Comments by "Stevie" (@matthewhorizon6050) on "JRE Clips"
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Manny Santiago
Agreed! Out of all the psychosocial theories used to explain our personalities and behavioral markings, I've always been partial to Systems Theory. But social-nurturing theories don't explain entirely how we arrive at our adult selves. However, when merged with existential and psychoanalytical models we then have all the variables in place to expound on every influential aspect of human development.
If Mike never met Cus D'Amato, maybe he doesn't even take boxing seriously? Cus was very father-like towards Mike and genuinly cared about his wellbeing. Mike adored him!
According to the stories, Mike was bullied to no end as a young child. He would hide in the project hallways to avoid other kids. Occasionally, he was so scared that he'd stay hidden for 6 to 10 hours. Clearly, he was traumatized and it followed him into adulthood. With no one to protect him during those times, it set the stage for the cultivation of a monster.
An environment that causes a child to feel afraid, angry, lonely and frustrated regularly will manifest eventually into antisocial behavior: the behavior of Mike Tyson in a nutshell. But the positive relationship w Cus affected him too. It was his caring and attention that gave Mike the confidence and drive to focus on boxing and not run the wheels off the track. As Mike stated, "All I wanted to do was please my mentor."
Your examples are spot on -- I totally agree. Check out an illustration on systems theory. You'll find it fascinating.
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Similer story happened to my buddy's brother (Brian), sorta. His brother was at a keg party and running from the cops through a thick patch of trees. One of the branches got him in the eye. When he got home, their dad told Brian to sleep it off because he was too drunk for the doctors to proceed w medical attention, which is complete bullshit. The next morning, Brian went to the ER and ended up having a procedure, but it didnt take and his eye was eventually removed.
Both doctors said Brian's eye would have been salvageable had he went directly to the hospital.
*1st side note: they were a wealthy family, but the dad was a complete drunk.
Fast forwarding 15 yrs, the mother had divorced him a decade prior, because of his drinking. Nevertheless, during Easter Brian's father showed up for dinner, uninvited and TOTALLY ANNIHILATED. Brian came to the door and delivered a devastating right hand directly to his father's suck-hole (broke his jaw) and the punch launched him backwards down a flight of stone steps. Brian then descended down the stairs like a methodical psychopath haha. He proceeded to kicking his father repeatedly until family members stepped in and stopped Brian from commiting a homicide on Easter.
Here is the hilarious part, when questioned by the cops, Brian told them he had been waiting for over a decade to put a beating on his dad. Guests and other family members came to Brian's aid and helped him calm down and urged him to alter his statement, which he did.
*2nd side note: as mentioned earlier, they were loaded and the old man had destroyed his "once respected" reputation by means of an insatiable thirst for scotch that systematically destroyed his life.
Brian got off w a misdemeanor assault charge that was later dropped to a violation, in which he plead guilty -- basically, there were no legal repercussions.
Moral of the story, always harbor resentment and allow it to fester into a blind rage and the near killing a family member. Merry Christmas!
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@heebrojooper1652 ,
Look, yes, the effects are exacerbated by the drugs you mentioning, but it is NOT challenging to overdose on a benzo. Good God, where are you getting this information from?
I've worked in substance use disorder for over a decade, have 4 degrees that pertain to mental health, and was a hardcore dope junkie for about a decade. Please, don't spread the idea that a few bars of Xanax do not have the capacity to end someone's life. Plus, we all react different to the drugs. Akathesia induced impulsivity is a great example of that. Sure, if you've established a habit, it's more challenging to overdose.
PS: be safe, my man. Not trying to go all dorky on ya, but I've been around the block. Rikers Island, the Attica hub in Wyoming (upstate New York penitentiary), ran the streets of Brooklyn like a fucking madman. Trust me, I've seen soldiers die in the stairwells of the Cooper's and Bushwick houses, dir to benzos. Mostly dope, but just benzos occasionally.
Education and sobriety saved my life. And I'm not an NA/AA head or bible thumper, but I'm tellin ya, benzos can kill ya. Further, the withdrawal can kill ya as well.
Be good, Wildman!
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Indeed, bro! While enrolled at a SUNY school, during my undergrad, I participated in a team research project w three other students. We were researching the geriatric population. So after all the policy red-tape was complete, we went to a local nursing home.
One of our research members was a young woman from Jordan. She said, "It's nice that the US has facilities that care for the eldery w no family." Instantly, another student replied by explaining that most of them have families, but don't have time to care for them. The Jordanian girl was mortified! She couldn't believe that such a place existed, especially w some of their family members not even a mile away. She was visibly upset and whitenessing her reaction resonated with me deeply.
Not to get all dorky, but my life changed the day, w regard to how we treat our elderly. They're discarded like a piece of trash when they become too much of a burden. I'm a true lover of this nation, but we treat our oldies like shit.
I'm 43 now and my dad's handicap and lives w me and he will until he's no longer breathing.
Hopefully, I am not coming off sanctimonious, but it's my hope that we adopt some cultural trends from less developed nations and take care of the people that took care of us.
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Robert Weekes, yeah, im sure that human traffickers represent the vaste majority of these immigrant families at the southern border [insert sarcasm here]. Little kown fact, in 2016 more than 1,000,000 illegal Mexican immagrants moved back to Mexico -- we're going to need a wall all right -- to keep them here haha. No one wants those migrant worker jobs and someone has to do it. Get your number game up, if you want to rationalize your outrageous claims (it makes your opinion valid; otherwise, youre just another troglodyte in the cesspool). Finding legit research takes time though. Youre probably not interested in that, are ya?
See, heres the problem w the political arena and the polarization that Americans have unconditionally supported -- the societal fringe has become a comfort zone for both sides of the aisle, w intolerance acting as the ultimate facilitator.
Political partisanship is probably the dumbest idiological stance for anyone to take.
Examples from both Party's: if im a democrate, it is my duty to support the ideas of globalization, open borders and pro-choice. Think about how idiotic it is to support each of these policies w absolute certainty, regardless of the individual details and varibles that makes each situation unique. Now concider the Republican partisan efforts: have to be pro-life, Christian and an advocate of states rights. Once again, fucking idiotic.
By experiencing higher education one becomes enlightened to the world around them (in a humanities program). Secondly, you become compassionate, because you've developed a clearer understanding of human history, which can have a humbling and terrifying impact on an individual. It can cause a person to not want to be a part of repeating the horrific atrocities of the past.
However, theres also a problem here. If youre a kid in college and lack the moxie or intuition to question your instructors, they'll brainwash you because of the respect you have of their ideas. This is how the left indoctrinates it more youthful representatives. You end up w a radical alt-left SJW perspective that is exausting and lacking productivity.
Kids (yound adults -- late teems to early 20s) are a great tool for spreading ideas, because they tend to be outspoken and have an abundance of spare time.
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@slow mazda
Call it what ya want, man. The guy in the comment above you is correct: fat shaming doesnt work for most.
Here's the problem for the XLers out there -- it's a lack of discipline: (1) they either dont like working out or (2) they cant control their eating habits. Personally, I remember putting on a few (not much, about 25lbs) and thinking, "Holy shit, I'm fat bastard!" So I started going to the gym and hitting the cardio hard. It didnt work! I realized I was getting in better shape, but wasnt shedding the weight. Then I began to eat right and in less than 4 weeks I lost over 30 lbs. It was simply due to not eating after 7pm and eating healthy.
From about 8-yrs-old until a senior in high school I wrestled, played football and baseball. I was an athletic kid and excelled as a wrestler, but was a solid wide receiver too -- I was lean as fast. 6'2, 175lbs during football season and wrestled at 16O. But in my 20s and 30s my natural lean weight was about 185-190. However, in my 40s it became evident that my metabolism was not what it once was.
Eating right is the key. If we treat our body like shit they will eventually respond like shit, due to the shortcomings associated with maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
I'm a social researcher and trust me, fat shaming doesn't work. But a part of me thinks we should do it, because it does work for some.
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I was at a Dead show at Rich Stadium in '93. My buddies and I split a half sheet between the five of us. Holy fuck!
We all had tripped multiple times before, but we still made the rookie mistake of eating more and more, because "they didn't seem to be working," as my buddy Jay said; famous last words lol. Next thing ya know, we were all on 10 hits a piece and it was very potent and clean shit (rainbow pyramids w wings, if my memory serves me correctly). Good lord, to this day I've never been so fucked up.
It was nearly 100° that day, not to mention we were in a parking lot. So, we bought snowcones to cool off. Logical choice, right? You'd think. I was so out of it that the concept of eating had escaped me. I ended up just throwing it on the ground, because I had no clue as what to do w it and neither did my buddies. Then we all realize -- almost simultaneously -- the trips were working overtime haha.
At this point we headed to the woods to try and regain some normalcy of the world.
Nope! We kept getting higher and higher. Then we ran into a guy w a bad eye; other than that, he was the typical middle-aged
Deadhead. He asked, "You boy's lost?" We concurred and he took us to this huge canopy that was deeper in the woods. A bunch of children were running around under the tent-like thingy. He said, "We are all on the family trip" -- inferring that the children were dosed too. It totally freaked us out and my friend lost it. Immediately, he ran full throttle in a straight line haha. He must have ran at least another mile deeper into the woods and we didn't see him until the next day. As for us, we got the fuck out of there too.
A bunch of crazy shit happened on that hot June day. What an experience. I wouldn't recommend ANYONE eat 10 hits of quality LSD, because shit gets really fucking intense at times. But I will say this, it is a journey that I defiantly don't regret.
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@Ali Bumaye,
Couldn't agree more. That stupid fucking wall is more of a symbolic security blanket, so delusional folks can feel safe from the "monsters." Over 1 million Mexican illegal immigrants/migrant workers left the US in 2017. We're gonna need a wall to keep 'em in! Granted, there's a lot of shit that comes through the Mexican border, but the idea of a wall being able to fix those problems is hysterical.
And yes, the military budget is outrageous. We have a 612 million dollar budget and ranked as the most lethal force on earth, by three fold. We're still making tanks! The Pentagon even said we don't need them haha, yet, we still have contracts to make nearly 120 more by 2026. Plus, there's 1.3 million soldiers on the pay roll, W aren't at war! 😂
As for the wealthy being taxed, it's preposterous that they aren't. Here's a crazy statistic from the Economist. In 1988, CEOs on average made 33 times more than the average working citizen. In 2003, that number has climbed to 1300, roughly. Imagine what that number is today, knowing that companies like Amazon and the silicon valley organizations have emerged. The dispersion on wealth in the US is unbelievable.
I'm all for capitalism, but it might be time to cap the wealth in this country. Why does anyone need more than a billion dollars? As much as I love Elon, he's more active in space than our federal government. I love the capitalist competition and conglomerate business concepts. But what happens if someone becomes wealthier than our country? We are headed towards some different times. I'm both interested and frightened to see where we end up. Hopefully, I'm being an irrational and paranoid weirdo.
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@franklynaponte593
Bugatti
Bout to head into my "walked-10-miles-to-school-up-hill-both-ways" rendition.
NYC was not much different today than it was 2 decades ago. THE HEIGHT OF NYC MADNESS WAS DURING THE LATE 70s and ENTIRE 80s. Everywhere was mayhem, other than in the Westside down to little west 12st and the Eastside on Park and Madison until you hit Central Park.
Prograns in academia, such as criminology, social work, human services, etc teach students that Giuliani cleaned NYC up by implementing the Broken Windows theory, but that's a myth. They cleaned up the City by over-policing and arresting minorities on EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THE 5 BOROUGHS and filling Rikers and sending guy upstate on prison redicuulous bids (all day and night for 10 straight yrs). Plus, the rich also started buying up property in poor neighborhoods, renovating them and renting to the wealthy.
I watched all this shit go down. There was a time when ZERO white people took the L-train out of Manhattan (only white hobos and beggars would go to Bedford and beyond). And Astoria, Williamsburg, Bushwick, etc were hellholes lol. NYC is a different creature now. When I go back to visit once and a while it blows my mind -- it's another world.
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@-KillaWatt-
Dude, we have absolutely no idea how the brain works. My undergrad was heavily steeped in neurology. The reason our sensory perceptions were tracked initially by tracing the location of a brain injury. Phineas Gage being the first famous longitudinal case study. Now brain scans can identify high functioning areas. Other than that, we understand how action potentials move through neurons by traveling through dendrites, through the axon terminal, which is covered by a myelin sheath as the neuron ages, which determines how fast the action potential moves through the axon, then we get to neurotransmitters passing through the synaptic cleft and binding to receptors, or engaging in reuptake or passing through a the barrier of the other neuron. We know other neurophysiologic happenings, but nothing new has been unveiled in decades. We have NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON. Micrology, cytology, etc are stuck and have been for a long time. I would be so confident that were going to start reaching these new plateaus of understanding anytime soon. The lymphatic system is essentially all physiology and zero anatomy because it's all micro workings, but we at least understand how it's working, sorta. The brain is entirely different, because it is our link to conciousness. My theory is that we'll never understand conciousness, so by default, we'll never understand the brain in the manner that is most crutial and revealing. The human mind is the biggest mystery in the universe... from our perspective.
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@nislive
Well, at least you have other experiences elsewhere, but I dont agree. Say for instance that a bunch of people hate a race, due to circumstantial reasons. They dont connect cause and correlation, just the fact that they dont like a race. Dude, with all due respect, your view sounds insane. Social convention prevents people from fighting with another person, because their views arent written on their forehead. You tell me, I cant fucking stand hardened femanist. It's my experience of spender over a decade with them in academia. I still treat them with respect and conduct myself properly when talking and working with them. What good would it do for them to know that I despise the very ideology that drives their every move? And what good would it be for me to know her views of me? IT WOULD EXACERBATE HATRED AND IF YOU DONT SEE THAT THIS IS AN INEVITABLE OUTCOME, then I'm not sure what to say. Folks have this utopian ideal of society that's simply ridiculous. We have to realize that theres always a dickhead in the room. It those people become ostracized by society, they will rally and bind together to form a more volatile movement that never would have existed in th he first place.
I enjoy my freedom. I've seem many other nations too and as fucked up as America is in some ways, I still love the freedom. Reading someone's mind will sentence their death.
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@Yousuck00
Over 90% of the field was doping. At this point it's pretty much a fact. Granted, I think Lance was probably a great cyclist, but he did cheat. Also, you're right, not the same issue, but I havent read the rest if the thread, maybe this dude is just trollin.
But always remember, it was those Euro trash motherfuckers who gave Lance the isolated testing w WADA then afterwards randomly sampled tests. The random sample revealed that an astonishing 9 out of 10 were positive. If a Frenchman or Spaniard won those races, rather than Lance, NEVER WOULD the TDF officials have brought up PED use, which is now CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH the ENTIRE circuit of pro racing.
Lance was competing with other dopers, but I'll admit that he may have been privy to a more effective PED regimen which put him over the edge, but Europeans are closet US haters, so we'll never know the entire truth, but Icarus revealed a lot.
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I hate being in opposition of this view, because I'm opposed to the trend we're seeing in academia. The bogus papers that passed peer-review are great vehicles for exposing the dogma that has infiltrated higher education's humanities programs, but using fraudulent data collection to build a case is problematic.
I know it seems pretty, because the numbers are somewhat ludicrous, but if we are to maintain the integrity aligned w conducting scholarly research, we have to concider the potential harm that can be caused by this blatant disregard of academic honesty. We swear to an oath that the data we collect will be done so in a truthful manner, accurate to the description in our work. Where is the line in the sand, if outright lying becomes acceptable, based on the researchers purpose (i.e., how will ever be able to rely on the data, if we have no way of deciphering its validity)?
Even before the study is launched the initially paperwork that is submitted to the school's board of review committee (BRC) is supposed to contain reliable information regarding the following: the study's purpose (lit review), methodological approaches, data collection, analysis, and the discussion/conversation section. Granted, our interpretations may contain inaccuracies, but using false data is unacceptable. The reason we provide accurate info is so other researchers can duplicate the study and observe the cause and correlation to find inaccuracies and discrepancies. If there is no ethical foundation of truth to measure the work then we set the tone for a dangerous future (e.g., peer-reviewed research is used by Congress to pass legislation; it aids in shaping a portion of the zeitgeist; changes the trajectory of "bad thinking," etc.).
This is dangerous territory. We are already in times where the truth is being questioned at every turn -- and rightfully so -- but where is the utility in accepting lies in a place where truth is the required inhabitant? Our world doesn't need this -- there's other ways.
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@AsifLicious
I'm all honesty, my salary was rather hefty at the time, but I brought quite a bit of grief to many peoples lives, especially family and friends, I'm ashamed to admit. But the money I made while working in the metal workers union in NYC was ample, so stealing was never something I resorted to. Plus, i lived in Williamsburg Brooklyn right next to the cooper projects and the dope was cheap back then and very high quality, with no fentanyl, so us junkies lingered mostly and didnt merge with the soil. But my behavior was appalling.
I see your point though. Undoubtedly, plenty of the people i advocate for have carried out the questions you asked.
But hypothetically speaking, what do you propose we do about the problem? People tend to be very black and white on this issue, until they are adversely effected by this crisis, through a loved one. I wont say his name, but one of our US congressman brought his son to the clinic I work at during closing hrs and because the elections are approaching we were essentially forced to admit him and do so in a silent manner, not open to the public. In short, the said republican congressman (and no, I'm not a PC-SJW fucktard) has changed his views on this problem and is now working to figure out how we can resolve the problem.
Let them die or incarceration -- which is more appealing? You probably put it in simple terms, as in, they're the ones who did it, so let them die, correct? Hopefully, you have a change of heart, bud. Over the yrs, I've noticed that the lowest earning quintiles have an extraordinarily challenging time increasing their social upward mobility. Years ago, experts said it was drugs that ravaged these urban neighborhoods. Now the problem can ti the suburbs. Better late than never in my book.
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@AshSama86 ,
Indeed you are right. People do need to know there's a way out. Joe's boy Ari actually explained his experience w depression in one of the most descriptive, yet simple ways I've ever heard. And I loved the fact that he called Joe out on his constant recommendation to simple get up and exercise. He's a real dummy when it comes to the topic of mental illness, but in defense, he's become better at understanding it.
Ari suffered from suicidal ideation for quite some time and it started in a period in his life where he was finding great success in his life. After rigorous attempts and failures to regain his health, finally he got his life back and scraped his Android/IPhone for a flip top. He never elaborated why he opted to do this, other than to "disconnect" as he put it. It's a great episode, for anyone who is interested.
Plus, the show w Dr Kelly Brogan, a psychologist who stopped treating w medications had some great insight as to the dangers of over medicating and exacerbating the symptoms. But she was discussing an array of mental illnesses, not just depression. HOWEVER, I don't agree w her approach as a whiole, as she is very pseudo. For example, I looked up the research she referenced and findings to back up her points and she misrepresented the literature. But overall, she brought up some great points.
I agree though, folks need to know there's a way out. That's important and Fury was great. Peoplejokd about shit like this and my humor is as morbid as anyone's, but it's depression is serious and horrific for those who are experiencing it.
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@andrewcheatle4691
I was on a research team at a respected university and we conducted a study on deer ticks and the prevalence of Lyme disease among said units of measurement. Our research (we posed a question, not a hypothesis, but our results were used as metadata in a qualitative peer reviewed study) garnered these findings: the persentage of deer ticks (a sample size of 360) infected/harboring/carrying Lyme in the Broome County Area was nearly 25%. This is a rather alarming figure. Initially, we estimated 5-8% and were blown away by how many tested positive. Plus, the tool used to determine a positive result may not have accurately found each positive test (I forgot the margin of error but it was significant). In other words, it may have been in upwards of 30-35%. We used a non probability convenience sampling sampling method to obtain our units of measurement.
With all this said, the Broome County Area in NYS has a rather large amount of folks who have been infected w Lyme by a deer ticks. Personally, I know a few individuals and their quality of life gradually deteriorated to a dismal state. I ignore the conspiratorial bullshit. This doesn't mean I don't think that the breakout of Lyme in the North East isn't associated w some something ethically shitty, but I concentrate on facts. And the facts are that many people have Lyme, if they were infected w/out antibiotic treatment almost immediately it can turn into a fuckin nightmare.
But I will say this much in regard to supporting a possible conspiracy, why insurance companies will not cover the most commonly recommended dosage of antibiotics over a certain period is odd. It's really fucking weird.
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@Hercule Satan
EXACTLY. Take your own advice. If you're fully committed to any contemporary political ideology then you're either young, naive, ignorant or conditioned. Because trust me, before these stupid fuckin PC-SJW movements, conservatives were by far the dummies of the two. It's just that the dem party has out dumbed them for the moment. I'll give you a litany of reason why republicans are totally retarded too: the evangelical influence, climate change deniers, still infatuated with jesus, etc. But probably the worst shit was them allowing corporations to run amuck in the 80s and 90s. In 1980, CEOs of companies made 37 times the average middle class worker. IN 2016, UCLA ran a meta date research study, which showd that CEOs now make 1780 times as much as the average middle class worker. That launched during the Regan administration, and both Bushes invested 12 more yrs to insure these corporations would thrive. But Democrats are too far gone to side w then on nearly any issue. BOTH PARTIES DO NOT HAVE YOUR BEST INTEREST IN MIND.
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@Jesse,
Jesus Christ, I couldn't imagine having to do my Masters online! I finished my bachelor's online at a SUNY school in NY and it was so top heavy w writing!
My friend/colleague is a SUPER SHARP chick w a great work ethic and getting her MSW online at SUNY Buffalo (their program is ranked 9th in the country) and she claimed that the workload and harshness on grading is a total nightmare.
Regarding the SJW presece in academic settings, I have almost 4 degrees: attended two universities and two colleges -- as I said my Hum Dev bachelor's was attained online and the PC bullshit was only outrageous at Keuka College, which is a very pricy and relatively small school in Upstate NY (e.g., like Evergreen State College, I'm assuming). It was so bad there that I dropped out w two of my older friends after the first semester then we all enrolled at SUNY Empire State College to finish our bachelors' (not easy).
But Keuka crammed that PC mentality down the students' throats. I argued ENDLESSLY w professors and outdebated them regularly, because quite frankly, my knowledge-based was far superior and they were so intellectually limited by their simplistic SJW-like mentality (not many Bret Weinstein's there).
What I learned is that small and expensive, non-community colleges w humanities and social science programmes are the root cause of this SJW movement. Because SUNY Broome Community College wasn't bad, They didn't allow their instructors to run amuck w that bullshit (e.g., they shut that gender neutral bathroom shit down immediately) and I'm at the tail end of my MSW (taking my final clinical now) at Marywood University in PA. Let me tell ya, those hillbillies don't give a fuck about that shit over there haha. Some classes can be bit off-putting, but it's not like Keuka College. But from what I hear, the SJW presence at Binghamton University, which is a huge school -- where I live -- is absolutely riddled w pussies. So glad I chose Marywood U over Bing U.
It's weird, both school's are universities w social science programs, but one is in the rust belt in PA and the other in Upstate NY. It's a very strange phenomenon.
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Why take this personal? Relax, man. Most "things" in this world do not care about your emotions.
"Show me a fuqin AI robot that begins to..." There are no AI robots that resemble what Joe is suggesting, so what are you talking about?
Investigate generative adversarial networks (GAN). They are neural net architectures that delve deeply into what we would concider thinking. It consists of two robots, one is an observer and judge, while the other creates. In turn, it simulates cognition. Additionally, the AI robots that look very human-like are becoming more and more convincing. Get ready, because these advancements in robotics are coming, whether you like it or not. God CANNOT SAVE you from the future. As a matter of fact, sentient beings may not be far off on our time table. I am under the impression that once semantic segmentation takes off, it will advance at an alarming rate.
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Granted, the Green New Deal was/is impractical, with an impossible integration plan, and making too many demands simultaneously. Essentially, it would change the entire structure of our country in a decade -- stupid plan. But we will need to implement some aspects of it at some point, but that's decades out.
HOWEVER, the dismissal of of wind, solar and hydro is ridiculous, reckless, ignorant and crooked. These non-emission alternatives for energy are clearly what we must adopt over time. If you think otherwise you're a fuckin moron. And nuclear can be a temporary option, but we need to move away from the burning of coal, eventually. We've been using this shit for hundreds of years and the impact has been very harmful to our world.
AOC is a toxic scum whose ideas are juvenal and detrimental, but for this guy to say that solar, wind and hydro are bad ideas to use now is an outright lie. THERE IS A WAY TO STORE SOLAR IN INDIVIDUAL HOMES, which was invented decades ago and it's engineered to be cheaper too. But the prices have not dropped, because solar companies have monopolized the industry and refuse to drop the price because there isnt enough competition.
Mind you, I despise both parties and this guy is a typical politition. Hes LYING. THERE IS STORAGE. And as Joe said, some folks are completely off grid because of using solar. The problem is that the panels are so much money and do not last long -- 5 yrs to a decade tops. Fuckin crooks, all of them! Liberal PC-SJW pussies are advocating for a utopian world that ones not exist and conservatives are letting big business run rampant.
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OMG, here he goes again w the fuckin' exercise! Joe loves getting these naturalist doctors on the show to prech pseudo solutions for mental illness.
And NO, I'm not saying that exercise and other natural approches of care cannot be successful in the treating depression or other debilitating mood disorders. And yes, I also KNOW that Big Pharma has manipulated the public into thinking there's a solution for any feeling that intervenes w ones happiness: it comes in a pill. But moderate or severe depression or anxiety are not simply or typically extinguished by exercise, fucking tea, etc.
Sure, the New England Journal of Medicine (and plenty of academic instatutions) have published cases that illustrate remarkable breakthroughs in neuro-related treatments that are supported by peer review; and they show the periodic success of non-pharmaceutical cures all the time. BUT IT IS NOT A NORM!
Acute or chronic mental illness that manifests into very debuilitating symptoms are fucking horrific for said individuals and the crap Dr Kelly Brogan and this Cat are pushing is dangerous; not always, but most of the time.
I've been working in mental health for quite some time and I don't claim to have the solutions, as we are still in the infancy of not only understanding alleviative remedying and curative treatment for mental illness, but neurophysiology in general. With that being said, these clowns, in many ways are as reckless as the opposite end of the spectrum -- the very thing they oppose and detest.
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@squirlmy most substance use disorder agencies use LMSWs and some LCSWs. In NYS, you'll see CASAC counselors as part of the staff as well. And I didnt literally mean he should take college classes. However, any reputable school w intro A&P and Neuro is no fuckin joke. When you finish those courses ones understanding of how the brain functions is rather thorough (i.e., you can hold a convo w specialists without being totally lost). And Sub Use Classes at the school I went to have a program that required the most core credits than any other program. Granted, an associates degree in said program is not an adequate education to take on an average case load of patients, but most schools do a damn good job of having those students prepared for the field, because state oversight IS UP THEIR ASSES. A 350hr internship, along w 7000hrs of clinical training hrs is solid.
In short, someone interested in learning about the brain and how its effected by drugs, who takes A&P I & II, Neuro, intro to Sub Use Disorder and pharmadynamics has a pretty damn good understanding of what's happening to an individual during autointoxication. So I disagree.
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Look, I am not a PC-SJW fuckstick, but during my 10 yrs in higher education I encounter a LOT OF INCREDIBLY bright women. Unfortunately, most of them were found in humanities programs.
For example, a 19-yr-old Haitian-America girl in one of my undergrad A&P courses scored 150-something on an IQ test -- she was in the fucking social work program! That's a huge waste of intelligence. Sure, we need smart SWs, but we need the elite minds in STEM and some of those minds are females and they're slipping through the cracks in academia, all the time.
We need to make an effort to strengthen our engineering departments, physics and economic programs, etc w smart female minds. It's a waste not to seek them out. Women do naturally gravitate towards humanities programs -- that's undeniable -- it's been proven over-and-over, but we could get the females who are not organically attracted to helping-oriented fields. It doesn't need to be a permanent funding endevour, but it could be a great catalyst for the time being.
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There's been arguments on what the limits of free speak should be since its inception. And make no mistake, both sides of the aisle are guilty of taking idiotic stances and actions (i.e., it's a back-and-forth, ebb and flow of obstinancy between both political idiologies).
Republicans were all over music in the late 80s and 90s and now liberals are pushing their brand of bullshit through social media (SM). However, this is why the pushback we're seeing from the far-left is superseding the previous efforts we've seen in the past.
Arguments are exacerbated and polarized 10-fold on SM platforms, so essentially these leftists have by default taken shit to the next level.
I'm liberal-minded, but in a traditional sense, not a PC-SJW fuckhead. I'm pro guns, support secure borders and my geopolitical views on the Middle East are almost exclusively conservative-oriented. The only reason I'm saying this is to not give the impression that I'm an insane, bias, far-left moron.
I can say this with confidence: the de-platforming of conservatives is no bueno! We can't allow ourselves to get lost in semantics of this issue. Granted, free speech is a much trickier issue than it used to be, as companies like FB have been used to coordinate terrorist attacks. So yes, some speech is off limits. A deliberate attemp to incite violence is not on the table. On the other hand, there's a simplicity to this as well.
I'll admit, I'm pretty fuckin stupid, but I have the sensibility to decipher right and wrong -- most of the time -- when determining what speech is okay and what is not. Alex Jones never should have been axed. See, that was simple. Granted, I think he's a moron, but he's never done anything that should have gotten him kiboshed. The companies need to figure out who they are and define it.
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Yeah, because Caltech and MIT are such shitty schools. What? I'm not sure why you're attempting to bash his intelligence by sullying the reputation of two of the most elite engeneering-tech institutions in the US. Regarding graduates from these schools, unless behavioral health issues or death intervene, nearly every graduate from each of these schools go on to extraordinarily successful careers.
I'll grant you, Bob's story does contain some inconsistencies, but in all fairness I have not looked into the finer points of his story (i.e., the timeline of events are scattered).
But one thing is evident and warrants a question, why was there be such an extensive effort to disprove Bob's experiences? Whether Bob is full of shit or not, we do know one thing for a fact: the US military lied repeatedly about his endevours, both personally and his association with them. I think it's a bit short-sided to dismiss his accounts; perhaps, it may best serve you to revisit some of the convincing aspects of Bob's story.
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@Little lizard,
In all honesty, we are discussing semantics: neither of us know exactly what happened. But I agree, in a perfect scenario, Herb should have let it go, but in all fairness to him, his view was impeaded as a result of their positioning against the cage. Herb never saw the thumbs up, but he did see Robbie's arm drop.
This fight being called is 100% on Robbie. First off, don't get caught in a choke that restricts you from moving. That never looks good in the eyes of the ref. Secondly, don't drop your arm in a manner that looks like you lost conciousness, if you aren't unconcious. And thirdly, defend the choke! I'm not saying Robbie is some punk -- he's a fuckin nightmare for anyone, but you have to look active when the ref can't see what's going on.
I get the fact that relieving the pressure of a choke can be done by dropping an arm and attempting to roll into the choke, but the arm dropped and he did nothing but hold a thumb up while his hand was nearly on the canvas.
Bottom line, if you don't want the fight stopped, don't drop your arm and instead, defend the choke by attacking the hands and/or fingers. In all truth, I'm not absolutely confident that he was out, but he damn sure looked like it. He did everything wrong in that moment. Hoping that someone's arms burn out is a bad strategy in a situation like this.
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@ghostbuddy3106
You missed the point, big fella. I merely stated that the claim was accurate, which it is. They laughed it off -- that's why I pointed it out.
But granted, I agree, it is hard to take Eddie seriously when discussing any topic outside of BJJ, as his process to seeking truth is embedded with absurd ideologies and illogical notions.
With that said, where there is government, there is corruption. The lying from high-ranking government officials is ample and unbridled. I dont believe a word that comes out of any of their mouths. Granted, I dont find everything to be a conspiracy either. But more to your point, I am quite certain that Eddie didnt bring up that point to prove an existence of god. He presented this fact to demonstrate irony. Perhaps, I'm wrong, but Eddie isnt affiliated with any of the Abrahamic doctrines, their branches, sects or denominations.
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@ghostbuddy3106
Since the Age of Enlightenment in the West, the transition you're speaking of has lessened significantly. Sure, the first universities in which mathematicians and users of the scientific method operated came from the Middle Eastern Region of the world, but that period was short lived (i.e., adherence to Islam eventually vanquished this effort, and christianity played a role in its falling).
Today, most contemporary intellectuals and scientists never experienced an abandoning of faith, because they were never pinned down by a religious indoctrination. After all, most of the fundimentalist Christian population in the US (evangelicals) consists of the older generation, socioeconomically disadvantaged and/or uneducated. In general, the supporters of fundimentalist religious ideologies are from oppressive social systems. Hence, the lowest earning quintile is often bound to god, because they lack social upward mobility.
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The thing you're looking at right now is possibly the most relevant factor in causing mental illness in the western world. Human connection and interaction is NECESSITY for us -- folks go crazy without one another. Huge blocks of time are being devoted to these devices and we are have become content w this; hence, my long-winded response. Something is missing from many of our lives: human beings.
Regardless of the relationship quality, we have been living together in close quarters for roughly 130,000-180,000 yrs. This societal bond has been diminished rapidly and we are now witnessing the extrodinary cognitive repercussions.
Numbers of peer-reviewed studies have been conducted on this topic over the last 5-8 yrs and the analysis of data is virtually identical, regardless of where the data was garnered (primarily, western nations). The Japanese identified this problem and started to build rehabilitation instatutions in its bigger cities; perhaps, a far more common trend in the not so distant future.
Undoubtedly, people will laugh at this comment. And those comments are evidence of my point: we have forgotten how to communicate appropriately and it's stripping us of our humanity. Sure, we've seen little fuckhead for thousands of yrs, but they never had the courage to voice act of their impulses, as they'd get their teeth knock down the throat. This to is clear evidence of what happens when we don't interact in the same environmental. The human niche has change.
Check out, "Is Google Making us Stupid," by Nicholas Carr. It's not a research study, but a short and right to the point article: startling piece of writing.
And no, I don't suffer from mental illness, but in my line of work, the augmentation of this problem is prevalent among our teen populations, more so, than any other age group. It's not in the water, it's airborne and has contaminated our screens. Mind you, I'm not a Luddite, but "we have a problem, Huston."
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@Dominik Klán,
Yep, the experience of being parented is different for everyone. My family was totally broke when I was young, but my parents were driven folks. My mother went to school and eventually became an RN and was the head nurse at a hospital unit. My dad upholstered furniture and eventually his business blew up. We moved to a nicer part of town and life changed radically for us.
I'm 43 now and just finished my LMSW clinical (an LCSW now! -- took 10 fuckin yrs of school, field placements, licensing exam, and multiple yrs working on my clinical). I still have a few buddies that I see from back in the day, most of them are dead or in prison though, and the rest aren't doing well.
My point, up until about 23-yrs-old I was NO DUFFERENT THAY ANY OF THEM. I was in Rikers 3 times, and accumulativly spent 5 yrs in the prison industrial complex in upstate NY. I truly believe that the only reason I made it out of that life was due to my parents not letting my run wild and laid down a foundation of morals and etiquette, so when I finally grew up I was able to transition out of the destructive antisocial mentality. Unfortunately, my friends parents didn't do that for them. I used to be so jealous that they could stay out later than me, not disaplined as much, etc. Now I'm grateful beyond words! My mom and dad saved my life. I'd probably be dead by now if not for them.
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No, Lenox, you did not fight Mike in his prime. By the time he faught Bruno and The Truth his best days were behind him. Sure, he still beat some talented guys after that, but it was no longer the Mike Tyson of old -- the magic was gone.
I don't care who disagrees w that, I watched his career from day one and the ingredients that made Mike so good was his jab (yes, Tyson's jab was solid, don't get it twisted), extrodinary head movement, and footwork. In the period I mentioned, those skills had escaped him. When he faught Buster he was on the decline and turned into a one dimensional head hunter. By the time he saw Lewis he was an entirely different fighter.
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@hattorihaso2579
"Explain this...the rumor has been floating around from early 2015. If you google it, you'll see articles from January of 2015. How could he duck usada when they didn't begin testing UFC fighters until 7/1/15?"
This is true to a degree, certain commissions were privately hiring USADA, but the UFCs contract w them had not officially started; plus, Jon wouldn't have been involved w any of those at that point. I could be wrong, but I thing Travis Brown and Josh Barrett were the first fighters to be clipped by USADA and Cyborg was immediately tested by them as well. She didn't not pop though.
If you research this topic, you'll find out that Greg Savage from Sherdog was the first and only person to tell the story then Chael heard it and made as though he had talked to someone about it directly (that's completly false) -- it has not been verified by ANYONE.
Go ahead, knock yourself out: find one fighter, coach/trainer, investigative journalist who actually verified this story. It's just a rumour. That said, people will believe what they want, regardless of the evidence before them.
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I'm all for tittie freedom, but I will say this, beautiful women are fatally flawed and it's not their fault, but it damn sure isn't mine either. Smokin hot chicks are used to guys glancing at them, drumming up conversations w them and pretending to find them fascinating, when in all actuality you either want to fuck them or blow your brains out!
😉+💬=😲🔫
Many of them have a very skewed understanding of social convention and how to navigate that world appropriately and meaningfuly, without acting like an asshole or whorish. And most of them are SHOCKINGLY OVERY SELF CONSCIENCE with LOW SELF ESTEEM.
Every woman that I've dated who was above average in the looks dept had issues -- seemingly endless. Every decent looking female (a 6 or 7) was with, who was not necessarily more intelligent, but far more knowledgeable -- generally speaking -- was full of confidence and self sufficient and enjoyable to have around.
Here's my long-winded point: if we start seeing tits, it's only going to be from women w perfect tits, while other females will develop detest for them. It's bad enough they can't get along w one another as it is, think about what would happen if wild open range titties became a norm? We'd never get anything done!
Apparently, I'm retracting my opening statement, sort of. Instead, we could have 2 or 3 tittie holidays during the yr, so to not experience breast fatigue and start a female apocalypse. We don't need to make "getting pussy" anymore challenging; plus, I can only imagine the conversations.
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@Phoenix,
That's a shitty thing to say about a large swath of people, but it's true. Actually, it's not so much the people as it is the government; hence, the encounters w the Chinese on social media platforms is few and far between.
Their government has oppressed them since day one. Famine, one-child policy, military state-related pushback against all Democratic movements and/or revolts, and the way they've treated the Tibetans is fuckin unspeakable -- their leaders are the worst scum on earth. The current Chinese President just put the kibosh on future elections too. They have NO CHANCE.
At every turn, we must resist falling in line as their people have. Be mindful of who you vote for what levels you vote at: federal, state and local. Don't let the far-left retards or far-right assholes gain anymore traction. The left are ignorant fools, but their hearts are in the right place. The right is deliberate in voicing their needs -- fuck both idiologies!
There, I've done my public service for the day haha.
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@WestHaddnin
In Pulp Fiction, it was supposed to be a shot of adrenalin that Travolta was giving to Uma. Its total bullshit of course, theres no medical procedure where a doctor utilizes a dose of adrenaline or any drug for that matter, directly into the heart. Not to mention, busting through the sternum in the process haha. Adrenalin (or epinephrine) is for other symptoms, not an opioid OD.
You are right, too anyone can buy naloxone (Narcan). A few yrs back, in order to obtain a naloxone intramuscular syringe, the person had to complete a mandatory training seminar, but most states just hand them out at needle exchanges, etc. And as you said, they can be purchased at pharmacies. Used to be about a half grand lol.
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A lot of moving parts here. First off, the guy broke in (or walked) into Sturgill's house, twice in 36 hrs. Thats fuckin unbelievable! On the second time he very well could have justified putting one through his noggin, but he didnt.
My point, he gauged the situation and acted, not out of fear, but was appropriate for the moment. I've got a little girl... 2 rifles, a shotgun, 2 pistols and an 85lb boxer who's rather nice, but aggressive towards folks he doesnt know (I didnt train him to be aggressive, it's how I got him from the pound, but nice guard dog -- hes great w my daighter.
My point, I'd put a bullet through a guys head and let my dog go to town on him if he broke in my home. But like Sturgill, I'm not out for blood. I totally understand why he didnt shoot that guy. Who knows, maybe on the 3rd time he ends up killing your kid, but he doesnt see like that type of robber, more like a drug addict or mentally ill.
So many people on here said they'd shoot him on the dime. I worry about folks like you. If you're ready to kill a motherfucker like that, you're either scared and dont know how to compose yourself or you're just looking for a reason to take someone's life and what better opportunity than now?! Even the cops said it.
And no, I'm not a PC-SJW or a Dem, but I ain't a Rep either. With that said, lock your doors folks. You'll avoid having these encounters. In my opinion, I think it's rather fuckin ridiculous to leave a door open w a little one in the house to begin with.
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@chriskolb3105
@chris kolb
I guess we're all just a little different. Moral of the story, don't break in your place: theres bullet cases itching to hit the floor. It's your right though! Unfortunately, judges have thrown more than a few gun owners in the clink for protecting their home.
Idk, I've never been scared of people, so jumping to the conclusion of blowing someone's head off isnt in my DNA. Undoubtedly, I would have handled this in the exact same manner as Sturgill.
Unfortunately, theres no way to gauging the sincerity of your response, so maybe you're one of those weirdos who's obsessed with the idea of killing, deathly afraid of other men, or simply believe it's the appropriate thing to do in a situation of this nature. Personally, I would just lock the doors.
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I'll tell you a story: I grew up in Upstate NY and in my 20s and early 30s lived in NYC for approximately 13yrs. Now, I am 44 and back in my hometown.
Like you, I used copious amounts of drugs when I was younger. Started w pot and booze, drifted towards LSD and shrooms (all these endeavors tool place in my late teens and early 20s), and then the darkness ensued: coke, crack and eventually heroin (intravenous).
At about 33 I stopped using the hard shit. Between jail and dealing with a regularly occurring "dope sick" problem, it grew old, so I went to rehab and quit.
Immediately after my release I enrolled in college, acquired four degrees (3 undergrad, 1 grad) and took on a career as a licensed psychotherapeutic clinician in NYS.
I took mushrooms last week for the first time in roughly a two decades. Leading up to the night when I took the shrooms, occasionally I would drink (10X per yr) and smoke herb even less (1-2X per yr, maybe).
Basically, my life of drugs and crime have been over for over a decade and life is much better. However, I had the best time ever on those shrooms! Forgot how fuckin great they can be! Furthermore, as a more mature and informed person, I feel it gave the experience a more lasting effect -- after coming down completley -- it changed me for the better.
My mood has improved and I'm much more licid. Perhaps, its psychosomatic, but I've read up on it and many older people have experienced a similar affect after a post trip on psychedelics. I won't take them all the time, but I WILL be taking them again.
One day, modern medicine will adopt the healing properties of hallucinogens as a way to treat various behavioral health problems. The research and trials have already begun. I believe they have the ability to cure mood disorders outright. Have a good one!
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You hit the nail on the head. I've been making this claim for yrs. I'm an LMSW and CASAC-L in NYS. Been in Drug & Alcohol for well over a decade and was a junkie myself. Haven't touched the shit in 15-yrs. I'll have a few drinks here and there and am pro-pot (can't smoke for reasons tied to testing at work).
MATs are the new push, along w group therapy. Granted, group sessions are highly effective and been around since the inception of clinical care in substance use disorder settings. However, the Federal Gov (SAMHSA) is leaning hard on expanding the group element and gradually removing one-on-one counseling. Not a wise choice, but in their defence, insurance companies are declining patients constantly. It's a real fuckin problem. The criteria that determines the level of care does not align w insurance companies position on the matter (i.e., in their view groups are a better bang for your buck -- and there is some truth to that thinking). But to eliminate one-on-one's entirely or even just one per moth is ludicrous. The first point of contact for many who find sobriety in rehabilitation centers is shown to be instramental in folks WANTING to change their life: we can't lose that aspect -- assessments are not therapy, but the patient-clinician time can be The catalyst for changing attitudes. Nevertheless, we don't have great success rates and the numbers claimed by inpatient and outpatients are fraudulent: that's a fact.
The War on Drugs is over! It can't be won! We need to legalize and educate. People don't give enough credit to national campaigns geared towards educate the youth. It works! Look at smoking. Kids simply don't smoke anymore. Sure, some do, but not nearly as many when I was in high school (I'm 43 now).
Here's the kicker though: MAT programs are supported by big pharma; and the prison industrial complex survives only by incarcerating people for illicit drug-related crimes. Legalization would crush these instatutions, especially jails and prisons. Quite the conundrum.
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Joe The Lunkhead, Sometimes
Musical intellect and other IQs crossover and seem to share similar attributes, and sometimes they DO NOT.
The biology of people is different from person-to-person (no secret), more specifically, neurobiology/neurobiology is even more subjective regarding intellectual comparison.
Undoubtedly, rap requires talent. but I think it's fair to say that your stock doesn't rise because one has experienced behavioral health issues. It appears as though Joe finds Kenye's adult ADHD ramblings as "a stream of thoughts" and creativity that is somehow comparable to the likes of Elon. Get the fuck out, man haha!
The famous and crazy classical composers of the past were on another plane of creativity and talent than Uncle Kanye. Even the greats of Jazz, Flamenco, Blues, etc not only demonstrated spontaneous creativity, but kinesthetic IQ, due to the dexterity they put on display through their performances. Plus, they could write! Mozart, Davis, Kenye. One of these names doesn't belong.
He's a top of the food chain contemporary rapper and that is where his "amazingness" comes to an end.
To place Kenye in the same league w Elon is absolutely rediculous, especially when the comparison is drawn because Kanye was hospitalized for going bonkers haha. Come on, Joe! Craziness doesn't equate into genious -- they can coexist -- but it's not a requirement. Elon has a quirky, spectrum-like personality, which is much different than what behavioral health issue Kanye presents with. From what I've seen, he has adult ADHD and seems to be rather narcissistic. In short, his mind has not aged well in any other aspect other than making hip-hop.
Perhaps, w/out the fame he'd be a far less off-putting individual. Bottom line, it's a false equivalency to compare him to the likes of geniuses or anyone else w an above average IQ.
He's crazy, ignorant beyond believe (where's it w a badge of honor) and has decent taste in music and poetry.
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@causerDAguv
WTF are you talking about? First of all, I'm not some conspiratorial junkie and never once stated that those shots were possible or not. I simply suggested that in a recreation simulation, it took a well regarded marksman 3 times to hit the target. That's not a lie, it's simply a fact that's open to public domain. Plus, the expert marksman didn't have any pressure on him either.
Overall, I'm not pretending to have any concrete answers. I'm a social researcher and VERY methodical about how I collect data and the evidence I'm privy to. I don't make wild notions, assumptions or accusations. I think Oswald could have shot JFK or not shot him. How the hell could I possibly know for sure w all the extensive lying our government has engaged in throughout the years. If anything, it say it's rather naive to think otherwise. That said, as I already stated, I'm not a conspiracy theory nut, who is obstinate towards embracing fundamental truths.
But look at what Snowden revealed: rather shady shit. I don't put it past anyone to lie, especially people who are shrouded in deception regularly. We're given information on a need-to-know basis. Genuine transparency is not a consistent luxury granted to the people under a government of any system, and those who think otherwise are foolish.
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Content distribution of any sort should undergo periodic and private investigations -- from people like this -- to expose the fraudulent delivery system of info being released by colleges and universities across the world. However, we shouldn't throw the baby out w the bathwater.
Remember, we are in the midst of a period where truth is being challenged in ways this world has never seen. Certainly, this is a transitional phase, w an end-game that is not so clear. Higher education is not the enemy though; do not fall for that trap. People w motives are responsible for currupting truth, not those who hold dear the traditional values of the Golden rule. With regard to the vast representation of educators, the good far outweigh the bad.
Many state-of-the-art medicines and technological breakthroughs have direct ties to the world of academia. Some our our brightest minds are products of these colleges and universities. MIT, Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, Vienna, etc. are spilling over with highly valuable insight and discoveries from their respective programs. Don't curb these efforts over a few bad apples.
Sure, call out bullshit when it is deserving, and in this particular instance: bullshit is the case. But don't jump fully on board w this anti-science/anti-truth movement. It is an unsafe and unpredictable path that requires NO further momentum.
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@francmittelo6731
So essentially you're saying Vitor wasn't that great? He iced about 15 top 10 ranked fighters throughout his career. Plus, he faught for two decades! This is an accomplishment that no fighter has pulled off, other than sloppy heavyweights, literally. Name one non-heavyweight who has faught at a high level for 19 yrs? The answer is NO ONE. The only guy is Randy, but he caught his second wind at heavyweight; hence, my point.
If you take into account his stretch that started after his loss to Hendo to his victory over Hendo, it's a murders row of competition that he crushed. He only lost to Jon and Anderson in that period: that's unbelievable, no?
Don't agree w your logic at all. However, he was a riod freak and jacked on trt through most of it, so it's hard to know how good he really was, but to say that PEDs were of minimal help during his career is utterly rediculous.
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@francmittelo6731
First off, you are entirely inaccurate in saying that steroids have not been proven by science to enhance an individual's physical performance. They absolutely have! You're "lol'ing" me; meanwhile, you're claiming that anabolic steroids do not have the capability to enhance physical performance haha? Are you're fuckin' nuts? You aren't familiar w the physiological and biochemical responses that occur during long-term training, while influenced by PEDs (i.e., quicker muscle regeneration that allows more vigorous training regimens)?
Go to Goggle scholor, EBSCO or any other reliable academic database and you'll find an endless barrage of peer review studies that contradict this crazy suggestion of yours. You're either absolutely INSANE, immersed in pseudo science or take pleasure in being obtuse.
Secondly, you're applying "MMA math" to rationalize why one particular fighter was victorious over another at two different time periods? And Victor headkicked Dan to sleep in the 1st rd of their second fight, so what point Are you making?
Everything that I've stated is grounded in truth and you're generalizing w wild speculative notions, mostly steeped in conjecture.
There's an arrogance about the way you conduct yourself -- it's off putting.
I have no use for this convo. Good night or day, depending upon your whereabouts.
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A relitivly new documentary unveils quite a few truths. Oswald might have gotten off a great shot -- this is absolutely true. They set up an identical scene and duplicated the angles and distances, along w a same sized target movingin in the same exact direction and speed. A couple pro rifleman pulled it off, but it was no easy task. But two shots, being a bolt action (I'm almost positive it was a bolt action) is nearly impossible. Its HIGHLY unliky that any human being could have hit that target twice, especially w the mechanics involved between rds.
However, one shot is very plausible, which is probably what occurred. But a second bullet hit him and from a different angle, in which the entrance wound was gaping, and the projective was different.
What they believe happened is the following:
(1) Oswald got of a spectacular shot (one and one only, never attempted a 2nd).
(2) He was accidentally shot by a CIA agent in the car behind him. The entire group of agents were blind drunk the previous night. The guy that sat in for a more intoxicated agent was a rookie and when he heard the first shot he accidentally let off a round. It went right through JFKs nogin. The standard round issued for those guns would have made that exact same wound, especially due to their close proximity.
The CIA has been notorious for this drunk shit (e.g., I forgot what the situation was but they had a rather huge fuck-up under the Obama administration too) and they did not want to take partial blame for the president's death. Can you imagine the heat they'd get for that? The only conspiratorial aspect of this theory is that an agent took the bullet from the scene at the hospital, so they couldn't link it to the CIA. The doctor now admits that this happened. THE DOC'S LIFE WAS THREATENED AND HIS FAMILY'S
Plus, numbers of witnesses near the street claimed that they heard and saw a flash coming from the vehicle. These road witnesses always knew that a bullet came from the other vehicle but their story never grew legs for obvious reasons (around 17 folks made this claim BACK THEN and they still support their original statement).
The investigator was not an American. He was from the UK or Australia. I could be wrong about his nationality, but he's defiantly not a US citizen.
Check it out, I'm 99% sold on this version. Never has there been so much forensics work, simulator exersices and witness testimony. I'd bet dollars to donuts, THIS is how it went down.
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@shimes424
I smoked pot for decades, coolbreeze. I dont smoke because it's not fun anymore, but I loved it at one point. Counldnt understand why someone wouldn't smoke all day. My only point is that Joe's has offered pot to people who have done it all and it ruined their life; yet, he was still pressing the issue. Its dork shit. Disrespectful too. In Joe's defense, I havent seen him do that since Steven Tyler (or someone like that), so I guess he has been somewhat enlightened. It's not much different, in terms of comparison, when he rambles on about behavioral health. Even Ari had to set him straight. It's his podcast, he can do what he wants, and this is a comment section so I'm exercising my opinion as well. It may be wrong, but "pot naggers" are cornballs in my view.
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@EthnoEuropean's CountriesAreBeingInvaded
I was joking, but I'm not a PC-SJW and opposed adamantly the brand of equality they're pushing (i.e., its unattainable utopian busshit). REAL SOCIAL EQUALITY is not possible, because we are not equal for a multitude of reasons.
This version of equality is always accompanied by a militant state, in which "the peoples" money is allocated to the lowest earning quintile, which is the predominant population in every historical example, with no maneuverability to increase ones social upward mobility. And AOC, along with the rest of these radical far-leftists who were ushered into our Democratic party during the Obama yrs and flooded when Trump become our president. However, the right is not without fault.
Far too many conservatives (especially the evangelicals, who our the intellectual equivalence of the SJWs) do not take global warming seriously enough for my liking. This is a dangerous experiment we're running on the environment. And its especially ridiculous to still cling to coal when solar, wind and hydro are at our disposal. Yes, I know our economy (and the world economy) rely heavily on the extraction of fossil fuels. We need to enter this energy shift gradually, so to not throw our socioeconomic standing into a nosedive. But it can be done! Make no mistake and the pace can occur at a much quicker rate. We must concider the possibility that our failure/resistence to transition (no pun intended) may end up costing trillions of dollars, if it is continued to be ignored, or worse.
Additionally, it is outright ridiculous to say that racial-oriented inequality doesn't exist in the US. I'm not sure why we cannot collectively admit this. It doesn't mean that today's whites are all responsible for this problem. Theses stupid fuckin instructors/professors from humanities programs in academia are ruining our youth, while creating a new type of racism, "white privaledge." I'll be damned if I'm going to admit that I'm responsible for the oppression of old or new, simply due to my gender and the color of my skin. MLK is spinning in his grave!
Our forefathers warned us of the potential societal harms that could manifest as a result of developing a two-party system. They knew it then and we're watching their warning unfold into a reality before our eyes. This divisivness has not been present in this country in decades.
Ultimately, I cannot identify with either side of the aisle. The need to integrate another party with a relevant presence is paramount. Not everyone from each party represents the fringe!!!! Both parties are not ENTIRELY RIGHT OR ENTIRELY WRONG, which by default and deductive reasoning, means that political partisanship is nonsense. It's about goddamn time that we start respecting one another and rekindle the idea that compromise is an option.
Folks only recognize their comfortable bubble. They routinely discuss the problems of the world in their echochambers, where virtue-signaling and conformation bias runs amuck. Snap out of it, guys and gals. Let's take back what's ours, before it's too late.
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@patbateman69420 ,
I totally understand what he's saying, but it doesn't come off like utopianism to you? This world has seen multiple governments over the years and the only one that seems to work in the most fair manner for its citizens is Democratic Capitalism. How could his ideas be implimented before sucombing to dysfunction?
Outrage is a victim of its own ambiguity. People forget that what is currently in place is the closest we are going to get to true freedom. Churchill said something to this effect, "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others." It's not a perfect system, but it's fair. Sure, there is a lowest earning quintile that is solidified in our culture because of systemic poverty, inequality, racism, oppression, etc., but this guy is a supporter of anarchism. And yes, I know, it's not the anarchy that most stigmatized, but it's only been proven to stabilize in small villages in the jungles of South America.
Perhaps, I'm misrepresenting his talking points, but he seems to be rather clear on what he is proposing. Do a quick Google -- he's a bonehead.
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Conspiracy theorists -- you're just as much a part of the problem as anyone, if not moreso. Although, I'm glad you are out there, because you do add balance to the political spectrum. However, to think that every facet of government is corrupt is conjecture and speculative at best.
I suppose you have the economic and poli-sci background to layout a structure for us that is free of warts; something that works for all of us?
You guys are calling everyone sheep, because they vote and have some faith in our political system? I got news for ya, pal, sheep in a capitalistic democracy are necessary, because we have to live amongst one another. Disorder and these wild notions of fighting against the machine are childish in a society such as ours.
Do we all veer off in different directions and let the world crumble behind us? Sometimes, it takes far more courage to compromise for your fellow man than play the role of a quasi rebel that opposes everything and has no realistic resolution to any of the problems they bitch about. Grow up and stop thinking you're so cool, you're not. You just another dude on YouTube, no different than me.
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@heebrojooper1652
Here's three different articles:
Understanding What Occurs in a Benzodiazepine Overdose
"Benzodiazepines are only meant to be used for anxiety and other medical issues for a couple months at most due to the fact that people on these medications adjust to them so fast, requiring higher and higher doses to keep them working. The longer this goes on, the higher chance that a person will become addicted to the drug. Patients may also begin abusing these drugs if the maximum allowed dose is no longer working and an alternative treatment plan has not been put into place.
Either of these situations can lead directly to overdose. There have also been cases in which addicted individuals have attempted to quit, going days or weeks without the drug, therefore lowering their tolerance. Upon relapsing, people may go right back to the dose they were taking before they tried to quit. Without that tolerance, they overdose."
Overdose Effects
"Benzodiazepines are central nervous system depressants. The central nervous system is an essential part of the brain that controls the most important bodily functions, including the heart and respiratory system. During an overdose of a medication like this, these functions can slow to dangerous levels. The biggest danger in these situations is severely slowed breathing. When not enough oxygen can reach the brain, this can quickly result in rapid cell death. This is followed by coma and brain damage. Without medical intervention, this is likely to be fatal."
Benzodiazepine Overdose Fatality
"Xanax is an anti-anxiety drug – also known as a benzodiazepine, or benzo – that is used to help people with anxiety disorders or seizures. It is the brand name version of the generic drug alprazolam. Used under the advice of a doctor and as instructed, this substance is generally considered safe.
However, users can overdose if they take too much of the drug at one time"
Now I'll leave a few more, followed by peer-reviewed articles that have been commonly accepted by medicine. Tell me when you grow weary of the information.
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Hello 'nard,
The problem here is that you're under the impression that you're right. The nature of your responses and manipulation of content when quoting is a clear indication that at one point, you realized you were wrong, nevertheless, pressed forward with the same narrative (that was in poor taste). Essentially, you don't have the stones to admit you were wrong.
In addition, a part of me things you're genuinly oblivious to basic facts, while owning this with your head high. This is a prime example of the Dunning-Kruger Effect running amuck in the world you know and operate in.
Your point: it is difficult to OD on a benzo when NOT taken with other drugs, such as opioids or alcohol. My point: no, that is an inaccurate statement. Then I proceeded to demonstrate why you were wrong. Your argument was a study on rats where you cherry picked one portion of the study and left out the part that proved my point. As I said, poor etiquette. Further, your proof was from the content of idiotic YouTube's in this comment section who haven't a clue WTF they're talking about. Solid tact, Leon. 😂
Yes, mixting drugs can have a multitude of differential effects and exacerbate autointoxication. But anyone who isn't 3/4 retarded knows this. For instance, when alcohol and cocaine are taken together the compound cocaethylene is created by a neurophysiological response in the brain.
My work here is done. Keep playing the proud role of the unbending fool. Obviously, you're young, so by the time you're in you're 40s you'll have solidified your mental. That's a frightening thought.
But fear not, the lowest earning quintile seems to have more social upward mobility today than ever before. You might be okay after all.
Food for thought, enroll in the nearest Podunk community college. Maybe they can teach you something. That might be a stretch though.
Best regards,
The Egg
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@Andreas-jl9nr
You're being genuine, not a prick and my comment certainly deserved such response; yet, you refrained. That's an admirable quality and these arenas dont see enough of it -- we'd be better off if the standard for behavior had a stronger association w yours.
As for the discussion. First, I'll address the thrill-seeking. There was a day when this type of mentality coursed through my veins. By default, it can promote positive effects in the world. But at the core of this behavior is self-fulfillment, even if the effort appears self-actualized, natural endorphins enhance our mood and act as a catalyst for promoting certain behaviors.
I could say, "hey, a good deed is a good deed, why question it?" I question it, because there are other means' that are far more effective at helping these people. The guy in question is addicted to this behavior. Hes not making much money himself and has a family. Sucks for his fam.
In short, it one time I thought he was motivated solely by altruistic actions then I eased off the throttle. From my vantage point, I believe that helping those people is far more about him and getting his kicks than making a huge change. He has connections to accommodate these folks with a far more effective and efficient manner.
Sure, I'm playing with semantics and subjective bullshit, but I will say, his enthusiasm is off the charts; possibly theres an abnormal pathology motivating him. But maybe you're correct and I'm just being a prick. I respect your point(s) though.
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3TNT3 ,
Well, I find that to be a ridiculous notion, but you said it, not me.
Look, I love DDL -- he's a Titan! But at some point, when it comes to judging the arts, it's flat out conjecture when the best reach certain heights within their craft.
People have styles and granted, D-Day has range, no question, but to remove Phillip Seymore Hoffman, Mahershala Ali, Tom Hardy, McConaughy (and yes, he was brilliant in True Detective), C. Bale (especially in The Machinist), Denzel, etc entirely from the conversation is a foolish notion.
And don't forget the master thespian: Steven Seagal! 👏
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@whitebuffaloblacksheep
It's weird. In general, Joe is a smart guy and reasonable, but when it comes to Jones he loses sight of reality. And I don't buy for ONE SECOND that he's a shill for the UFC, USADA or any other organization. He simply doesn't need to take on that role, he's fuckin rich.
I think, like a lot of Jones fans, Joe hits the preverbial brick wall of logic when it comes to looking at these array of excuses honestly. In other words, he's simply obstinate about this issue. I get it! I'm a fan of Jon's too; plus, we are from the same town, I work at his old high school, had drinks w him at my buddy's bar "The Belmar Pub" and he crashed his Bentley in front of my ex's apartment. I remember seeing his car smashed into a huge telephone pole/utility pole and thought, wow, that guy must be fucked up! I had no idea it was Jon Jones haha.
Regarding this issue,Joe hits a blind spot in his thinking, everytime he discusses this topic, which we all do from time to time.
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@jefffarts3327
The problem w Bernie is that hes old af and his bogged down cognition reveals this. Hes more iconic -- a representation -- than anything else. He was interviewed one 'Real Time' and literally could not explain any of his policies coherently. At one point, Bill interrupted and started describing the minutiae of his plans, because he simply wouldn't not, and could not, do it: doesnt have cognative capacity to do so. Additionally, Bernie was on Rogan for an hr and he couldnt do it here either. He does the typical blue color "hand hitting the podium" bullshit, and rattles off the same three, 5-word sentences over-and-over.
I'm not opposed to some of his ideas, but it would be nice to have another human being explaining his political idiologies w more clarity. Tulsi or Yang are the best that liberals have to offer, but we wont see it. 4 more yrs of that weirdo in office, trust me.
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"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals."
--Kay [Men in Black]
I'm not a huge "Men in Black" fan or a Rogan dick-rider, but he's spot on about the dangers of groups.
Regardless of good intent, something almost always goes sideways when groups are assembled as a means to resist another ideological. It only takes one bad apple to start w the demagoguery and the sheep come running! And why do they run, you ask? Simple: they are wired to embrace the herd.
Yes, military and law enforcement is unfortunately needed, but they operate by certain rules of engagement, mostly (haha, not really, but sort of lol). I know, cops and armies are susceptible to the same failings, but we can't just let maniacs run amuck.
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J.K. Hinneburg Well, I'm pretty sure that its not important for us to share the same sentiment on what we find attractive. First and formost, she has that long and lean swimmers body that I find incredibly sexy on a woman. As for make up, I've never been duped by make-up in my life. In adddition, generally speaking, I've always found the Aztec-, Mayan- and Inca-like features of women that descended from those civilizations to be hot and find that she carries these physical appearance.
And just to be clear, a random stranger on Youtube isn't going to change my opinion on what I find attractive in a woman. Plus, shes not a dipshit; yet, has a recklessness that I'm drawn to.
But I'll admit, the term "smoke show" used to be a way to describe a person, place or thing that was not what it appeared to be, because it was being masked by a forign agent of some sort (i.e., a smoke screen), so I'm not sure shy I use the term. Its a stupid, aged out phrase anyways and best that I kick it to the curb.
Lastly, i find it interesting that almost every guest, whether male or female complimemt her on her looks. Because of this, it tells me that I have far more in common with these guests than the individuals in a YouTube comment section.
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@boredmisfit7725
Existential philosophers, such as Kierkegaard and Sartre believed that people face 4 existential concerns: death, freedom, isolation and meaningless. Later on, Frankl, May and Yalom, who were psychotherapists, went on to stucture their respective psychotherapeutic models around the behaviors and emotions, which are elicited by existential dread. Nietzsche's famous line, "when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stars back at you" is essentially the cornerstone of existential angst. Many believe 'the four givens' are why religions emerged (i.e. t's better create a loving god than face reality). We still do it today, contemporary philosophers have distanced themselves from nihilism and anti-theism and make the claim that we are in a simulation.
By "the abyss," Nietzsche meant, our conciousness (e.g., "what is this conciousness that I've been thrust upon"). Uncertainty freaks folks out. So when they dont get the answers they want they become angsty. Personally, I believe that when existentialism is used in tandem with systems theory we have the greatest tool and investigator of human behavior.
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@JM-ll6hd
I have no idea what you're taking about (i.e., are you insulting me?) You need some work on your syntax. Seems like a few lessons in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics is in order too.
I have a decent handle neurophysiology. There are a few peer-reviewed studies that demonstrate pot fostering and enhancing creativity in SOME people. It's a fact. I've noticed this as a musician. But theres 100% no doubt that it kills brain cells and diminishes short term recall. That is an unadulterated fact that is widely accepted among most experts in the aforementioned fields.
*Unless something is considered a natural law, researchers and the nomenclature they use typically aviods claims that are packaged as a definitive fact; unless, it is irrefutable and rejects the null hypotheses ENTIRELY.
In addition, someone in this thread claimed that they balance brain cell loss from THCa with the ingestion of mushrooms, becaus it "seems to work for them." Well, I'm not sure if you're a huge Terence Mckenna fan and take full investment on his Stoned Ape Theory, but psilocybin aids people with forms of PTSD. It isn't known for increasing neuroplasticity. It does increase synaptic connections but I'm about 99% positive that it's not doing so in a manner that you're assuming; they do not enhance or expanding your cognition, but rewire coded "errors" that cause some synaptic misfirings, which have adverse effects, which is found in trauma cases and mood disorders.
I smoked for nearly 15 yrs and took mushrooms and acid for roughly 12-13 (I forgot exactly how long lol), on a randomly periodic basis. So I know a little about the affect of psychedelics and pot through personal experience; also, I've studied the brain in my undergrad and some grad courses. Furthermore, I've conducted studies on the topic (no publications unfortunately).
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@roonces8788 All my academic achievements, degrees and acolytes are in the humanities -- all in the arts (social work and sub use counseling), while my bachelor's is in the sciences (Hum Dev Eco). I'm an LCSW that works as a psychotherapeutic clinician/therapist. My point, quantum mechanics is not in my wheelhouse. I find it fascinating, but I don't understand the math or nomenclature.
But to answer your question, I've heard Steve Carol, sir Rodger Penrose, Eric Weinstein, Neil deGrasse Tyson, etc. throw around the "100" number. And when I say working knowledge, I mean someone that understands the field inside and out. In other words, they could teach at Princeton if called upon for the task. lyes 7o one really understands it. There have not been any new breakthroughs in quantum physics, including any of the sub:$$/5field theoretical frameworks that have been stagnate for decades
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@lottostuuud I've been playing guitar, blues and jazz primarily since roughly 10-yrs-old. I'm 44 now. I remember Gary as a young buck playing at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. This is when Robert Randolph, MMW and the Mississippi Allstars were headling. In all honesty, I wasny moved by his music, but then again I never liked Ben Harper either and he was huge in that scene. Gary has unique chops, but his technique leaves much to be desired. When it comes to blues guitarists that sing, I tend to like Eric Gales, Joe Bonamassa, etc. Gary is, oh, for me, and I have been fully away of his presence, even when 99% of people didn't know him. I'm not bragging, just saying that I've not been into him for the last 15 or more yrs. I also saw him play at a gig on Bleeker when the God Melvin Taylor was playing. He was a bit older then (24-26 maybe) and he was a bore then too.
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Graeme Yamaha
I've been watching this sport before you were shittin mustard. Dan's accomplishments -- in a serious manner -- are associated strictly with the UFC and Pride. Fighting Fador's washed up ass at HW was a joke and SF was a joke. Periodically they'd have solid talent fluxing in and out, such as Nick and Rockhold, but Strickforce was that land of misfit toys and new talent; it was not to be taken seriously.
Hendo was one of the only free agent fighters at that time of the Fador fight, so he faught bums mostly during that period, unless he was taking fights in the UFC. Dan had a few welter fights way back then reemerged at WW again in Pride for a couple fights, just like LHW. He beat 2 or 3 legit fights at that weight and that was when Dan was a fuckin monster. But in his own words, he said the weight cuts were killing him and he felt more powerful and fresher at middleweight. You honestly think Dan was a legit heavyweight? EXACTLY, I know you don't. And although he had a few good wins in his prime at LHW is was only 2 or 3 fights. We can go in circles but no ones going to convince me that Dan wasn't his best at middleweight.
By the time he came back to the UFC for the third time he was past his prime. The 1st fight w Shogun was his last shinning moment, but in truth, Shogun was done at that point too.
You dont seem like a casual and obviously you pay attention to the sport, but your points seem off kilter. You're more wrapped into ad hominem attacks than logic.
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@LandfillProductions
Strikeforce never had the depth of high caliber fighters, such as Pride and the UFC. If you disagree, I'm not sure what to say.
Some people think One and Bellator are on par w the UFC. I think they arnt seeing the entire picture. Said organizations have quality fighters but the depth of their weight classes leaves much to be desired. If you disagree then is seems you dont tune in as much as required to hold a reasonable conversation on this matter.
Many of the UFC champs, both former and current, who held championships in other organizations left for a reason -- there was nothing there for them. For instance, at Bellator, Lovato Jr and Gegard were the two best middleweights. The Russians are questionable, because they have not been tested against worthy competition. A division needs more than 2-3 fighters to be considered legit. That said, Bellators welterweight division is for real!
In light of the aforementioned statement, I believe these organizations are catching up but they are not there yet.
STRIKEFORCE WAS NEVER AS STAKED AS THESE contemporary B-LEAGUE ORGANIZATIONS (One and Bellator). So yeah, Strikeforce was corny. As I said before, they had solid fighters -- momentarily -- at the infancy of their careers, OR practitioners who didnt resign w Pride or UFC over negotiations issues.
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@Willis,
Both of them are right on some level (Joe and Popa). The effects of excessive booze and cocaine autointoxication and akathesia infused impulsivity. Occasionally, depending on the amounts and time of use, these drugs can manifest into depression.
There's tons of research that shows this to be a rather conclusive. It's not an automatic result, but the neurophysiological madness going on in the synaptic cleft often causes abnormal function of neurotransmitters and the reuptake process. Receptors are flooded w serotonin, acetylcholine, Gaba, dopamine, etc then when stopped abruptly, it woulx be odd to not experience some variation of depression, at least for some period before the body got back to baseline/homeostasis.
That said, they're making wild assumptions. Fury very well could have become depressed, but though genetics or psychosocial factors, not necessarily partying.
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Look, man, nut even the most staunch republicans believe the dems actually rigged the election.
Campaign manager, Donna Brazile is to blame for Trump getting in office. If the DNC had chosen Bernie then they would have gotten behind his campaign, but DB was hot in the ass for Hillary, so they supported her. Donna even admitted that it was a huge mishap. Cant be any clearer than that.
They were scared to run Bernie because we was attached to "socialist" solutions. And for those of you who hate socialist policies, remember, they fund some of the best programs in this nation.
Here's the bottom line: Trump won, because Comey announced the investigation one week before the poles opened. Then it was closed again 2 wks later. Here is the other reason. Hillary wasnt on the ground enough in Wisn, Mich, PA, and Ohio. Those manual labor states felt shit-on by her. Think about it, Trump won states that pride themselves on hard work and honesty -- that speaks volumes!
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@b1bbs g0t h4nds,
I agree with the American public being lied to about the factors surrounding our involvement w the Gulf War. Charles Pierce wrote a very revealing piece on the deceptive propaganda spewed by John McCain and other high ranking government officials in his book "Idiot America: how stupidity became a virtual in the land of the free."
Never do I find myself stuck on the idea of our government not bullshitting us, regularly. However, I'm also not obsessively motivated to embrace every single conspiracy theory that unilaterally designates our nation as an evil empire. We've done more today in reducing widespread starvation and modernising underdeveloped countries that in any other point in recorded history. Sure, we have become the international police and not always made the wisest chioses with regard to our dealings in the Middle East, but we've also done some good.
That region of the world has been in turmoil for thousands of yrs and they've engaged in war ENDLESSLY (we are not the primary cause of that). Has there ever been a time when they were at peace? My personal belief is that they've failed to trim the idiological fat from their religious indoctrination, because geographically, it's virtually an uninhabitable terrain and the people of that world our condemned to being oppressed because no one gives a fuck about them. God is all they have and that higher power has taught them to blame the West.
Gtanted, their land's rich oil has exacerbated the greedy motives of the West, but their tyrannical government have been willing participants in this avarice.
When the western world moves closer to solar, wind and hydro, they will slip slowly into famine and genocide actions. That place is a fuckin he'll hole and I genuinly have empathy for the people who are going to inevitable experience this horrific event.
And yes, we opened Pandora's box by toppling their dictators. But I don't think that the the intention was to release a jihadists terrorism movement upon the world. We did foresee what would manifest if our efforts to convert these wastelands into democratic governments. WE FUCKED UP BIG TIME! Nevertheless, it wasn't a deliberately calculated maneuver.
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@littlelizard3483
Reasonable statement. I agree for the most part. But if I were a fighter, I'd much rather be in Ben's shoes than Robbie's.
Not technically, and essentially, it helps to look as though you're defending the choke; hence, the reason this fight was stopped. As I said, I realize that sometimes a choke is sinched in tight and there's simply no way of getting out. You have to let muscle fatigue enter into the equation, but as we've seen, this strategy can be problematic.
Granted, we don't see scenarios like this a lot, but I can't help but thinking -- strategically -- an effort to show the ref that you're defending the choke by moving or working, even in the slightest manner plays to your advantage. It's just a precautionary measure; a visual if you will, to ensure the fight won't be stopped. Not everyone has the reputation of Brian Ebersole haha.
The rematch isn't going to happen, Dana knows better. He can use Ben to promote new matchups and it's great for marketing. He's not going to run the risk of allowing Robbie to potentially buzzsaw through him again. However, in a fair world, yes, a rematch is fair play.
Good talk. It can be exhausting arguing w an ignorant fool or total fuckin asdhole. 😉
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@Miles Davidson
In all fairness to physicians who are following a best practice protocol, they are not succumbing to this archaic standard in modern day medicine.
Theres one fundamental thing to understand and it is not a tinfoil hat conspiratorial view; big pharma is very closely connected with the medical world. Unfortunately, this relationship has been abused by both sides. The over prescribing that you're describing is slowly receding, but is still a huge problem. However, there are some folks with extraordinarily debilitation behavioral health issues who benefit greatly from these drugs. It is not a horrible drug if doled out to those suffering terribly (e.g. severe migraines, mental health issues with psychotic features, etc.) But even for those folks, they stop becoming effective eventually, then the does needs to increase or another sistering benzo is perscribed.
We are still in the infancy of neurophysiology, pharmadynamics, pharmacokinetics and medicine in general. Remember, there are some quality practitioners who follow a bioethical guideline, but theres so much underlying corruption and contemporary research, which is being funded by the very scumbags who fueled this problem in the past and still do.
I'm in the field and in my experience it's a very messy and confusing situation. As a psychotherapeutic clinician, you almost have to go rogue in terms of the psychiatrists we collaborate with, because there are so many egotistical and greedy MDs at the upper echelon of the neuro and behavioral-oriented fields.
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@Schweingebliebener Bert67
Fair enough. I should have been clearer in responding. I'm not saying DMT opens up literal doors to another dimension or activates a neurophysiologic mechanism to somehow manipulate time and space travel, which is essentially what would be required to conceive of communicating w beings from another world, time and/or another interdementional space.
So no, I do not claim to have experienced the afterlife or anything of that nature. I'm not inclined to definitively explain what those experiences were. IMO, NO ONE IS AN AUTHORITY ON THIS TOPIC, regardless of their claims.
And I'm not going to post links to the abundance of research that suggests -- based on qualitative findings from case studies, longitudinal and cross sectional research -- that implicates psychedelics causing long-term neurological damage, for some, especially when taken in copious amounts. Just go to Google Scholor and check for yourself.
HOWEVER, phycodelics have been used to treat individuals w existing behavioral health issues (e.g., ecstasy, MDMA, LSD, psilocybin, DMT, etc). Don't get me wrong, I see the utility, but like most forms of medicine being used in their beginning trials; whether for alleviative or curative purposes; THEY'RE UNPREDICTABLE in many instances.
*You were correct to challenge what I said, because it was bullshit, but it was also misleading to my feelings towards these drugs.
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@Schweingebliebener Bert67
I will say this though, the psychedelic experiences I've had are vast in numbers haha. I don't think anyone would argue that, nor would they concider the amounts to be miniscule. Dead tour '93 was a hell of a yr! And no, I'm not a Deadhead, but the scene was cool AF and my eyes were more open to engaging in new things. Duncan Trussel has a phenomenal bit on a dead show experience that is in "This Isn't Happening" and it accurately depicts the essence of plenty of my experiences.
I haven't fucked w that shit in a very long time, but in my teens and 20s I went fully down the rabbit hole haha. It was some heavy shit lol, but I'm relatively certain it didn't rewire my thinking (could be wrong though). It definitely opened my mind to new ideas and concepts that I never would have concidered otherwise. The influence seemed to come w an expectation date though. A few guys I know from back in those days, who never "got off the ride" are not doing well. Granted, there are other variables that may explain their mental health issues, but one thing is consistent among them all, they took lots of acid.
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@Schweingebliebener Bert67
This is true! But I think we're getting into semantics and agree far more than we disagree. I'm not trying to strawman you, but I think you are under the impression that I'm making definitive statements about supposed empirical truths -- I'm not though. I'm used writing academically in APA (not that I'm good at it 😂) and the idea behind that strongly encourages one to not use "IMO," etc, because it's implied that everything is ones opinion, unless they're paraphrasing or quoting a source.
Let me be clear, I have no idea what is going in the DMT realm, but my gut feeling is that it doesn't pertain to dealings w other beings.
Society indoctrinates all of us and we are hardwired by isolated incidences and patterns of events that form our short and long-term memories. This is due to our micro, mezzo and macro perceptions (systems theory). Encounters w the "elves" may be anything -- I have no clue what it is, but that could be manifesting because we are condemned to thinking this way. There isn't much research on "the elves," but one thing that is documented is that they have a different physical appearance for most of those who "meet them." One thing that some have touched on is that these beings give off a vide. To me, that's very interesting. It makes me wonder if that is a reflection of our individual preconceived notions of humanity or something to that effect.
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@Schweingebliebener Bert67 Wow, that's crazy, but great! Glad that it worked so effectively for you!
I hear ya on big pharma and addiction. I've been a counselor in drug & alcohol for yrs; I've seen the ebb and flow of funding, but one thing has ALWAYS remained constant: big pharma has thrived.
As a result of the opioid crisis, MDs now approach pain management very differently -- MATs (medically assisted treatment) (e.g., suboxone and vivitrol, methadone, etc.) have become VERY POPULAR. The reason is clear, vics, oxys, hydromorphone, opana fentanyl, etc are no longer flying off the shelves, so MATs have replaced them on the pharmaceutical market. Ethically speaking, it's tough to watch. And what really blows is that great treatment facilities are not able to survive without taking part in this cooperate drug dealer movement. Iotrogenic is a real thing!
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@Seth Thomas,
I get the feeling we probably disagree on a few matters, but that's okay. Despite this assumption, its interesting that you mentioned that men are starting to behave more like women. I strongly agree!
I'm a social researcher and stumbled upon a substantial about of contemporary study's that support your claim.
Today, large swaths of men representing the lowest earning quintile are being raised by females, primarily (e.g., mothers, grandmother's, sisters, aunts, and the foster care is predominantly ran by females). As a result of the sociatal shift in the western family unit; fatherless men are becoming more feminine-like in their attitudes and behaviors.
Those raised without a positive male figure in their lives typically present with ultra-masculine behaviors, because they are taught how to be men by women and children (their friends). As a result of their shitty "man teachers" they end up over-compensating in their role as a man. Oftentimes, this leads to the development of antisocial personality characteristics.
Most "tough guys" don't know shit about being tough. They embrace an aggressive demeanor and obsess over materialistic things, because they understand status -- that's it -- not the vital intangibles that define a man. Visual stereotypes of manliness is all they comprehend -- their testosterone has been hyjacked!
Unfortunately, many of these guys end up making licence plates for the prison industrial complex, develop mood disorders, and/or reside comfortably in their ignorance.
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@Seth Thomas,
Well, your view is certainly a popular one and possibly correct. The only reason I am not 100% on board is due to the fickle nature of US high-ranking government officials.
It's tough for me to think that an underlying and unyielding motive lie with this far-left "postmodernist and Marxist" movement. Politicians are puppets, who base their political stances on what voters want. They flip flop all the time, because they need to align with whatever their voter base wants, so they can be elected or re-elected.
And trust me, both sides are guilty of this: it's why Trump was elected. He is a demagogue who blew the dog whistle and southerners and evangelicals alike came running to vote for a NYC business man who had ZERO in common with them. Outrage is a victim of its own ambiguity and this election was a prime example of what can happen when a cacophony of noise drowns out logic. People are no better off now than they were prior to him. He just talks a lot of shit and folks like it. The far left ain't hard to make fun of.
I'm pro-guns, in step with securing the border, concerned with the problems stemming from Islam, believe America comes first, etc, but I know that Trump and Hillary DO NOT GIVE A FUCK about any of those matters. Sure, occasionally bills are passed and the voter base gets a preverbial hard-on, but 95% of their guarantees turn out to be false promises. Why do you think both Clinton and Trump can't get more than 2 words without lying?
The only folks who could truly help the America public have no shot at winning the White House, and even if they did, Congress and the Senate are in a constant state of gridlock; plus, why do we have life appointed leaders?
I'm not sure if these issues are conspiratorial or not, but I damn sure know something is un-American about them.
It wasn't long ago when the Republican Party was viewed as the dipshits of America politics, but they've DEFINITELY relinquished their crown to the Dems.
I don't trust any of these self serving scumbags -- not a single one.
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@tyralbigballsoffire1480
Not to be a jerk, but you simply don't understand certain nuances of the sport. Whatever gave you the impression that Robbie is a "world class wrestler" is beyond me. His takedown-D is solid, but he's not a grapple at all, never has been.
Granted, what I'm about to suggest is speculative, but this is a situation where someone does not understand what high level wrestling is:
Ben is a SUPER HIGH LEVEL wrestler, who's skills have not erroded like most MMA practitioners w a strong wrestling background, because they're working on other techniques, such as striking and BJJ -- they lose their sharpness as wrestlers. BEN DOESNT DO THIS. He wrestles constantly and is still involves w international and folkstyle wrestling camps.
Here's a scenario, Khabib is a high level wrestler and still trains in this discipline, almost to the level of what you'd see from a Russian cadet. We all knew Conor had superb takedown-D: always has and always will. But Khabib is so fucking good it didn't matter. At one point, Khabib took a terrible deep shot. He was out of position, too far for a single (let alone a double, power double or high crotch), etc, but his wrestling is so crisp and most fighters don't experience his level of wrestling; but Khabib made one tiny adjustment and turned a deep, horribly looking shot into an impromptu ankle pick. He's that fuckin good.
Regarding Ben in this regard, he's arguable better in terms of his ability to impose folkstyle wrestling techniques in MMA. HES GOING TO ABSOLUTELY DOMINATE ROBBIE.
If you're a betting man, put the farm on it. This fight is a lock of the yr. No easier way to win a few hundred or thousand bucks. Robbie CANNOT win this fight. I repeat, he can not win!
Sure, I'll get negative feedback for this comment, but this is one of those rare times when you simply know something and it requires no deep explanation as to why: it's simply a fact. I'm telling ya, when I've been this certain of a fight, which has occurred maybe 4 times in 20-yrs, I've never been wrong.
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@jonjonr6
If you don't mind revealing this on YouTube, what city do you live in currently and where were you raised? If you feel uncomfortable with that type of disclosure then leave a brief description of the socioeconomic status of your stomping grounds -- both past and present.
I grew in Binghamton, NY, right out of NYC. I lived in NYC for almost 13 yrs then my mom died and pops became ill, so I moved back to take care of him. Currently, I'm an LMSW, working in the substance use disorder field and behavioral health (e.g., co-occuring/duel-diagnosis/comorbidity). The models and philosophies that guide my practice are Best Practice, Harm Reductiion, Systems Theory and I'm a true believer in the stages of change model and the therapeutic techniques that embody it.
My point, I work w a lot of poor folks, but I see the middle class and wealthy as well, because of working in drug & alcohol. Middle class and wealthy people have a clear advantage in persevering through emotionally driven "tough times." The MAJOR problem w your opinion is that we can easily just tell people to fuck off and learn to "pull yourself up by the bootstraps," but that idiology is crippling us and we ultimately live amongst these folks and the chaos they feel will undoubtedly become a chaos we feel. The opioid crisis is one example and fueling the prison industrial complex w out money is another. The basic cure to any problem is to treat the underlying cause of a problem. In this case, it's helping the poor out of the gutter.
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I could be wrong, but I've never seen a study that shows weed to be "good" for your brain. Yes, it does help alleviate the symptoms of some mental disorders; can be beneficial in palliative care; and used as an antiemetic, especially w cancer patients who under radiation and/or chemo.
I smoked at the age of 14-28 and loved it -- seemed to foster a creative side, in terms of playing guitar. But w memory recall? Hell no haha! And certain forms of memory recall affect our intellegents: that's a fact -- no longer debated. However, I guess it can have positive effects on other types of intelligence, such as musical, kinesthetic, visual, etc. When I smoke now, which is rare (it's been a few yrs now) it makes me at least 3/4 retarded.
😐+🌿=😵
Unless you need it to help remedy an ailment or symptom of some type, it's just a party drug. And I mean it's psychoactive properties, not CBD products.
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"Some people get paranoid because pot illuminates who we actually are." Joe's such an arrogant and ignorant fool when it comes to discussing anything related to pharmacokinetics, pharmadynamics, or behavioral health. Sorry to inform you, Joe, but your "open-mindedness" and superior "introspective insight" does not make you impervious to drug induced paranoia, theres other factors at play which you arent concidering.
So no, Joe, it's not the existential "four givens" that causes symptoms of paranoia for some who try marijuana, other psychodynamic aspects are at work.
And stop pulling up wiki pgs. Instead, read a researched medical journal to become informed on contemporary research. Granted, peer reviewed articals are not perfect answers, but it's the closest we have. Can it be a subjective, biased and/or outright shitty study? Of course, but it's not nearly as reckless as how Joe operates.
I realize that sifting through stodgy research articals during a podcast is impractical as it is time consuming. But concidering the fact that topics of this nature come up repeatedly on the show it may be wise to become more familier with.
Still, best podcast in the world, I'm being a faggy cunt and I can always click elsewhere if I'm that perturbed.
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@deathbymazda
I dont expect you to read this, but if you do, heres my views.
I dont dislike Yang. He's a realist and pragmatist in the approach to solving larger population issues. I'm not committed to any side of the aisle, because after 44 yrs, I've FINALLY realized that its irresponsible to be the following: (1) a one policy voter and (2) committed to either parties exclusively. When we align with an idiology we limit ourselves to think freely. Partisanship is such a reckless way to percieve the problems of the world, both from a macro and micro level, but I think a lot of young people and even genXers are starting to realize this.
Admittedly, I've voted liberal the last few decades, because the evangelicals are absolutely obstinate, absurd and frankly, misguided individuals. When they get their way this nation regresses. Obviously, not all are like this, but certainly most of them are. I'm not an antitheist, but living in accordance with ancient ethical and moral adherence of the Judeo-Christian doctrine is ridiculous. The forefathers had some things wrong, but separating church and state wasnt one of them. Also, Madison and Jefferson warned us of of this two party system and they nailed that too.
The PC-SJW movement has forced me to abandon the Dems, but I have not lost sight of the craziness aligned with republicanism. Nevertheless, the far leftist assholes have actually made then appear sane -- not a small feat.
I like Yang and Tulsi. People are resisting Yang, because of his socialist ideas. I have news for everyone -- WE ARE GOING TO RUN OUT OF JOBS: PERIOD. No economist worth their salt denies this inevitably encounter. When automation kicks in, money will have to be allocated to citizens from the bottom of the socioeconomic pool.
As for Tulsi, her geopolitical policies are great. She gets it! We can't be isolationists, but should avoid full-blow military conflicts. Unfortunately, we need global police, so a global presence is required, but expenses could be cut by 2/3s. This needs to happen! In his farewell address, Eisenhower warned U.S. citizens about the military-industrial complex taking over (e.g., why tanks are still being produced is beyond me). Its corrupt. Our federal legislators are affiliated with the manufactures.
Trump is a fucking retard. He doesn't have the composure, character, demeanor, attitude or intellect to run this country. He has the mentality of a cheeseburger. Still, Bidon is far too like Hillary and Obama. We need a new party with young blood (I know, it was mentioned as a problem, but its NEVER changing -- when in Rome...).
I do believe the swamp needs draining, so let's do it. I knew Trump fucked us when he appointed 3 wall street scums and an oil CEO to his cabinet. That was one of the worst betrayals by a president that this nation has experienced. However, I like his border policies, and advocacy of the 1st and 2nd amendment's. That said, he has discussed getting rid of the media. That's dictator shit. I'm not down with that in the slightest. It's a red flag. Plus, his obtuse approach to global warming is down right frightening. For me, that automatically defaults him as maniac. We need to stop using fossil fuels! We have free energy at our disposal, besides the apparatuses used to operate them, but with time these devises can more efficiently run solor, wind and hydro.
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@MikeG82,
I'm a dope -- as if what you're saying is commonly viewed as a hardened fact?
I know exactly what you did. After I called you out, you googled the word "corpse," because you desperately hoped there was some validity to your claim. Luckily, one of the definitions stated something to this effect: technically, a 'corpse' doesn't have to be a human body, so you figured this was enough to grant you licence to start name-calling, like an obstinate child. Your point was/is dangling by a fraction of truth.
The common understanding of the word "corpse" is that it's a human cadavor. This is really an argument you want to climb the hill for?
Sure, there's variation in its definition, just like most words, but we both know it's general understanding or at least now YOU do.
You can argue semantics and be obtuse, but your sanctimonious nonsense is clearly a crippling problem for you.
In the future, if you want to debunk somebody on a trivial matter, do yourself a favor and make sure your insignificant point is worth the effort, so you don't come off looking petty and ignorant.
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For everyone who is stoked about this book, good luck. Nikki was able to stop drinking for one of the following reasons:
(1) didnt have a diagnosable drinking problem.
(2) is part of 0.02 percent of US citizens who have an actual alchohol use disorder diagnosis was able to stop by means of a few insightful pages in a self-help book.
I spent 10 yrs in school, accumulating degrees on human Development, one year studying and passing the NYS licencing exam for MSWs and 5yrs earning my "C" -- I'm now an LCSW and practice as a psychotherapeutic clinician, mostly.
However, I worked in nearly every sector of behavioral health before entering into private practice, but the drug & alcohol field is where most of my time was spent while earning my stripes, both as a counselor and supervisor. I'm not an AA/NA thumper, nor do I thump the Bible -- not to dismiss these belief systems, as they have been proven as viable sources for some folks to find longterm sobriety.
Now that this introduction is out of the way, after you read this book and never drink again, which is highly unlikely then GOOD FOR YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. But odds are, if you have a legitimate drinking problem, seek help from a reliable agency that specializes in addiction, before your symptoms and behaviors worsen. Dont seek help from facilities that are top heavy w a staff of counselors w associates degrees and those "professions" that were grandfathered in before SAMHSA's 2013 cut-off date. Many of them are limited both in knowledge and professionalism. Seek out organizations, with MSW's, who's practice are tailored to treat people with addiction and have multitudes of interdisinaplinary trainings.
Reading a book isnt going to getting 99% of those w a legitimate drinking problems on the straight and narrow. Sorry, it's just the cold hatd truth. If reading a book actually did the trick, the author would be a billionaire and every treatment center in the western world would have adopted this person's concepts and principles. Trust me, IT WILL NOT WORK.
However, I implore you to at least read it to see if it does help you (I hope it does), who knows, maybe you're one of the fortunate ones who can stop by means of logic. And no, I'm not saying this because I'm biased or stuck using a broken model of treatment and have little to no knowledge regarding what does and doesn't work.
I offer this advice, because I've probably treated close to a 1000 patients over the yrs and spent most of my working career in addiction, both in inpatient and outpatient settings, not for profit, profit, private... you name it, I worked there, for decades.
Nikki is probably a shill for this author 👏🤣
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@J.C.117
Because he was past his prime. That's why. "If you were a boxing fan you would know" that. ANY FIGHTER who relied on speed, especially at HW is not going to be the same after such a long layoff. The best version of Ali was was never seen, due to the Vietnam fiasco. When he returned, he lost step and by '76 he was a totally different fighter. He was slower, which is not an overly perceptive insight if you ask me.
Of course his footwork was amazing. I'm not trying to act like a bitch, but pointing out that Ali had unparalleled footwork is no "inner secret" among boxing aficionados. I've been watching boxing since the 70s -- understanding what made Ali great is rather obvious: he didn't move like a heavyweight and had a granite chin, period.
So yes, he relied heavily on footwork. Later in his career he relied heavily on slipping punches, not controlling distance and threw A LOT of jabs; no longee was his footwork as effective -- he lost a step.
Think about it, Ali faught 13 times before the 2nd rematch w Frazier. He was already entirely different after that fight. Guys faught SO OFTEN back then. He had way too much mileage by '67, especially considering that he relied so much on speed in his best yrs.
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@J.C.117
Because he was past his prime. That's why. "If you were a boxing fan you would know" that. ANY FIGHTER who relied on speed, especially at HW is not going to be the same after such a long layoff. The best version of Ali was was never seen, due to the Vietnam fiasco. When he returned, he lost a step and by '76 he was a total different fighter. He was slower, which is not an overly perceptive insight if you ask me.
Of course his footwork was amazing. I'm not trying to act like a bitch, but pointing out that Ali had unparalleled footwork is no "inner secret" among boxing aficionados. I've been watching boxing since the 70s -- understanding what made Ali great is rather obvious: he didn't move like a heavyweight and had a granite chin, period.
So yes, he relied heavily on footwork. Later in his career his approach was geared more around slipping punches, not controlling distance and threw A LOT of jabs; no longer was his footwork as effective -- he lost a step.
Think about it, Ali had 13 times before the 2nd rematch w Frazier. He was already entirely different by the 2nd fight. At one point, Ali faught 15 times in 2 yrs. You don't see that anymore. He had way too much mileage by '67. We never should have seen his last 10 fights.
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