I see. Thank you very much for the info. Hopefully the mess gets cleaned up soon. It’s such a weird thing for someone to do

You mean Ruud? What should be done now? What are the implications

I agree with your last bit- I love that Buddhism is tolerant of other ways of thinking and religions. It seems to acknowledge that everyone has their own karma and way of doing things, so we shouldn’t try to “convert” everyone to Buddhism, perhaps they will gain realizations or become happy by some other religion or philosophy etc. It speaks for itself, I appreciate that Buddhists don’t try to convert others.

As for the first part, I was daydreaming about something recently and then remembered that life itself is said to be an illusion. We need to get by using subjective labels and concepts. Of course those are necessary and we need them to function in the world, but it’s important to recognize that they are just labels in order to see reality for what it is. If life itself is a delusion of sorts, daydreaming during my free time is like a delusion within a delusion. Spending time fantasizing about something that isn’t real, when so much of my life experience itself is exaggerated or imbued with too-strong emotions and is thus not “real” either. That’s not to say that daydreaming is bad or anything, because the “good” or “bad” judgement is also a label, but it’s better to at least be aware of what’s going on mentally. Man, I would probably be able to maintain a mindset like this more consistently if I meditated regularly lol. I still have so much to improve on. But reading your comment was able to remind me of some of these things, so thank you!

Alternatively, it becomes a dad joke when you start kidding.

Thanks for your reply. That makes sense to me.

It’s ok if you disagree. SR is something that helps me and others have what we feel is a better lifestyle. As long as you are also doing what you feel is best for you then that’s good! I would be open to discussion / debate over DM if you’re interested, but no pressure at all.

I appreciate it, I think it can’t really be helped but in both of our cases, as other have mentioned, if people are interested then they will join

Thank you anyway for taking a look and commenting! It’s interesting to hear your perspective, and I’m glad you could at least learn about it as a concept.

I see. That makes sense. Thanks for your perspective!

Thanks for your comment. The practice and results may vary from person to person. It’s certainly not a miracle cure, but the general finding is that when our bodies are not ejaculating, they are not constantly needing to produce semen which is a very nutrient- and energy-intensive process. As a result, we have more consistent levels of energy and a more stable emotional state.

If you are interested, please check it out!

Sounds good, thanks so much!

That makes sense lol. Thank you for your insight! I appreciate it.

Thank you. Well, it’s not something I generally talk about in person (although I know it’s likely seen as strange to most), but on Reddit there was enough of a following that there was not much ostracism, so this is a first for me. I was curious if the Lemmy reaction is more representative of the average person’s thoughts on the topic.

Just thinking out loud. Thanks for your reply!

I came here specifically because I want to leave reddit

If you don’t like it, just downvote and move on. Why is this so upsetting to you?

In my case, the page keeps spinning but the post is not submitted, regardless of reloading the page or waiting for a long time. There was one case where I cut down significantly on the amount of characters in the post and then it posted, but I have been unable to replicate this.

Same. It would be good to fix this

I’m thinking of doing the same, just waiting on the data download request to go through. I wish I could delete it immediately though…

Same though, I feel this has given me the push I needed to quit Reddit entirely. I’d gotten control over pretty much all other social media so I honestly appreciate this in a way.