Yes , I have considered all the consequence and scope of what I have practised and every hour and dollarI have invested over time in the care and welfare of our family cats and dogs as well as our chickens, pigs, horses, and goats, and the investment has been much more rewarding than any other form of “hobby” I have ever practised, except for sailing… 
I believe that CC wil agree with me on those points.
I have not a single regret. Can you say the same?
Kind of an obvious lie with that one.
That part I can agree with.
But we should remember it’s a time and place thing too.
Dogs, animals, children, all significantly changes one’s life, and it demands giving up other things in order to make and live up to serious commitments made to these living individuals that matter.
Those commitments fulfilled pay huge dividends for everyone one.
Failing in those commitments leads to world’s of misery.
It’s only now, in my sixties that I had the time and focus, not to mention the blessing of living in this huge 40acre backyard, and to an extent the maturity, to actually connect and form a relationship and a level of camaraderie. As opposed to previously when I simply lived with other people’s pets - got along okay, but no emotional connection.
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Yo, Write, speaking of sailing, over the past months I’ve gotten into the YouTube algorithm for Yacht videos, and accident deconstructions (actually this goes for small planes too), and I’m surprised at how much simple carelessness seems to exist out there.
Have there always been so many careless boating accidents, and it’s simply over reported now days, or is there something shifting in the collective attitude of newbies to sailing?
I would say its due to overcrowding of popular sites and an over-reliance on motors, such as motorboats and motorplanes, without good knowledge of the environmental hazards that come with entering a potentially very hostile environment.
People get lazy and only learn how to start an engine and allow them to go forward, backward, and turn at will. Such is not the case for airpowered transport.
I would compare fixed wing gliding to sailing , being that they use the same aerodynamic principles in using purely natural means (air) for power and energy.
Where a glider uses the air (wind) for “vertical lift” and gravity for “forward” motion, a sailboat uses “horizontal lift” for forward motion and boyuancy for vertical lift.
Both skills require knowledge of aerodynamics and sailing has an additional aspect of fluid dynamics.
But in their purest form both skills depend entirely on knowledge of prevailing environmental conditions and “worthiness” of the vehicle. If something goes wrong, there is an immediate crisis condition, because without propulsion you become totally reliant on the environment and that seldom ends well.
But sailing “against the wind” is one of the finest skills. It is not called “tuning the rig” to the wind for nothing. A single degree in alignment of the boat and sails can make a huge difference in performance, especially when “tacking” upwind.
Ohh, the exhilaration when those sails fill with air and the boat begins to heel while it surges forward, cleaving the water. The incredible power the sails generate in a self-feeding orgy. It makes one feel in control of a natural element.
Such a nice illusion!
That’s my point that they failed to comprehend. Your problems in life aren’t going to be solved with a pet, that has to be the stupidest advice you can give someone.
You’re effectively gambling with something else’s life.
I don’t think Write was implying that.
Though, I will say, developing an actual relationship with a dog (pet, person), can definitely put your problems into a different light - and that’s not to be dismissed outright.
Though you are correct, only you can save yourself.
Other’s can try to offer assistance, but it’s you who decides what to do with that assistance.
Good luck.
You tell that to a blind person who has a “seeing eye” guide dog.
Morris Frank was the first person to be partnered with a seeing eye dog. He became a passionate activist whose devotion to his canine companion Buddy led to the widespread acceptance of guide dogs throughout America and the world.
Always remember this sober statement:
“I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet”
You come here and ask for advice. Then you insult the people who give you “good” advice.
Do you “see” where that inevitably leads to? Or are you “blind” to reality itself?
All behaviors are goal oriented. Your goal seems to be steeped in negativity and negativity begets negativity. That is not productive to you or to anyone in this world. You are digging yourself a hole that only gets deeper and darker.
Get a positive goal and your experience of life will be more positive!
CC said: Though, I will say, developing an actual relationship with a dog (pet, person), can definitely put your problems into a different light - and that’s not to be dismissed outright.
Though you are correct, only you can save yourself.
Other’s can try to offer assistance, but it’s you who decides what to do with that assistance.Good luck.
You have a mind, use it! Get a goal!
In the movie “28 days” about a woman who goes to drug rehab, when they graduate, the teacher suggests they be careful about jumping into a love relationship. He says some people get a pet, but even that takes responsibility and stability and can be complicated. He says they should get a plant.
In the final scene, the woman is in a store and hears someone arguing with the store owner that their plant has died and he wants his money back because the plant must defective. It’s one of the people from her time in rehab. Good movie.
You don’t have good advice, as I have shown already. Obviously if you’re blind it would help but that’s absurdity. Most people aren’t blind. Also you just have to look at how crowded the shelters are from people who gave up their pets to see otherwise.
At this point I can only call it willful ignorance.
You remind me of a dude I knew from that pathwaytohappiness forum who claimed Gary’s lessons worked and helped him through being homeless for a bit and money problems. Though the guy still had a car so it was a place to stay, but my response to him was hindsight bias. He’s saying that now when things worked out, same thing with Gary. Dude quit his job to do that spiritual teacher stuff and claims other people should follow their bliss too. I’m just shaking my head.
People assume that if it worked out for them it works for everyone when it obviously doesn’t. They don’t know, they just got lucky. Or as I would characterize the folks there: they have something they want to be true despite evidence saying otherwise.
Incorrect. Mindset doesn’t impact the outcome of a situation. It either works or it doesn’t and that can often be to factors out of your control. It doesn’t matter whether I am negative or not, it doesn’t change the outcome.
Like with trying to get a new job and having no results in over 6 months. I have to depend on the state now to place me in one since I’m on the spectrum but even that’s not a guarantee.
I don’t have the money for driving out of town or entertainment. It’s mostly gas and food. All attempts to change my life have ended in failure.
You sound out of touch an ignorant of how the world works.
No, you are in the spectrum and apparently unable to adjust (adapt) to the way the world works.
It is you who is acting arrogantly in spite of your emotional limitations.
How do you know that you are not talking to a potential employer?
I might be on the spectrum but even I have a better grasp on how the world works than you do. Your advice is terrible so far.
I just do. Unless you are in which case why not say so? But even if you were it wouldn’t change anything.
What would you consider good advice?
Kind of repetitive, but you have not demonstrated facts.
This is borderline. It’s very close to an attack on his personality, but it could be said to be a critique of his line of logic. Anyway, be careful with your words.
Yes, this is the common cry of the person who doesn’t really have anything to say, but is good at marketing or something, and is making money by doing something that does not require a degree and has no oversight. Seling BS is not that hard, so being successful at it is not exactly a skill.
This is one of your more coherent arguments. I basically agree.
However, life advice can be useful, even if it doesn’t work all the time. By “thinking positive” or whatever, you can increase your odds of success, but nothing in life is guaranteed.
That’s what I’m saying. Mindset does matter, it’s just not a guarantee. So if an attitude change doesn’t get the desired result, that isn’t proof that all attitude changes don’t work.
Again, watch it. The ideas that Write presents are documented and studied. This comment fits almost perfectly into the example given in the rules:
To take but one example, pointing out a person’s lack of scientific qualifications when discussing scientific issues is on-point, but referring to someone’s political beliefs is not.
You are not pointing to his lack of scientific knowledge, you are referring to a general state of awareness. Either be specific about what he doesn’t know, or don’t comment at all.
Wow. So you are thinking dealing with situations is not an interaction, or am I wrong? How else would you frame that?
Are you saying we don’t impact how others feel or behave? And visa versa?
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Hey, how about giving the biology another thought,
I mean this stuff is fun.
We are big puzzles,
and dude’s like Nick Lane are helping us understand more about the pieces of that puzzle. It’s a fascinating world, one I can find joy in. But I have a head start, early influence made me curious, and I’ve been witness, an engaged spectator in over a half century of increasing scientific insights, with the understanding that brings with it.
Back to the, seeing yourself as the cumulative total of your biological body, brain and its experiences producing mind.
Watch the full talk at https://iai.tv/video/electricity-crea…
How could calcium ions rushing through a membrane generate the taste of coffee, the smell of a rose or the feeling of love? Join celebrated biochemist, Nick Lane, as he argues that the deep logic of life is at root an electrical phenomenon.
‘His theories are ingenious, breath-taking in scope, and challenging in every sense’ - The Guardian
Oh and no one is claiming this is the end-all, it is the best we can do with what we know, at this point.
I believe that “cognition” is a very important aspect in self-aware consciousness of biological organisms.
Cognition is the matching of information input with information in memory. When the incoming sensory data matches known data in memory, a reaction is triggered.
And cognition is clearly present in AI . This is why they excel as a search engine.
In biological organisms, cognition triggers a “biochemical” reaction, i.e. “feelings”.
OTOH in AI, cognition triggers a “mechanical” reaction, such as a “print” command.
Are we still doing this topic? 
That hasn’t been the case in my life, whether I thought I could or could not didn’t change the outcome.
isn’t it though? If the mindset didn’t affect the outcome several times that means mindset means nothing.
That site is very unreliable and pretty much posts crackpot theories and articles.
Anecdotal evidence. Look it up. We agree in a way but disagree in a very important way. We agree that it’s not clear cut, mindset doesn’t change everything. But it can change some things. You need much more data than just your personal experience.
What site?
What’s unreliable?
How about some examples of some posted “crackpot theories”?
Why not try to actually have a conversation?
