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AgainstAllAuthority said:
In my part of the world, a first world country, food is not thrown into garbage. It's banned by law.
It's collected into special containers and turned into compost.

Yes, I live in the 1st first world country. There are some cities that do this, but most places do not. But just because there is another color of garbage can does not mean that anything is actually done.

We have recycling, most people put their recycleable items into the correct cans, and do you know how much actually is recycled? All of the glass and all of the aluminum do get recycled because it is very easy to recycle these things. It is very clean, simple, and has no problems. I think that most of the paper is able to get recycled, but it has more problems and is not always possible. Paper has a very limited number of times that it can be processed before all of the fibers are too short to be used again.

And almost none of the plastic is ever recycled. All of the plastic is sent to China where we actually pay China a lot of money to take it from us and deal with it for us. But the plastic is all different types of plastics mixed together, and with many of them being dirty and having food or other things mixed in. This is worthless, and there will never be a way to sort out every piece to make them usable. The only thing that is able to be made with these mixed up plastics are those boards that look like fake wood grain that are used to make benches, picnic tables, and decks. Nearly 100% of the plastic that gets "recycled" either ends up burned, buried, or put in the ocean. There are factories that burn plastic and other garbage for heat or energy.

How much of the food that gets put in those garbage cans is ever used for anything? I would bet that the majority of those garbage cans are also containing plastic containers and utensils, and all types of other garbage that is not compostable. Does anybody care to sort through all of them? No, there is not an endless supply of money to pay people to individually sort through millions of bags of garbage making sure it is only food and no other garbage. I bet that some of it does get composted, but I also bet that nearly all of it just gets thrown into a fire or buried.
 
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Aquarius said:
AgainstAllAuthority said:
I think you have some reading comprehension problems. I understand that english is not your first language and I won't fault you for it.
I'm far from a masculine messiah. In fact I think that it's unfortunate that one has to act in a very masculine way with andrapoda but it's simply the reality of things.
If you think that it's all nonsense, I invite you to try to buy a business. You'll be taken for a wild ride and you'll understand what I'm talking about. I bet that they'll laugh at you in the first minute of talks.
"Never finish your food"
Cmon dude, it feels like you're literally trolling. If you really believe in that stuff I believe you don't really understand yourself.

Do you practice meditation and yoga?

I do practice meditation and yoga.

The reply that I wrote to you was initially more harsh but I edited it out. I would of called you immature and young but that wouldn't help you.
So I made you a proposal to try to buy a business and see how you fare. I'm dead serious about it.

If you people were more serious, I'd make a step by step guide on how to buy a business at half asking price with no money of your own.
Imagine an investor inviting you for dinner and seeing you devouring all the food like an animal. What impression would you give? Of a complete idiot.
Please make that guide. I'll be very interested in reading something like that. Keep putting out good information.
 
Aquarius said:

Here's a task for you : invest about €5000 into a startup company and spectate all of the board meetings.

Start by participating at this conference : https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-italy-startup-conference-2022-tickets-242632338857?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
 
jrvan said:
I compare the thing with not finishing your food to basically calling Pagans barbarians. I grew up differently. You eat what you put on your plate, and that was the rule. If you couldn't eat it all then you put less on your plate. It's also culture dependent. In some cultures maybe it's even rude to not finish your plate. It's also like... in America, it's usually considered "barbaric" to slurp your soup and whatever else, but in certain Asian cultures it's considered polite to slurp your food - and rude to not slurp it.

Of course one should behave in the appropriate way for the culture the person is in.
However, when you are at home, my advice is to put as much as you can on your plate and waste some if not most of it. It's going to send a powerful message to your subconscious that we are not in a famine or crisis situation. It will make you behave less competitively, which when paired with a naturally looking competitive posture, sends a signal to others that you are a winner. If you've killed the mammoth before everyone else and ate it, others will be more inclined to follow you.
 
Aquarius said:
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Aquarius said:
"Never finish your food"
Cmon dude, it feels like you're literally trolling. If you really believe in that stuff I believe you don't really understand yourself.

Do you practice meditation and yoga?


Imagine an investor inviting you for dinner and seeing you devouring all the food like an animal. What impression would you give? Of a complete idiot.
If the investor was a lunatic he would think exactly what you think. Do you seriously go judging people that eat all of their food like that?
Do you realise you're a lunatic?

I fucking love food, I often go for an extra too, immagine being so paranoid as to worry about what others think if you finish the food in your plate. Dude you're a loony.

I see you are still quite young. If I had to guess, between 15 and 20.
 
Aquarius said:
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Aquarius said:
"Never finish your food"
Cmon dude, it feels like you're literally trolling. If you really believe in that stuff I believe you don't really understand yourself.

Do you practice meditation and yoga?


Imagine an investor inviting you for dinner and seeing you devouring all the food like an animal. What impression would you give? Of a complete idiot.
If the investor was a lunatic he would think exactly what you think. Do you seriously go judging people that eat all of their food like that?
Do you realise you're a lunatic?

I fucking love food, I often go for an extra too, immagine being so paranoid as to worry about what others think if you finish the food in your plate. Dude you're a loony.

The purpose of business meals is not to have a good time or to enjoy food. It's to size people up and determine a course of action. Have you ever had a job? Have you ever had a business meal?
I don't know how it is in italy but in my part of the world it's a frequent occurrence. My first job was a low level service position and I had a business meal with the boss before and during employment.
 
Jack said:
Please make that guide. I'll be very interested in reading something like that. Keep putting out good information.

I'm not going to make it just for you.
However the gist of it is that you have to humiliate the other party in a non rude fashion so that the strong are filtered out.

Here's what I did with my partner on the last deal. We invited the owner of a business for a meal and we took a table close to the exit. After he made his price proposal me and my partner excused ourselves and went to talk outside. We spent about 15 minutes talking about private matters and joking and laughing about stuff, so that the guy could hear us.
If he stays put then we'd know that he's desperate because he takes the humiliation. If he bails then we know that he has a strong position.
We went through about a dozen people until we finally found a victim.
So we went back inside and made him an offer for half of what he was asking.
 

For the record, what I was mostly agreeing with was the part of always keeping a strong posture. Not so much about the eye contact, should have mentioned that. And definitely not agreeing to the rest of what followed on other comments.

You do have a point about the eye contact and I agree with you, but I don't really agree with what you say about body language. I am unsure if you are a professional in psychology or not but you definitely show more experience about it than I do, so if you can recommend something good to read about body language, I would be more than happy to learn about it. I understand it is not an exact science though.

However, what I said, from self defense perspective still stands, it is taught in martial arts that you should never cross your arms when expecting conflict as an enemy can easily grab them putting you in a vulnerable position.
 
Ol argedco luciftias said:
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Every day when you are writing more, you are only becoming more of a joke and losing more people's respect.
Don't antagonize him. He clearly has more experience and is older than most of us here. So all of us can definitely learn a lot from him in certain aspects even if you don't like certain other aspects.

He wrote that post about Pretty Good Privacy and the LLC business information on another posts. He also gave valuable investment advice which came true meaning he knows what he's talking about. So he's definitely giving out valuable information.

There is no need for us to antagonize him on one particular point he's making. There are other points he's made that are based on successful experience.

There is an art to pick out golden nuggets from certain places where it's shadowed by not so golden nuggets.

What all of us need to do is learn to pick out important valuable information and leave out the rest.

Because the things that he's saying here particularly are not promoting self harm or anything illegal. So it's not something that is that hardcore to have a protracted argument about. It's just a difference of opinion.

Just leave it here and just agree to disagree. No need to continue on this path. What's to be accomplished in arguing where it's not about something important. It seems like a waste of time to me.

He's going to be a great addition to our community and I like his mindset when he says SS need to work to take over the world. I like the sentiment that hes preaching even if he's being edgy sometimes in his replies to people.
 
Jack said:
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Aquarius said:
"Never finish your food"
Cmon dude, it feels like you're literally trolling. If you really believe in that stuff I believe you don't really understand yourself.

Do you practice meditation and yoga?

I do practice meditation and yoga.

The reply that I wrote to you was initially more harsh but I edited it out. I would of called you immature and young but that wouldn't help you.
So I made you a proposal to try to buy a business and see how you fare. I'm dead serious about it.

If you people were more serious, I'd make a step by step guide on how to buy a business at half asking price with no money of your own.
Imagine an investor inviting you for dinner and seeing you devouring all the food like an animal. What impression would you give? Of a complete idiot.
Please make that guide. I'll be very interested in reading something like that. Keep putting out good information.

So how does the no money part work?

Once you've found the seller, you start looking for a buyer (like investors and even competitors).
You sell a business that you haven't bought yet.
Since you didn't take any risk and you have no running costs, no debts to service, no employees to pay, etc. your position is going to be rock solid. This will be felt by the buyer which will probably lead to a good deal for you.
Of course you can use this method in real estate as well.
 
NinRick said:
When you go to the men‘s rest room, piss next to a dude and keep eye contact while you both are pissing, to show your dominance. :lol:

You will see the lucidity against the light in his eyes, and then you will see the same lucidity on the floor when you realise that you have pissed on the floor. :lol:
 
Jack said:
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Aquarius said:
"Never finish your food"
Cmon dude, it feels like you're literally trolling. If you really believe in that stuff I believe you don't really understand yourself.

Do you practice meditation and yoga?

I do practice meditation and yoga.

The reply that I wrote to you was initially more harsh but I edited it out. I would of called you immature and young but that wouldn't help you.
So I made you a proposal to try to buy a business and see how you fare. I'm dead serious about it.

If you people were more serious, I'd make a step by step guide on how to buy a business at half asking price with no money of your own.
Imagine an investor inviting you for dinner and seeing you devouring all the food like an animal. What impression would you give? Of a complete idiot.
Please make that guide. I'll be very interested in reading something like that. Keep putting out good information.

Now that I think about it, I think it'd be a mistake. Lots of people on this forum have still lots of trauma and shit to clean. They need to apply the information that's already here. Giving people any more information, especially financial, would probably be a grave mistake. Of course I'm open to be proven wrong.
 
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Jack said:
AgainstAllAuthority said:
I do practice meditation and yoga.

The reply that I wrote to you was initially more harsh but I edited it out. I would of called you immature and young but that wouldn't help you.
So I made you a proposal to try to buy a business and see how you fare. I'm dead serious about it.

If you people were more serious, I'd make a step by step guide on how to buy a business at half asking price with no money of your own.
Imagine an investor inviting you for dinner and seeing you devouring all the food like an animal. What impression would you give? Of a complete idiot.
Please make that guide. I'll be very interested in reading something like that. Keep putting out good information.

Now that I think about it, I think it'd be a mistake. Lots of people on this forum have still lots of trauma and shit to clean. They need to apply the information that's already here. Giving people any more information, especially financial, would probably be a grave mistake. Of course I'm open to be proven wrong.

Do you have any tipps on how to find possible business partners once you have established a business? Or how to attract investors?
 
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Now that I think about it, I think it'd be a mistake. Lots of people on this forum have still lots of trauma and shit to clean. They need to apply the information that's already here. Giving people any more information, especially financial, would probably be a grave mistake. Of course I'm open to be proven wrong.
I am also interested. Having a good financial education is fundamental to standing up in this world. Also the kind of mentality to have in these circumstances.

I for example don't have much experience in the business world yet, and I can perhaps theorise about dynamics but in practice I am still a student and don't know anything concrete. When I have time, I try to inform myself, study how business works, study financial markets etc. When I read advice on this matter I find it useful because no one has ever taught me. School does not teach that.

Maybe in some parts it is not clear what you are trying to communicate, perhaps some people may not like the manner in which you do it or simply some will not agree with you. However, it doesn't matter, as long as you give good insights that some people could find useful, even if they are few, it's fine. Keep going.
 
TheAbyss said:
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Now that I think about it, I think it'd be a mistake. Lots of people on this forum have still lots of trauma and shit to clean. They need to apply the information that's already here. Giving people any more information, especially financial, would probably be a grave mistake. Of course I'm open to be proven wrong.
I am also interested. Having a good financial education is fundamental to standing up in this world. Also the kind of mentality to have in these circumstances.

I for example don't have much experience in the business world yet, and I can perhaps theorise about dynamics but in practice I am still a student and don't know anything concrete. When I have time, I try to inform myself, study how business works, study financial markets etc. When I read advice on this matter I find it useful because no one has ever taught me. School does not teach that.

Maybe in some parts it is not clear what you are trying to communicate, perhaps some people may not like the manner in which you do it or simply some will not agree with you. However, it doesn't matter, as long as you give good insights that some people could find useful, even if they are few, it's fine. Keep going.

If I see genuine interest from at least twenty people then I'd keep going. Of the twenty, probably only a quarter is going to put it into practice.
What's the point otherwise? Spend a week writing something that maybe one person reads and then have to spend another week dealing with trolls?
 
TheAbyss said:
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Now that I think about it, I think it'd be a mistake. Lots of people on this forum have still lots of trauma and shit to clean. They need to apply the information that's already here. Giving people any more information, especially financial, would probably be a grave mistake. Of course I'm open to be proven wrong.
I am also interested. Having a good financial education is fundamental to standing up in this world. Also the kind of mentality to have in these circumstances.

I for example don't have much experience in the business world yet, and I can perhaps theorise about dynamics but in practice I am still a student and don't know anything concrete. When I have time, I try to inform myself, study how business works, study financial markets etc. When I read advice on this matter I find it useful because no one has ever taught me. School does not teach that.

Maybe in some parts it is not clear what you are trying to communicate, perhaps some people may not like the manner in which you do it or simply some will not agree with you. However, it doesn't matter, as long as you give good insights that some people could find useful, even if they are few, it's fine. Keep going.

Generally, the advice that you find on real estate will apply to businesses as well.
I advise against going into real estate as it's already infested with flippers.
The market for flipping businesses is untapped. The season is open, there are no hunters and the deer are so many you can shoot blindly in any direction and hit at least one.
https://www.youtube.com/c/TobyMathisEsq/videos
 
However, I think AAA should improve its writing and the way it tries to communicate something here, as it could be misunderstood more than it should be. I personally think he could elaborate better what he says.

For example the point of "wasting food" is anything but wasting food (correct me if I'm wrong). Perhaps the point is the psychology behind it and the body language. In a business meal, it is not a time to enjoy the food, but it is an important time to talk about business, jobs, etc., and that should be the focus.

A thought of mine: when we eat certain foods (including fish and meat) and we enjoy them, our brain releases serotonin, the happiness hormone. In this state of joy we are more open and 'generous'.
In a business context this may not be convenient. As we feel comfortable and would be more inclined to naively accept offers that we would not normally accept. One must remain "vigilant" and find the most advantageous offer possible.

Another thing. Certain behaviours he explains might be useful to know in case people around us use them against us. Like the approach he used with his partner for example. Leaving aside the ethical part, I think these manipulative tricks etc. only work because we're not in a Satanic world yet.

Right now 99% of people are NPCs and as much as you want realistic situations they go a certain way and you have to know how to dominate them in the best manner.
AAA specified it at the beginning:
This advice is aimed at improving masculinity and dominance, which will come in handy when dealing with male andrapoda as that's the only language they understand.
 
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Pay attention to your attitude and behavior.

It will help your attitude if you make yourself believe, just before meeting someone, that you accomplished something great. The greatest thing you can imagine, make yourself believe that. You should have a satisfied poker face.

As for behavior and manners, a book could be written about it. The most important is to lead others. Do not let others lead you. Always go where you want to go and when you decide to do so. For example, if you are at a restaurant and the other person finishes the meal before you and wants to go, tell them that you are still hungry. If they decide to go anyway, let them. If they want to wait outside, fine as well. Btw you never want to finish a meal. Never finish a glass and don't fill your glass to the top. Always throw out some. Don't eat like an animal. Don't lower your head, bring the food up.
As for when to do things, you are always busy and you always check your agenda first. If someone proposes at a certain time, check your agenda and tell them that you are busy. Pick a time that is uncomfortable for the other person. If dealing with xian, pick sunday. If dealing with muslim, pick friday. If dealing with Yehubor, pick saturday. Things have to happen on your terms.

For that thing “that you accomplished something great” actually you are. Why should you need to make yourself believe of it if you definetly have it. Just need to remember who you are, just enough to remember dedication. The step that you taken I think that what is most important of what you accomplished, because most of the people all their life never even consider where such possibility could take them from satanic perspective. But here we are here. Of course half of this “accomplishment” is made by Gods, another half of you. But looking globally to this situation, is it not a greatest accomplishment? I think it is.
 
TheAbyss said:
AgainstAllAuthority said:
Now that I think about it, I think it'd be a mistake. Lots of people on this forum have still lots of trauma and shit to clean. They need to apply the information that's already here. Giving people any more information, especially financial, would probably be a grave mistake. Of course I'm open to be proven wrong.
I am also interested. Having a good financial education is fundamental to standing up in this world. Also the kind of mentality to have in these circumstances.

I for example don't have much experience in the business world yet, and I can perhaps theorise about dynamics but in practice I am still a student and don't know anything concrete. When I have time, I try to inform myself, study how business works, study financial markets etc. When I read advice on this matter I find it useful because no one has ever taught me. School does not teach that.

Maybe in some parts it is not clear what you are trying to communicate, perhaps some people may not like the manner in which you do it or simply some will not agree with you. However, it doesn't matter, as long as you give good insights that some people could find useful, even if they are few, it's fine. Keep going.

I sent you an email to the temp address. The information in there is not to be shared.
 




I don't think he's bulshitting or trolling in anyway. I think he is sharing some behavioral and psycological practices and that are most likely common practice in the society where he is coming from. Since most members here are not familiar with the people he is meeting, the work he is doing, they will find these practices abnormal.


I think you have done a mistake by generalizing certain practices that only make sense in particular circumstances and in particular environments. For example "eating all your food or not" since half of the thread was only about that, I do believe that you are totally right when you are saying that when you have a meal with an investor or with business purposes anyway is not the food itself that matter but extrapolating that as a generality that would apply in everyone's day to day life wouldn't really make sense. When you go to a restaurant to meet with an investor or buyer or seller I guess there are certain `manners` or "strategies" that this sort of people from the "higher society" follow but when you go to a restaurant with your friends or family, it doesn't make sense to behave like you are there for business purposes.

That's why you got these reactions, for most people here these practices may seem strange or abnormal because they are not common in the kind of environent they work in, or in the people they live with. As an example you was trying to justify these practices to Aquarius with examples from a business environment but have you asked Aquarius if he is even into business? If he is not then of course it wouln't make much sense for him. However I don't agree with the reactions you received neither because you haven't tried to spread any blatant falsehood.
 

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