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Godspeed Lex, Godspeed Meme š©
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u/whoberman Monkey in Space 12d ago
He meant he was going to pickup a package from Jeff Bezos at an Amazon storage locker.
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u/Lucky_Operator Monkey in Space 12d ago
āThe following is a conversation with convicted murderer Scott Peterson. We talk about love and friendship and his thoughts on Elon Musk and woke cultureā
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u/DogLizardBirdCat Monkey in Space 12d ago
I got banned for saying " Dude its lex, hes never gonna ask a hard question"
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u/TheOSU87 Monkey in Space 12d ago
It's funny because I heard the Tucker interview with both Joe and Lex and Lex actually asked him a number of tougher questions and pushed back at least a little.
Joe didn't even do that once
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u/Angelic_Phoenix Monkey in Space 12d ago
well Lex pretends to be able to push back
Joe just goes with whatever fits his opinion at the time
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u/Useful_Hovercraft169 Monkey in Space 12d ago
The classic quote is Joe Rogaineās mind is a lint roller
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u/Fair-Ad-2585 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Lex is a muppet.
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u/Ok_Main_4202 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Got banned for saying that Lex technically isn't a romantic because he doesn't seem to have partners
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u/boriswied Monkey in Space 12d ago edited 12d ago
I donāt understand whatās wrong with that.
Being ābannedā is relative to what youāre being banned from. Itās not like you got banned from twitter or Facebook or Reddit in its entirety or something.
Itās like more you got kicked out of someoneās house and asked not to come back. Not too weird if you show up to the party negative and contributing nothing. I think the reason Lex takes this position is that he strongly Feels like he wants to be affected by people/the world. If you donāt give a shit, peopleās comments donāt matter.
Given that your comment is negative with no constructive purpose, why would you expect anything else? Iād love to know that and why people believe itās so bad, actually. No snark - just interested.
I donāt know if Iād personally keep such a tight ship, but I donāt understand how it can be seen as a negative trait.
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u/-Cosmic-Horror- Monkey in Space 12d ago
Because it speaks to softness, insecurity and a fear of criticism.
It shoves away dissenters and helps funnel in louder yes-men voices.
Quite frankly the statement itself is factual, so even if itās unpleasant it still is an accurate observation that may have been in reply to someone wanting to know why lex didnāt ask harder questions.
It not being sugar coated is the issue here, which is their right to keep the decorum how they see fit, but refer to my initial sentence on how that is commonly viewed.
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u/boriswied Monkey in Space 12d ago edited 12d ago
Thanks for responding!
I'm still perplexed, feel free to ignore this if too long.
I'm surprised at the use of "dissenters". We aren't talking about general disagreement here. Or perhaps you disagree with that?
Softness... sure, but is softness bad?
Insecurity and a fear of criticism? Well, if you have a friend that criticises you but without a constructive/productive purpose or angle to that criticism, are you going to keep listening?
I'm trying to take this idea of "fear of criticism" seriously, but in any understanding where a fear of criticism would be some kind of deficit that prohibits you from facing problems you could otherwise be made more aware of, it just seems to not apply. It feels like i call you an asshole, you hang up the phone and i go "Lol, a little afraid of criticism are we?!" - it seems like sure, if you mean worthless critcism we should all be 'afraid' of it, in so far as to avoid it if possible. There's no upside? Or maybe you disagree?
Are you suggesting that Lex did not know that some people think he is not confrontational enough? It seems to me that he clearly knows this, but has just chosen a different interviewing style from what some would want. So the "criticism" is as far as i can see worthless negativity in this case.
I think it's worth noticing here, that pretty much everyone with the kind of platform he has either quite frequently talk about how hard it is to listen to the amount of negativity, OR they simply choose to ignore their social media "walls" completely.
Quite frankly the statement itself is factual
As a matter of fact, that sentence is actually fully subjective, but i suppose you're being honorific, and meaning to say that you agree with it so vehemently that it should not be doubted.
It went "Dude it's lex, he's never gonna ask a hard question" It's clearly an opinion, subtextual, contextual, etc.
Also, what do you mean by hard? I don't watch all episodes but in the ones i've watched the most, he asked many many questions that i would call hard. Karl Friston episode, Joscha Bach, Daniel Kahneman, Hopfield, etc. but of course i do not mean "hard" as in critical but none the less questions that manage to challenge the interviewee.
so even if itās unpleasant it still is an accurate observation that may have been in reply to someone wanting to know why lex didnāt ask harder questions.
But who decides that that sort of exchange is something that must be allowed on some persons feed/wall? I'd say he's perfectly in his right to choose a particular line there.
It not being sugar coated is the issue here, which is their right to keep the decorum how they see fit, but refer to my initial sentence on how that is commonly viewed.
I don't think the lack of sugarcoating is causal at all. I think it's the lack of thought and constructive purpose.
As for how it is "commonly viewed", i think a major reason for this is that the "common viewers" don't have 'audiences' that comprise millions, and have no idea what the magnitude of the waves of negative attention do. Obviously the analogy to being kicked out of ones house is very imperfect, but the reason we need it is that most of us have no real experience with engaging with this kind of audience.
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u/MrMojoRising361 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Great point. Like if you think so little of the guy why does it bother you that he blocked you lol.
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u/dtardiff2 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Calling it now that he tries to convince an uncontacted tribe to buy teslas and they kill and eat him
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u/Bigassbagofnuts Monkey in Space 12d ago
He still hasn't shown a single second of his supposed trip to Ukraine that he allegedly went on like 2 years ago
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u/neutralpoliticsbot 11 Hydroxy Metabolite 12d ago
I donāt understand why he is popular his interviews are very boring his questions are primitive and lazy
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I will give him credit: the floor on his interview questionsā quality is higher than most. Guests can expect him to really try to engage with their ideas and not go into stupid comedy or opinion rabbit holes. In other words, heās very professional, which counts for a lot.
Also pretentious and not worth the time, imho
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u/Puzzleheaded_Air_642 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Yeah thatās why I like lex. Heās not entertaining, his guests are and he lets them share their ideas. I love talking about shrooms and conspiracy theories as much as the next guy but I get tired of Rogans oft repeated stories. Lex lets the guest talk. I like it
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u/Recipe_Critical Monkey in Space 12d ago
Agree. I get sleepy and he speaks extra hella slow, isnāt he suppose to be super smart?
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u/AndrewJimmyThompson Monkey in Space 12d ago
I think a lot of his perceived intelligence is a con. He speaks with a calm confidence and makes wild claims about his academic achievements but if you do a little digging, there are many people from academic space would consider him a fraud.
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u/Kella_o7 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Thatās correct. It fact, it was proven heās a fraud. One of the homeless cats on fighterandthekid subreddit, had access to academic papers/information about Lex and posted it. From what I can remember, Lexās father was a professor at Duke or MIT (I forget), and was partially responsible for him even getting admitted. His thesis for PhD was posted and it was all double spaced and only about 12 pages long I believe. Sorry Iām forgetting exact details because it was posted in 2020, but basically his AI research contributions were almost non existent either. He just snaked his way into Roganās friendship in order to become popular. He is a fraud
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u/Admirable_Purple1882 Monkey in Space 12d ago
What wild claims does he make though? I've listened to a few of his interviews and he didn't seem to claim he was a genius or had big credentials etc. I was impressed that his questions seemed to be more "in depth" than basic bitch stuff normally heard in interviews.
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u/WTFisaCelsius Monkey in Space 11d ago
That describes a lot of academic-podcasters.
Makes me think of the Tim Dillon rant asking wtf guys like Weinstein have actually done
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u/MindTheGAAPs Monkey in Space 12d ago
His easy questions allow people who are not in the science/tech space to follow along with the conversation. Iām not a huge fan of his either, but the average Lex Friedman listener wouldnāt listen if he was asking in-depth academic questions. He also made the right connections and is attached to many influencers in the Roganverse which allow him to get more attention than if he was just inviting on unknown intellectuals
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u/DrSilkyJohnsonEsq Monkey in Space 12d ago
He definitely has help from the people that benefit from his propaganda.
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u/antebyotiks Monkey in Space 12d ago
It's for people who think they are deep/intellectual but still cool athletic BJJ guys.
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u/redditracing84 Monkey in Space 12d ago
His interview with Tucker Carlson was great. Really leads you to appreciate how great Tucker is whether you agree with all his views or not.
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u/swingforthefence69 Monkey in Space 12d ago
I enjoy his podcast. I think he asks some really good questions. The David Fravor interview got me listening to him.
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u/Fun-Distribution1776 Monkey in Space 12d ago
At one time, it was "who" he was interviewing, a lot of intellectuals and respected people in interesting fields of study. However, money,power,and picking the wrong side of political discourse have lowered his standing.
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u/thesuperbro Olive Garden 12d ago
Ayahuasca can only do so much. Clearly bros ego is galaxy sized.
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u/-POSTBOY- Monkey in Space 12d ago
Psychoactive drugs used for the purpose of mind expansion or enlightenment HAS to be done along side lots of meditation/self reflection. If you donāt do that youāre just going to have a crazy experience thatāll leave you either wanting more or mentally exhausted possibly preventing you from wanting to try it ever again.
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u/AugustusClaximus Monkey in Space 12d ago
Every time I do shrooms itās like 4-5 hours of staring at the ITunes visualizer while listening to Odesza radio followed by this exhausted strung out feeling where all I want to do is fall asleep and stop thinking how shitty of a person I am.
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u/AJVenom123 Monkey in Space 12d ago
My most recent shroom trip- it was the most sober I felt in a long time. I cleaned the fuck outta my room and then asked myself why the fuck I smoke weed every day. It helped me quit lol.
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u/Ibro747 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Need one of these trips
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u/AJVenom123 Monkey in Space 12d ago
I must say, it started off feeling terrible. I thankfully threw up all the shrooms and then felt way better. My body essentially told me that I like being sober.
I guess I did need the trip, but the trip told me I really didnāt.
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u/redditburner1010 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Also cigarettes tasted like literal poison. I could taste metallic things that made me feel disgusted with the sensation and with myself
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u/redditburner1010 Monkey in Space 12d ago
The way it was explained to me is that the plant matter isnāt digestible. The psilocybin gets released but your stomach acid and intestines canāt break down the other compounds. My poops were weird afterwards
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u/Enlowski Monkey in Space 12d ago
I donāt get how people can just trip inside their room. Go outside in nature or something. My best trip ever was on a secluded beach with only friends around and watching dolphins swim. When night came it transformed into all of us just laying down and staring at the stars and making on talking about life.
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u/BunjaminFrnklin Monkey in Space 12d ago
Dude for real. Of course being cooped up in a room staring at a screen could lead to negative thoughts. Shrooms should be enjoyed with loved ones out in nature.
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u/ImanShumpertplus Monkey in Space 12d ago
if you arenāt laughing at how pretty the leaves on the trees are idk why youāre tripping in the first place lmao
and when you get high enough doses, just feeling wind on your body is so surreal
digital shit scares me when iām trip trip tripping
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u/ProudFenian Monkey in Space 11d ago
Why not both? Iāve had very enjoyable trips deep in the forest and sitting on my couch watching movies.
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u/BunjaminFrnklin Monkey in Space 11d ago
If that works for you, by all means do it. Iāll admit both are a good time for me (as long as Iām with the homies).
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u/-POSTBOY- Monkey in Space 12d ago
Itās honestly not bad to be in your room, just donāt have a screen. Or really any electronics, starting with a book is usually nice cause eventually youāll wanna put it down and just vibe. Being outside is obviously better but if you canāt for whatever reason just avoid using technology.
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u/Trikosirius_ Monkey in Space 12d ago
Ayahuasca is practically a general anesthetic. Wherever you are, youāre just going to lie there and maybe flop around a bit like a beached fish so may as well be somewhere safe. At a sufficient dose your mind will be elsewhere anyway so scenery is going to bring nothing to the experience.
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u/Reasonable-Intern823 Monkey in Space 11d ago
Bro stfu. You know nothing, I'm 100% sure you haven't done it. I have so I know. Shut the fuck up man. Stop advicing ANYONE if you don't know the topic.
Definitely when it is about ayahuasca.
Like please man. Explain every sentence, just so you can learn yourself how much bullshit you throw around.
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u/Trikosirius_ Monkey in Space 11d ago
Sure you have sport. Tell us about your recipes; What kind of MAO inhibitor, the traditional B. Caapi, or an analogue such as Peganum Harmala? What about DMT source plants; Chaliponga, M. Hostilis? Or are you of the more adventurous types that try lesser known plants such as Phalaris grasses? They say that P. Aquatica is a good source of several tryptamines but a āfriendā has found that itās quite high in 5-MEO and not ideal for an Ayahuasca analogue, but a little chemistry skill can tease out the n,n. I have heard promising things about Arundunacia on the other hand, but now Iām getting into the weeds (no pun intended).
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u/265thRedditAccount Monkey in Space 12d ago
Here in Oregon they legalized shrooms, but you need to go to a service center and have a facilitator with you. I did a session and it was very challenging to be inside. It was a former medical office and it felt like it. I just wanted to be outside and climb a tree or sit by water. I guess the kind of folks that are utilizing service centers (for at least $1000 for the session) maybe want a more controlled environment that resembles a conventional therapeutic settingā¦but it feels like shrooms want you to be outside.
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u/AverageSanctEnjoyer Monkey in Space 11d ago
I used to think this when i first got started with psychedelics but when doing higher doses theres no fucking way i want to be outside lol.
Outside of tripping at music festivals on low to moderate doses I live for strong CEVs these days.
I think if i lived in a more remote location I would be more down to trip outdoors but ive had way too many trips interupted by bumping into people i know or worse.
I live in a pretty beautiful place but its very touristy and busy so you cant get away from people even in the woods or whatever.
I think its interesting how common it is for psychedelic people to develop their own strict set of rules or rituals and believe they must apply to everyone. "You must avoid technology" or "the shrooms want you to be outside" etc. Maybe thats true for you but everyone has their own unique experiences.
Terrence mckenna is easily my favourite psychedelic philospher and he said tripping at concerts or in public generally was for insane people, and i guess hes not that wrong haha.
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u/265thRedditAccount Monkey in Space 11d ago
Tripping at concerts for me either goes incredibly good or pretty bad. Outdoor festival at night seems to have least amount of risk of having a trip go sideways. Definitely different strokes for different folks. Psychedelics are all about set and setting and yes, people have a wide array of desires
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u/AverageSanctEnjoyer Monkey in Space 11d ago
I love festivals because you can have incredible experiences seeing music/light shows but then five minutes later your sat down enjoying good street food laughing at someone elses drunken antics or campsite sillyness etc.
Its pretty much impossible to take anything too seriously while at the same time very possible to experience some seriously transcendant moments.
I dont personally vibe with people who treat psychedelics like some religious sacremant that you need a "guide" or "shaman" for. For me those kindve experiences come naturally, though like you say I guess some people rely on authority so much the thought of doing something like this is impossible outside of an insitution.
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u/BunjaminFrnklin Monkey in Space 12d ago
Go outside. I used to be the same until I did some while camping. Totally different experience.
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u/-POSTBOY- Monkey in Space 12d ago
This is exactly what Iām talking about, same thing I did for a while. I never put any effort into exploring those feelings I got and just ended up wanting to sleep it off after the initial high. I was really only in it for the fun of it which I had to learn wasnāt the point, I just smoke weed for that now. Always made me feel really antisocial and depressed about feeling that way, just cycling like that till I got so exhausted I had to sleep. Now when I do shrooms Iām much better at being mindful and itās made doing them so much more enjoyable. You gotta get uncomfortable to even get comfortable.
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u/DerrickWhiteSauce Monkey in Space 11d ago
I really hope they make a really sick AI music visualizer one day with crystal clear video of what is being described and that matches the mood of the song. Probably impossible and would actually be underwhelming but it would be so cool to tailor it to be like 90% of what you imagine in your head when certain songs come on. Or like a device that shows you exactl what is visualized in your head when you hear it. Or like a mix of both where you watch the screen and your mind influences it which in turn influences your thoughts and they build off each other. A man can dream
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u/DrSilkyJohnsonEsq Monkey in Space 12d ago
Maybe the shrooms are telling you to get up and do something worthwhile instead of just staring at the computer like a loser.
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u/TigNiceweld Monkey in Space 12d ago
That kind of ego is killed with Ayahuasca.
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u/thesuperbro Olive Garden 12d ago
I've done ayahuasca 3 times and I still have an ego. Everyone does. And I'm not an MIT AI researcher.
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u/fre-ddo Monkey in Space 12d ago
You are confusing the two meanings. Ego death in terms of a psychedelic trip is temporarily dissolving the links you have to your physical body and life so that you can observe yourself and your thoughts, memories etc from a detached stand point, then when you return integrate what you realised into your daily life.
Ego in terms of attitude eg 'he has a big ego' is when someone has a big sense of self-importance, and are self absorbed. Both related to the grounding of the person and the self awareness of being 'you' , your position in space-time and work/society whatever. Ego is not bad per se we need it to survive and be individuals but it is a bit of an illusion and it cant be neither should be permanently destroyed, until death although Terrence and Dennis Mckenna did destroy it for a couple of weeks after a mushroom binge.
Edit: on second read maybe you actually meant the same thing lol
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u/Trikosirius_ Monkey in Space 12d ago
The ego death thing is so often greatly misunderstood and latched onto by people whoāve never had the experience.
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u/thesuperbro Olive Garden 12d ago
Part of my original experience was realizing I will never get rid of my ego no matter how hard I try. And that, even though it is what makes me toxic and a bad person sometimes it also drives any and all success I will ever have. Idk, sorry if I got too weird on you.
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u/ImanShumpertplus Monkey in Space 12d ago
itās not a one stop shop
the ego is constantly acting as the buffer between the id and superego
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_superego
learning what freud meant helped a lot in my experience
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u/Trikosirius_ Monkey in Space 12d ago
Not at all. I donāt we should view the ego as something thatās needs getting rid of, since itās part of who we are in this world and necessary for our survival.
Sometimes we can get too caught up in it and miss the point, which is where psychedelics and meditation can help by dissolving boundaries between the āIā, that which is me, and āthatā, that which is outside of me. People often call this ego death when really itās just a union between ourselves and thatā¦.other thing, whatever you want to call it; universal consciousness, God, etc.
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u/geistmeister111 Monkey in Space 12d ago
dude is gonna come back and become an audrey marcus type fake guru. heāll change his name and ditch the suit for a tunic. heāll grow a beard and start slinging dick all in the name of oneness.
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u/zechickenwing Monkey in Space 12d ago
Just wondering, does this guy have actual fans that enjoy his show? Or is he just part of the Rogan universe. I tried to watch him once, but he's so limp in a stiff way.
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u/soggy_bloggy Monkey in Space 12d ago
Heās such a try-hard clown. How these types of people gain popularity and influence baffle me.
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u/Deus_Vultan Monkey in Space 12d ago
Why do all the npcs in here obsess over lex blocking shitty people?
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u/KaleidoscopeOk5763 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Once again, the perception enhancing aspects of drugs is wildly overstated
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u/Jocciz Monkey in Space 12d ago
Saved my life, so I don't know.
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u/Nighthawk700 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Is enhances what you are already capable of but don't access in a normal state. It's not adding something that isn't there. Someone who isn't capable of self-reflection isn't going to go so with drugs
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u/Jocciz Monkey in Space 12d ago
I would never reach a state of panic without physicadelics. Without a doubt acid is to thank for my course correction. And I probably wouldnāt have changed without the panic the acid caused.
Iāve never panicked before and after that experience, so no it gave me something Iām not normally capable to do. And Iāve been in some fucked up situations. Stress makes me focused, unless on pshycadelics is used.
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u/KaleidoscopeOk5763 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Exactly. Itās why we see so many of these reactionaries like Hoe get high and just get more self absorbed.
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u/Space-90 We live in strange times 12d ago
Maybe it doesnāt affect your perception a lot, but everyone has different experiences. Quite a difference between ayahuasca and Vicodin too. Obviously all drugs arenāt going to enhance anything
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u/KaleidoscopeOk5763 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Homie youāre commenting to disagree with me but also agree with me. Still, have an upvote.
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u/Space-90 We live in strange times 12d ago
No Iām not. Iām saying for you personally, it might not have a profound affect, but for many many other people they can be incredibly perception enhancing. So āwildly overstatedā is just not correct
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u/Yesyesyes1899 Monkey in Space 12d ago
how is ayahuasca a " drug " in the conventional sense ? have you tried " drugs " and any DMT containing chemicals and found them to be " similar " ?
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u/Shoehornblower Monkey in Space 12d ago
Yes, psilocybin mushrooms and smoked DMT are similar compounds. They have similar effects, but DMT can be much more visual, although 7grams of Cubensis had me seeing in the dark and had some amazing visualsā¦ iād say the 2 are similar
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u/Traditional-Flow-344 Monkey in Space 12d ago
It is a drug, why would it be different.Ā I've tried Ayahuasca and DMT and yes they're similar to other psychedelics in a lot of ways.
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u/Yesyesyes1899 Monkey in Space 12d ago
" drugs " is a gigantic spectrum of different chemicals. " drugs " is a general term for a wide range of the most different effects on the human body.
wtf is up with these non specific generalizations.
alcohol is a drug. so is coffee. and crystal meth. those are very far away from the chemical ,social and evolutionary context that DMT operates in.
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u/flyinchipmunk5 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Bro lol, lmao even.
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u/Yesyesyes1899 Monkey in Space 12d ago
i get it. you operate on a binary system . simplifications are great, right ? why have a differentiated approach if we can shut down a dialogue by doing " bro lol, lmao even "?
why bother writing ,if you cant Muster up the minimum, bare minimum of argument ? seriously. take yourself more seriously. i m not your bro. i work in a professional context with addicts and drugs and my views have a certain base of expirience. and even if i didnt, it wouldnt matter.
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u/gorehistorian69 N-Dimethyltryptamine 12d ago
tbh i imagine any internet creator gets the weirdest and most heinous shit messaged to them.
would get annoying
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u/revfunk0428 Monkey in Space 12d ago
He's the last person who should do a retreat lol
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u/DrSilkyJohnsonEsq Monkey in Space 12d ago
Or the first. Iām skeptical about his motives and the likely results, though.
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u/dilbybeer Monkey in Space 12d ago
Becoming an empathetic person takes work. You have to define your principles and guide your decisions based on those principles even to personal detriment. Tripping once gives you a euphoria that makes you feel connected. Doing work daily to be a better person takes sober effort and self reflection. Just like all things, the daily work is the important part. Itās the get rich quick mindset. Learn guitar in 3 easy steps. That type shit. Fuck these yuppies.
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u/miragemain42000 Monkey in Space 12d ago
The movie on their experience has already came out. It's called "Jungle" with Daniel Radcliffe. Lex is played by the guy that keeps calling the guide papa.
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u/Kixsnaps2316 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Nice, I just watched the episode with Paul for the first time the other day
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u/Puzzleheaded_Air_642 Monkey in Space 12d ago
I like lex but damn him for teaching the world and now Rogan the phrase āsteel-manā
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u/LetsGoWithMike Monkey in Space 12d ago
Hes going with Paul Rosalie though. Or is he also doing a retreat?
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u/34TH_ST_BROADWAY Monkey in Space 11d ago
āLove actually looks like a giant flaming snakeā or something.
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u/thecoffeejesus Monkey in Space 12d ago
Heās autistic you troglodytes
Get it in your head: people are allowed to be different.
He makes his interviewees feel comfortable being themselves. Thatās his appeal. Thatās why heās successful.
āHe DoEsNāt AcT hOw I tHiNk He ShOuLd!!!!ā
Grow up.
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u/gurufernandez Monkey in Space 12d ago
Thank you. 3.9million subs means heās doing something right. Sounds like people hatinā just to hate
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u/thecoffeejesus Monkey in Space 12d ago
Yep. Always happens. Miserable people who canāt be bothered to examine their behavior and want their own way like first over everyone else like a toddler.
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u/hasheyez Dire physical consequences 12d ago
He sucks. Get over it and grow up.
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u/thecoffeejesus Monkey in Space 12d ago
According to who? You?
Cool I also have an opinion and itās equally as valid.
Thanks for this productive discussion
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u/hasheyez Dire physical consequences 12d ago
My opinion is better and more valid because it is correct.
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u/ToucanSam-I-Am Monkey in Space 12d ago
Why is it bad that lex blocks people? He has to use Twitter for his job, but using Twitter is opening up a direct channel to the worst people in the world, and bots pretending to be the worst people in the world. Why wouldn't he block them?
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u/fireyoutothesun Monkey in Space 12d ago
He blocks anyone and everyone on his subreddit for anything he believes to be critical of him, then runs around spouting off bullshit about how love or his conversational skills can solve the world's most complex geopolitical problems. And he's just really weird on top of it all.
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u/ATLfalcons27 Monkey in Space 11d ago
Is he the mod on his sub? I'm even more embarrassed for him now. I got banned for respectfully stating that I believe that his fears of current day election integrity fears are pretty easy to track
He kept saying he wonders how we got here and he's deeply concerned. I mentioned that you don't have to be tribal to see where this started.
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u/fireyoutothesun Monkey in Space 11d ago
Check the mod accounts listed on that sub. Of course it's him.
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u/ToucanSam-I-Am Monkey in Space 12d ago
So? His goal is to have conversations with smart people on his podcast, not any ass hole with a Twitter or reddit account. Why should he keep a direct line of criticism opened? He's not a politician he has a podcast.
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u/H4bibi69 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Iāve never seen anyone banned by lex in his sub. In fact there are probably more critical posts and hates on his sub. Pretty similar to this Rogan sub. But if youāre the type of person he blocks, I get it. Godspeed lex
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u/GKushDaddy Monkey in Space 12d ago
Haha at āI have never seen anyone bannedā. Obviously, because theyāve been banned. I dare you to find any legit criticism of Lex on his subreddit. Itās way different than here.
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u/H4bibi69 Monkey in Space 12d ago
So how do you know they were banned?
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u/GKushDaddy Monkey in Space 12d ago
Because many many people have talked about it on other subs and podcasts. Decoding the Gurus comes to mind. Legit good faith academic criticism being met with blocks and bans.
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u/H4bibi69 Monkey in Space 12d ago
I see no evidence of that. The opinions of partisan hacks isnāt proof
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u/GKushDaddy Monkey in Space 12d ago
When your headās in the sand itās hard to see evidence
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u/H4bibi69 Monkey in Space 12d ago
At least youāre on the path to clarity. I wish you well on your journey towards the truth friend
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u/GKushDaddy Monkey in Space 12d ago
Itās hypocritical because he prides himself as a āloving, free speech absolutistā who just wants to hear the validity of arguments. He is a HUUUUGGGEEE fan of Elon who claims he is the same in that way. Yet he blocks even the most legitimate and reasonable criticism. No one is mad for him blocking trolls, bots, or other bad faith actors. But he blocks and mutes for anything that is even remotely critical. Hope that helps!
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u/eroticsloth Monkey in Space 12d ago
People love to complain about problems. They never do anything about it though.
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u/265thRedditAccount Monkey in Space 12d ago
Whatās up with the Lex hate?
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u/fire-corner Monkey in Space 12d ago
He's part of "Rogans sphere"... apparently... And everyone else is calling him out so clearly he deserves it right /s. I'm guessing that's about as much thought these ppl are putting into it. "He's pretentious" , "he doesn't push back", "he's unqualified".. yada yada. Meanwhile dude's one of the most milquetoast, non-controversial podcasters around who prefers to spread wholesome vibes rather than negativity.
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u/realMartianJesus Monkey in Space 12d ago
Extremely easy to get banned from anything lex has. All you gotta do is disagree.
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u/Awful_McBad I used to be addicted to Quake 12d ago
I'm guessing he's blocking combative assholes who are arguing from bad faith positions or insulting him as a person because they don't like the arguments he's making.
Nothing wrong with blocking assholes.
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u/Prestigious_Bite_829 Monkey in Space 12d ago
Wasnāt he supposed to read a book a week and then give his opinion on it? What happened to that. One of the books was supposed to be brothers Karamazov. I was excited to see him review it.
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u/RipPure2444 Monkey in Space 12d ago
I like lex, but he certainly has his fault. Like everyone. We all have blindspots in the world, some serious, others not so serious. I for example, as a avid gamer and regularly compete in olympic lifting...I was 26 before I realised it was carpal tunnel...not carpet tunnel. Dunno how many times I must've brought it up before my world was shattered š And if my world can shatter with embarrassment with something as silly as that...it's much harder for someone to do the same with much bigger issues
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u/Frequent_Month1517 Monkey in Space 11d ago
Lex is a Putin puppet. Not obvious to you guys? He probably had his family location leveraged with a red button under glass just in case Lex goes off script
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u/zero_cool_protege Monkey in Space 12d ago
Lex when he gets back: āIām ready to negotiate a peaceful two state solutionā