@Cyberdevil Haha same here. I only speak Swedish to my 2 friends on Discord. We can get used to it though ;) Try something new. Although it'll feel awkward at first.
I'm a bit different IRL though. You're not alone about the identity issues.
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Ah we communicate pretty similarly there, also speak/write in Swedish with basically just my two main buddies online, but it's all via email instead of Discord. :P Olskool. For sure, I'm sure we will! It really is helpful to get out of your comfort zone occasionally too...
Ah that's good. :) Curious sometimes how some of the people I interact with here really are for real, sometimes it's more clearly a persona than not, but some you just don't know... some pretty interesting individuals on this site.
@Cyberdevil you can incorporate personas into your vardags-self too. But yes, speaking of the persona it's something you build up/invent in response of the ideal self you want to project to the enviornment on the internet. Or something you build because of demands from others, especially if you're that type that wants to please people XD I happen to be one of them xp There's an advantage to that though, you get to expand on your identity (true self) to become a more interesting person. Haha XD
personas fo' real. I am real...
Yupp that's true, I wonder if I do... some of my online activities have definitely influenced my hobbies but I really trying to think of how they might impact my personality otherwise, not sure, what topics I like to talk about too I guess...
Yeah that's a good way to put it. I'd like to think I really am exactly how I am here too, but that's not true really. It's the optimal version of more than the truly authentic one. But excellence is a habit so... maybe eventually. ;) Yepp I'm definitely the same type! Think it's basically the idea that if you help others you get appreciated; it's a self-gratifying trait in a way. But good too. Whatever the underlying reason doing good is good! And the more you please the more pleasing a world we'll police, a palace of green fields and trees, that sway in a seasonal breeze!
This conversation's definitely getting pretty real. :P
jesus saves....and loves you~
Heeey, recent spiritual awakening? I don't remember you being at least as vocal about the lord and savior before! Thanks though. Hope ye have a great day.
@Cyberdevil Did I sound offensive? That was not the point though...
Ahh regarding the 'this got real' bit? Was just attempting to be witty there. And before that introspective. No offense taken at anything you said! Sorry if it came across that way.
@Cyberdevil i had no idea you even believed which blows my mind..yes the world is getting out of control and its just pure evil now,now trying to share the word in any way i can everywhere..good to hear from you
Ah well I can't say I do really, but I appreciate the sentiment. I do believe there's evil out there though; all good ways of combatting it seem positive! Faith seems like a powerful thing when channeled the right way.
Likewise!
@Cyberdevil yep :) You back from work?
Well it's Sunday. :) I just work days. Prepping for a trip though, next weekend I'll be up North, surveying the plots for summer... sorting out transportation up there's a puzzle... if you don't just rent a car. But expensive then.
How's your day?
@AudioMachina22 *work WEEK days, lmao..
@Cyberdevil lol yeah I don't count the days anymore.. so I get lost with weekends sometimes. XD
Ahh I was thinking you popped up here yesterday specifically because it was a weekend! XD Gotcha. I lose track during the bigger vacations too, otherwise just too much to keep track of to.
Time and dates oughta be a non-essential really. I wish we had a society where we lived due by due more than day by day. Not considering the routines so much as just what we do with our time. Feels like due dates and deadlines are an antifactor to really living like we're meant to.
@Cyberdevil Money is needed for survival, so I understand why people have jobs. It's not like I'm a slacker or anything I just do things I really enjoy. Since I get money from socialen. Haha. Otherwise I'd be working most probably :3
For sure for sure, it's just the way society's been designed, but imagine if there wasn't such a big focus on profiteering, and we actually collectively tried to further our visions and wellbeing over our wallets... there's so much money wasted just on clinging on to old ideaös; so many resources wasted on both marketing consumerism, and on the consumerism itself. Making people buy more, and rely on more services to manage their lives, and take loans, and just in as many ways as possible loan therselves to the system; ultimately for corporation and state to profit on. Most of us give way more than we give back...
I wish our societal design was just different. We could automate a lot of jobs. We could have a base income for everyone. We could collectively spend less, and consume less, and in return not need to spend so much time working to pay for a lifestyle we don't actually need... it'd require an entirely different corporate structure though. The ideal's maybe closest to communism, though as soon as you have a good ideal there comes a hierarchy of abuse; people who feed on the weak and want more at the expense of others. Which just makes it impossible to have a real utopia.
Of course. XD An envious luxury with that automatic income in particular, though I don't envy the other troubles! We all fight our fights; make right on rights! But it'd be cool if the circumstances were better for everyone, I don't think it's an impossible ideal...
@AudioMachina22 Well, today's the 121st day of the year. xD I sometimes do count the days.
Daaamn we're just about a third of the way through then! XD Over a third tomorrow...
@Cyberdevil Good-will, respect and acceptance is something we all should strive for imo... instead of bashing on eachothers flaws. I think conflict is the worst form of evil....
Mmm you're getting wise man. :) Totally agree.
Feels like each of those qualities lends itself to the other qualities too. Like if you respect someone you're prone to treating them well. If you treat them well you accept their shortcomings. If you accept their shortcomings you can zone in on their good qualities; nurture that aforementioned respect. Or something like that...
Acceptance really feels like the key to make any kind of progress to. So important. Then again it's important to challenge to; to find a balance of progress and peace. You can't do everything. You can't have everything. That's alright. You can always still improve, though. If things are bad they can definitely get better.
@Cyberdevil hey man the way i sees it is you have nothing to lose if jesus WASN'T the truth (meaning nothing exists after death) but all to lose if he truly is the only way, i looked into all other "religions" and all of them have some sort of nasty messed up crap about them, i looked into talmud, very evil, of course koran was also a horrific sight, but the bible always stays on top but people always want to warp scripture to their own understanding LOL
Mmm I've considered that too. But if you don't believe you can't really force yourself to, y'know? Feels like getting into a faith and following the practices thereof would be almost blasphemous if your soul's not really in it. I could never opt for the Quran though, if I opt for anything, they really do have some dark passages there, I'm surprised Islam's as big as it is but I guess when you're born into it you see it differently...
But anyway ultimately I've been thinking that regardless of if there is a life after this or no; if we are judged on our actions in this life before the next one, or for the afterlife, hopefully being a good person is what really matters. That a good deed weighs heavier than prayer.
Been looking into a lot of religions too. Deism's an interesting one if you haven't heard of that. The belief that there is a God, but that he just doesn't interact with us or play a role in our destinies. Buddhism doesn't seem so evil either. ;) But whatever people do believe, as long as it doesn't harm anyone it's all good to me. I wish we'd coexist better as whole. Learn from each other instead of trying to convert or appraise only our individual faiths.
But of course, that's just my view as an agonistic. Feels like there's value in everything when you don't have to choose one. Maybe it's not the right way but that's where I am personally.
@Cyberdevil Not everyone in the world are positively oriented... so gotta accept that and see things from their point of view. That way you acquire more power, so we both embrace the good qualities each of us have.
Mmm words of wisdom! And power = opportunity to good.
During my graduation ceremony the principal ended with a quote on how we should embrace each others differences, because everyone has something to contribute. Or everyone complements another. Or something like that. That stood out to me then; stuck with me. An open mind seems a neccesity for learning, and acceptance for furthering.
@Cyberdevil I have a hard time tolerating hostility though... but I want to get better at that. And at times fight back, if that's the smartest option.
Ah yeah that can be tough. I suppose I may just not face as much of it... in real life. But I feel like that can be a mindset too, if you perceive hostility as a threat or a challenge. Llike a game you can win. How can you overcome someone's hostility? How can you get them on your side?
Sounds better in theory than reality though for sure, real interactions aren't my forte either, but online... I think I like playing devil's advocate a bit; trying to disarm people or open them to new ideas. If it works. Less if it doesn't. Been a while since I had a bad interaction really, maybe I'm forgetting how frustrating it can be...
@Cyberdevil So you are a Cyberdevil after all ;)
Or an advocate thereof. :P
@Cyberdevil well i hear you brother..if i can recommend one channel on youtube it would be A Call For An Uprising...he is really good and if you need your faith put back into place that channel is the one to do it (RichieFromBoston on bit chute is fantastic as well) but jesus is the only one universally mocked there's no other figure religiously mocked more than him..and now they are putting after school satanism into schools... call says its done not because it's to influence satanism because the parents will come knocking the school doors down, but instead what it does is make the school go into legal disputes and will either force the after school satanism into schools or take the christianity after school programs out entirely (which is the plan) it's very devious and the more im living (im young) in this world the more i see how evil and conniving everything is....parents were just in a fight recently and i just now got back home its been hectic ugh.....please check that channel out (or both) they are really good man
Thanks man, was expecting a heavily religious theme there but seems like it's about so much more, the lesser known wonders of the world right now... seems like a fascinating channel! Will have a look there. And RichieFromBoston hmm, bookmarking too... personally I've been listening to a lot of Russel Brand lately, also a philosophical theist that seems intent on awakening people and making the world a better place... though not as radically as your suggestions. More for the common Joe. ;) He speaks well though. It's just nice to see there are reasonable people out there who are actually making a difference.
Ooh it really is Satanism they're purporting? Not just atheism? A lack of belief? Yeaah there's a lot of darkness out there for sure, but seems like the more you look around the more you find people like you too; good people. Seems like they're just made intentionally hard to find these days. Google (and most mainstream social media) is doing so much censoring; selective filtering as to what they want people to see. You wonder if people are just so brainwashed and socially conditioned as to self-censor themselves without seeing the harm they're doing, or if they are all a part of the same agenda somehow...
Aaanyhow appreciate the tips1 have bookmarked. Shall skim through when there's time. And hope life at home gets better too! Lotta tension everywhere in the world these days, it's hard to truly find a place of peace and solace in this all permeating political madness.
The internet's friendly cyberdevil is back!!
Not that I ever left but thank ye Kieran! You're still here too huh! Back too now?
@Cyberdevil yes zaddy
Heey I learned a new word. XD Ehh I can't return that compliment though. That'd be... questionable.
@Cyberdevil i hear you, be careful listening to russell because in the truth movement we believe he is controlled op. because he has the number ''33'' on his wrist meaning he is a freemason, they talk in symbolism and they dont hide it lol
Ooh that's interesting. He's been doing a '33' tour too, wonder if he'll ever be speaking up on what that symbolism means, if he might have a different explanation; intention with it.
I love talking in symbolism too though. XD But thanks for the warning. Had no idea. Good to be wary...
Cyberdevil
Thank ye thank ye! :) And likewise, suppose you're probably fighting a similar fight!
I mean it'll feel strange to speak Swedish for real, so used to the international online alternation at this point. XD It's like the language shapes your identity a bit.; you're a little different depending on what you talk.