Ever since I was a kid, I had allergies to all kinds of things. Pollen, cats, dogs, houseflies, dust. I also had something wrong with my digestion, and at various points in my life I thought I had gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance, intolerance to various fruit, etc. Although people generally don’t make much of a …
Monthly Archives: June 2021
On Love and Lust
“Love” is a word that we use pretty indiscriminately. “I love ice cream”, “I love Game of Thrones”, “I love you”. I think it’s unfortunate that we throw it around so haphazardly, because the essential concept behind the word is a very powerful one. Perhaps it’s not that big a deal that we say we …
The Immense Power of Sexual Energy
Porn is ruining your mind and your life. I believe pornography today will be viewed by future generations in the same way that we view tobacco today. They’ll think “Wow, it was so obviously harmful to individual and societal health, how did it take so long for them to see it?” In the 40s and …
The Problem with Porn
I’ve struggled with porn my entire life. I’ve also wanted to quit porn for almost my entire life. In this essay, I want to dive into the problem with pornography in modern times, and believe me, it is a big problem. Since I was 13, I’ve used porn. To me it became as natural as …
The Lies We’ve Been Told About Depression
I’ve been ruminating recently upon the topic of depression. As you know if you’ve read my work or heard me speak, you’ll know that I make it a point to take a contrarian position to modern (I would say “western”, but that’s rapidly changing) medical dogma. The medical system’s approach to depression and other mental …
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