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@Milk-Destroyer said in Is it possible to force a creative state?:

How many 'creative types' are here on the forum? Do many of you create what you'd call art or stuff that pleases you in a similar way?

Creativity is a right brain thing.

In the enclosed world I live in, it seems that creative efforts are hard to come by. I often have flutters of creative ideas come into my head sometimes but I am never able to put anything I briefly think of into a sort of realistic adaptation.

Flutters of creative ideas are pretty much a left brain thing. The right side becomes engaged in the doing.

I was hoping to hear anecdotal reports from the people here of experiences they've had with being able to slip themselves into that creative but also productive mindset. For you creative types, what do you typically do to get yourself into the mood of creating?

Dragging myself away from this stupid computer is #1.

My brain was damaged in 1993 via organophosphate insecticide poisoning. I was able to recover (rewired my brain) via spending 2 years teaching myself to hand marble fabric. I got good at it too. My husband would venture into the studio, stare aghast at the multicolored spatters of paint that had gotten inadvertently slung on the walls, on top of his new paint job, and I would exclaim, "Out! OUT!! You are disturbing my muse!!" My brain recovered, my marriage survived, but I had to hang up my marbling combs because my arches fell because my cartilage had turned to mush due to hypothyroidism. It was the most fun ever! (the marbling, not the hypothyroidism).

Lookit!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2EUK78XVQk

@ThinPicking said in I will show you why I am an anarcho capitalist libertarian:

@Mulloch94

In the spirit of this I'm just coming back to say that wasn't unnoticed. And I appreciate some correction or reorientation on anything. So thanks Mulloch.

@ThinPicking said in Reaction system:

@peatolish said in Reaction system:

sometimes it's too taxing to write a full blown reply to a short but helpful comment

Short form reaction needn't be taxing. This isn't.

It's no thing really. In the spirit of laying all the cards on the table, it's not as if Stefan Molyneux (or his followers) are some sort of rouge anomaly. They are, or were, very real libertarians at one time. It's just that "olive branch" in libertarianism that extends to the deepest parts of right-wing culture and philosophy has a strong gravitational pull to it. And it mostly exists today because some of the biggest libertarian "giants," like Rothbard and even Mises, aligned themselves with right-wing extremists at certain points in history. Rothbard with Pat Buchanan and the populist movement in the 90s. And even Mises backed the Austrian fascists before emigrating to America (although calling Mises a fascistic supporter is a loaded misrepresentation. As he was the chamber of commerce for the existing administration and they were in the middle of fighting a communist revolt. I call that stuck between a rock and a hard place, but I digress.). The Trump movement today is basically a resurgence of the Pat Buchanan "paleo era" in the 90s. Although I think Buchanan was much smarter than Trump. Certainly more polished. Trump says a lot of dumb and stupid stuff but ironically ends up making choices that aren't so bad, at least by comparison to the current incumbent.

@S-Holmes

Probably a (spam) bot that intertwines borderline useless info with spam... Ignore or use the block function...

@Peatful said in Check your Bank Statements:

@Mulloch94 said in Check your Bank Statements:

@Peatful said in Check your Bank Statements:

To clarify

She has been a customer of the LGS as well as RPF one time subscription membership

And fraudulent charges were only labeled from or through the forum

I have no more information at this time

I never like assuming the worst, but it looks pretty bad.

On the other hand, it could be Paypal's fault. I've never liked PP, when I've been forced to use them on occasion, I always added money to my PP account when needed, instead of letting my card information and PP wallet stay continuously supplied.

It's a hassle, but well worth it, letting my card information be available 24/7 to an entity that's been known to pull shenanigans like this in the past is not worth it. Besides, I try to avoid PP at every opportunity I can anyways. So I don't use it much.

That’s helpful advice

She did confirm with me that it was through the one time charge - through the one time subscription charge- on the Ray Peat Forum

And
PayPal seems to be giving her quite the runaround
As she wants to absolve all her data there
After an HOUR waiting to speak with someone
She suddenly was disconnected

Hate this for her

Oh yeah, I've been down that road before. I feel for her. PP's "customer support" is whatever the opposite of support is, lol. At least that was my experience with them. I would give them a message, and they'd wait like 4 hours before replying. Oh, and at like 5PM est they go home for the day. So with the delay time between message, you only have time to say like 2 maybe 3 messages.

@Luke Thank you 😊

@Sugar jews promote troons? Wow, shocking!

@brad As well these are great so we could possibly pin an 'About Ray Peat' post to create a source of info to bypass Wikipedia, for now.

This guy's content is great 🤣

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@thyroidchor27 said in CO2 Tolerance vs. Inhibiting Carbonic Anhydrase:

** AND ********

The same Master who runs what?

@Norwegian-Mugabe mogger

@b1 said in Can we bring Dr Peat back to life:

Is there a way?

I had a dream last night, in the dream, I accessed an alternate reality where there was an i.a. of Raymond, and the i.a. corresponded well enough to the original person that it seemed to be the same person, I flew to his location, I don't remember the rest

@S-Holmes said in Hot Topic, Humanure - Toxic Waste Being Dumped On Farms, Grazing Land:

Biosolids: mix human waste with toxic chemicals, then spread on crops

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/05/biosolids-toxic-chemicals-pollution

Mic check, one, two. One, two.

Alternative diets, whether Peating, keto/carnivore, vegetarianism/veganism, or anything else, alienate normal people because refusing commonly accepted food makes other insecure in their (never examined) decision to consume it. Thus, normies instinctively steer away for any recommendations that imply having to permanently switch to a "weird" diet and face social rejection.

Focus on weight loss avoids that, because it's commonly see as a question of calories and thus only a requirement to eat less instead of differently. Furthermore, it can usually be dismissed or limited to a certain time periods (i.e. trying to lose weight before some important event).

@CO3 said in got smoked oysters but its in cottonseed oil ffs:

yeah i get that lol. It's a bit annoying but I've never bought canned oysters that were particularly bad or anything, so that wouldn't necessarily scare me off.

Not worried about the quality its just that I dont know yet if I like them or not. Buying 6 smaller cans for $15 is a nicer choice than shilling out $126 the first time. (even tough the bulk rate is definitely cheaper). Of course the problem is that the $15 is only in sunflower oil lol. Ill just suck it up and wash what I got.

@Ray-Peat-Fanboy to a certain extent, yes. When I was a regular drinker I've often did it to loosen my restraint and be able to speak freely; and even when I got drunk completely alone I still enjoyed the feeling of freedom, of being able to at least enjoy my own thoughts without fear (or expressing them on the various online venues I frequented). At the other hand, alcohol is also a depressant: it simplifies and reduces complex thoughts; a drunk's sloppy, disorganized speech reflects a sloppy, disorganized mind.