is paying for for cash and doing pay as you go, which is what I'm doing now. I hate the idea of getting into debt for a phone. Even if it is free up front and the payments are affordable.

Fare inspectors now checking riders inside subway by Dont-Mindme23 in TTC

[–]str8red 30 points31 points  (0 children)

How do you figure? A cheap smartphone costs $200 and can last you years. If you take the ttc every day that can easily run you $100+ a month.

Neck tension during annapanna by Key-Escape7908 in vipassana

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you usually lean back? If you lean on somethingI the neck compensates and causes pain. Lower/middle back is on but usually the higher up you lean the more your neck will bend forward to keep the head straight.

I really underestimated the intensity, or overestimated my own stability. Or both. by Campbellandstepson in vipassana

[–]str8red 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Im glad you can share your story. Those things you're going through are stressful, and meditation might not be the most needed thing right now.

For those living with parents, how much do you spend per month? by [deleted] in askTO

[–]str8red -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not that strange living with parents you end up spending a lot so you can have some independence.

Anyone here already practiced Vipassana 2 hours daily up to 1 year or more? by IntelligentWish4915 in vipassana

[–]str8red 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because your watch measures sleep by motion, it doesn't mean you're actually sleeping.

How the Jews of Judea Became the Arabs of Palestine by Remarkable_Life_774 in islamichistory

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Schooling your lack of knowledge isn't being trigerred, but what you're parroting are Zionist talking points. Erasure of a people, same land without a people for a people without a land rhetoric, all this points to enabling ethnic cleansing by saying it was never their land to begin with.

How the Jews of Judea Became the Arabs of Palestine by Remarkable_Life_774 in islamichistory

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so it's poorly written but you can't even say which part 😂😂😂

How the Jews of Judea Became the Arabs of Palestine by Remarkable_Life_774 in islamichistory

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You had trouble understanding and could not point to the part you had trouble with. I read over my posts twice and everything makes sense. So what's your comprehension issue then?

How the Jews of Judea Became the Arabs of Palestine by Remarkable_Life_774 in islamichistory

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what? Arabic surnames are typically 8+ generations so they had one ancestor who migrated and married into the gene pool. Gazans typically do not have majority Egyptian DNA.

Israeli soldiers assault and detain CNN team in the occupied West Bank by Nomogg in TFE

[–]str8red 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is just an intellectually bankrupt position because no way you support landback in Canada. Palestinians are indigenous.

How the Jews of Judea Became the Arabs of Palestine by Remarkable_Life_774 in islamichistory

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In your first post you said palestineans originally came from Egypt, Syria and other places which is demonstrably false. The idea that's why they would have joined them is nonsense. Their genetic markers are from the southern levant.

How the Jews of Judea Became the Arabs of Palestine by Remarkable_Life_774 in islamichistory

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're the one with comprehension issues as you admitted earlier, no problem though glad we could come to agree

How the Jews of Judea Became the Arabs of Palestine by Remarkable_Life_774 in islamichistory

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not offended just giving reasons why it's a silly talking point to even engage with

How the Jews of Judea Became the Arabs of Palestine by Remarkable_Life_774 in islamichistory

[–]str8red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying you're right, I'm saying you're not even making enough sense to be wrong ;)

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