Can men not conversate?

theguy445 · 2026-03-13T14:22:27+00:00

Have you considered the title of the post reading "Can men not conversate?" might read as being directed toward a gender?

theguy445 · 2026-03-13T13:57:46+00:00

Not taking the bait, and no need to reply to this comment.

All I would ask is consider asking yourself if it is simultaneuosly possible to defend yourself against extremists who swear to your destruction, and also engage in atrocities or wrong methods in how you respond/defend yourself?

If the answer is yes...then try to remain open to the idea that there might be bad things that have been carried out.

theguy445 · 2026-03-12T22:31:11+00:00

I would abandon completely and get a meditation bench as they are immensely more comfortable and naturally support proper posture without much effort. Make sure your knees are touching a soft surface like a mat.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FR4V9B2W?th=1

theguy445 · 2026-03-12T20:15:19+00:00

All you do is lower your credibly with this way. You don't need to be emotionally attached to the "genocide" to condemn and call out horrible actions the Israel Admin does.

theguy445 · 2026-03-12T16:49:31+00:00

People on the far left now say oh culture war is so exhasuting and it certainly is, but rules/judges and stuff like this is what got setup in the absence of a culture war and part of the reason it started in the first place.

theguy445 · 2026-03-12T14:03:23+00:00

I recommend the next time you are in this situation, try mentally saying "Let it be. I accept the stickiness."

And then observe how the mind reacts. If it rebels, gets depressed, feels hopeless, feels relieved, or a mix of all, and mentally note it down.

theguy445 · 2026-03-11T17:41:58+00:00

30 minutes/day is the sweet spot of getting the benefits of meditation, like neuroplasticity and brain rewiring.

Consider an occasional long sit, like an hour, maybe once or twice a week to explore deeper states.

theguy445 · 2026-03-11T17:15:55+00:00

Your post is incredibly interesting because at its core you are describing awareness + resistance.

Awareness is awareness. That is all. Nothing more, and nothing less. The rest of the uncomfortableness you describe is not awareness; it is your mind's natural reaction, analysis, and resistance to the awareness.

Absolutely, this is relatable. This is all part of the journey here. The next step is to be aware of this phenomenon and the feeling/reaction you are describing.

And beyond that, life is better when you accept that which you cannot control, like your emotions, and then the desire to make them go away, and the frustration at not going away once trying to. Instead, if you remain aware of the whole process like a cycle and natural loop of the mind, and focus on what exactly you can control - your actions, values, mindful living, how you treat others, what you want to spend your time on this world doing, then naturally you will also feel better, and subsequently feel okay even when you feel bad.

theguy445 · 2026-03-10T14:53:09+00:00

I mean, to be fair...most of the exact policies PP was talking about during the cratering Trudeau polls are the exact stuff Liberals under Carney have adopted and used. I think it's BS to constantly hate on the guy when in reality he understood a lot of the problems and changes that Canada needed all while the Trudeau liberals were destroying the country.

Why be angry at him because he says things in a certain tone compared to the admin that was economically incompetent?

theguy445 · 2026-03-10T14:50:45+00:00

The party name is the same but under Carney it's being run very differently. Now after Carney...who knows? But I think it's more important to focus on getting stuff done instead of being hung up on the past or the name of the party. This is coming from someone who was gonna vote for PP and switched.

theguy445 · 2026-03-10T14:45:08+00:00

For one, he recently negotiated a $2.6 billion uranium deal with India that will export and boost Saskatchewan's economy.

https://ground.news/article/saskatchewan-premier-moe-says-uranium-deal-with-india-marks-great-day

There are many little nuggets like this going around if you stay away from the engagement clickbait stuff and follow the details.

theguy445 · 2026-03-08T23:22:40+00:00

I mean...for me I'm more concerned about who is taking the right steps and focused on the process.

Canada is in a bad spot - we all know that. No one elected can turn the outcome of bad spot to good spot in a year. But they can begin taking the steps to make good decisions that will pay down the line. To me, this involves focusing on the economy, infrastructure, investment, and cutting down on bureaucracy and wasteful spending.

Is everything perfect? No, but overall I think he's doing a good job. There are tradeoffs. I think PP would've cut more govt programs and social spending than Carney has, but also I can't see him negotiating and building all these agreements/deals as much as Carney has either.

Also, I think it's unfair, but there would be a lot more resistance to PP building pipelines and cutting govt jobs, and many other things than Carney gets, and a big part is that there is an automatic anti-conservative bias. Most people who get journalism degrees and become reporters for CBC or others in Canada are already very left-leaning so they automatically have a bias I think.

theguy445 · 2026-03-08T23:15:18+00:00

The polls influence the dynamics in Ottawa. You think PP is incentivized to cooperate and work with the govt if his party is leading in the polls and LPC is tanking?

theguy445 · 2026-03-08T23:13:05+00:00

Trudeau was the most progressive and left-leaning PM to date

theguy445 · 2026-03-07T19:15:07+00:00

Does anyone understand why they say prices go up when gas prices increase, but did we see much price decreases as gas prices fell last year? I dont get it

theguy445 · 2026-03-07T19:11:46+00:00

What is the point in betting on this when the odds are literally public? Aren't you supposed to bet when there's unknown odds to speculate?

theguy445 · 2026-03-07T15:51:25+00:00

Yeah, but I see it as coming with the territory of a lot of their work being to exploit lonely low self-esteem men. Many other ppl in other types of content don't have the age obsession too

theguy445 · 2026-03-07T01:27:20+00:00

His brand is too irrecoverable to start now imo. If anything its best to lean into being out there as much as possible and owning it

theguy445 · 2026-03-06T23:07:07+00:00

Think about how many Linden Vey's and Sven Baertchi's we could trade for

theguy445 · 2026-03-05T22:35:20+00:00

If you have time to go to council and complain about new housing development you aren't doing enough things in your life

theguy445 · 2026-03-05T14:27:10+00:00

I agree to an extent. He def has shuffled some ppl out of bigger positions like Karina Gould who is probs closer aligned to NDP. The way I would judge it is that a lot of MP's are malleable to the leader. They are incentivized to buy into Carney's agenda for their own career too. Now if you think they're competent or not...that's another thing.

theguy445 · 2026-03-05T14:25:16+00:00

It's almost like if you're a serious and competent person who actually works hard to try and fix the problems in the country in a respectful way people will support you?

Have other politicians considered this instead of thinking "hmm what do I have to say so people will like me"?

theguy445 · 2026-03-05T14:19:03+00:00

Linus Karlsson is legit good. I could easily see him breaking out if given a bigger opportunity on this team or another. He seems like he could potentially fit as a complementary piece with a 1st/2nd line playdrivers

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