too good to be true
seems better than you had expected, and you think there may be something wrong with it that you have not noticed --collinsdictionary.com
Brian Gibbs
illiteracy
a lack of the ability to read and write
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"
Request: Quote attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci. Perhaps it is the ego that makes things complicated, as God has already made all things perfect.
Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin
They take a longer view than the "world is going to end in ten years if we don't do something!!!" From Lex Fridman Podcast #339
Baba Vanga
a Bulgarian mystic and herbalist... In the late 1970s and 1980s, she had become widely known in the Eastern Europe for her alleged abilities of clairvoyance and precognition --wikipedia.
Sam Bankman-Fried
one of the richest people in crypto, thanks to his FTX exchange and Alameda Research trading firm, before his empire came crashing down in November 2022 --forbes.com
it is the highest good to leave California
Once a reliably Republican state, California is now deep blue, a Democrat stronghold with a supermajority in the state legislature. Consequently, there is no political need to listen to conservative voices.
"One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly"
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Forrest Gump (fictional character)
Doc referred* to Forrest Gump, the fictional character, as "a great enlightened being" (maybe tongue-in-cheek) and spoke of his "almost animal simplicity" and honesty. It's a very touching movie and there are many good qualities in Forrest to emulate. --request
blood of Jesus Christ for protection
e.g. saying a prayer asking Jesus to cover one with his blood for protection and purification --request
Samael Aun Weor
a spiritual teacher and author of over sixty books of esoteric spirituality. He taught and formed groups under the banner of "Universal Gnosticism", or simply gnosis --wikipedia
asking to "like, comment, subscribe" on YouTube, etc.
Request: content creators ask the audience to like and subscribe to the channel for the YouTube algorithm... Perhaps due to the ~190 YouTube algorithm, they're playing the game at that level?
beat the system
"To circumvent rules, regulations, or conventions, usually by finding loopholes" -- wiktionary.org
Dark Souls (video game)
focuses on dungeon exploring and the tension and fear that arise when players encounter enemies in this setting —darksouls.fandom.com
"Abandon the false and you are free of pain; truth makes happy, truth liberates."
Quote by Nisargadatta Maharaj