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What exactly are those privacy reasons? And by custom icon for input field is meant replacing the cursor with e.g. an svg?
Some people are born leaders, thats their inherent personality tendencies. Often they are psychopathic, which is a congential thing, and hence not their fault in any ways. Rather, just like anyone else, they are also mines rich in gems of inestimable value
So how can you get someone like Stalin or whatnot, who can mesmerize the populace, make brave, bold and rational decisions in the face intense crisis, but at the same time help them somehow understand and internalize foundational principles of justice and equity so that their strengths can be manifest without tormenting people and thereby extinguishing so much human potential?
No one deserves or can benefit from $1B beyond the shimmera of delusional self-aggrandizement
OP's article's conclusion states "Furthermore, our study highlights the importance of studying neurodevelopmental disorders closer to their onset, rather than in adulthood when a lifetime of compensatory mechanisms may have already taken place"
As I understand, autistic people often get negative reinforcement from authoritarian mindsets of society (follow the general norm and the power structures instead of thinking for yourself) and that can be kinda traumatizing for autistic people
So what we need is to value that every person's perspective is equally valid, and their ideas are plausible, and no one is inherently superior, whether NT or ASD etc...
> Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value > > -Baha'i Teaching
Rather it helps you learn to recognize the fallacies behind the addictive cravings themselves, and to thus resolve the core of why you turn to that in the first place
Still have to make the decision to recall those in the moment, but when you do you do neutralize the cravings
His first book was Easy Way to Stop Smoking
For digital addiction there's Smart Phone, Dumb Phone
For internet porn there's easypeasymethod.org (based on EasyWay to Stop Smoking)
Edit: Oh right, OS upgrades could do it. Or network keys changing etc...
Perhaps that would be a helpful resource? Another Allen Carr book, Easy Way to Quit Smoking, has a reputation of helping smokers lose their cravings for cigarrettes after undersanding the falasies behind their cravings
Learning those principles at formative ages would probably go a long way
The main causality I'm seeing here is that the uber-wealthy are clinging to their money like a crack addict to their next fix. Specifically by often paying their employees the absolute bare minimum they can, based on the circumstances. The result is that, to achieve basic financial independence, most people need to spend a herculean effort, often along lines that aren't in line with their fundamental aspirations, and which might not even succeed
And since this wealth disparity is an issue we take for granted, we often grow up learning to think of "being wealthy" as the root of all human aspirations, when in fact all that can do is satisfy only a person's most basic of basic needs
Hence we don't learn how to find what our true aspirations in life are, and hence if we do achieve financial independence, we often feel something is missing
An example of this can be learned from the book by Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States" where she talks about how, before the Genocide dessimated their societies and cultures, the indigenous peoples had a lot more time for recreation, ceremony, and arts than the europeans did. This tells me their economies were more efficient, probably because they didn't have the ever expanding greed of an elite class to satisfy
This would open people up to exploring their true aspirations beyond survival
In my personal experience, at some point I suddenly felt the need to become a mental health counselor. Eventually I started studying neuroscience through MIT lectures on youtube. I honestly cannot describe how enthralling that was. It wasn't something that would get me rich. It was just fascinating and eye opening, and something that could probably lead me on a path of doing basic research in the future that would, who knows, help homeless drug addicts, especially those who are victims of systemic racism
So in the future, I think I need to focus on stuff like that more
Only thing now is how to haul my ass up there to do that
Seems like there's clear patterns to the market. If only these apps would teach people these patterns and trading techniques in depth rather than just letting them trade
Many of us experience that knife attacks are not part of life, but perhaps we take for granted the existence of scammers?
Granted, being able to protect against one self against a scam may include talents that carry over to other useful aspects of society building, but same with being able to fight off knife attacks
And again the point is that, 1: those aren't the only beneficial aspects to society. someone without those talents may be brilliant in other ways, thus evolutionary pressure on that is not helpful. And even if someone isn't brilliant in other ways, we are all still valuable. Just ask a parent who raises a highly disabled kid, they will know this far more deeply than you or I do
Some people are gullible, or trusting. This doesn't mean they don't have other gifts, or most of all good intentions. Applying an evolutionary pressure against people who can't fend off knife attackers is ultimately useless for human wellbeing
The real issue in the world isn't people not being smart enough to fend off attacks, but greed and ego
And besides, what is the root of such a 'idiot' person's deficiencies in the first place? Is it genetics? Or is it education, upbringing, early life traumas that stunt development?
Besides, the whole point of having fit genes in the first place is to bring about human happiness. If we use this to make people miserable it then shows that there is no substance to our perspective
> O CHILDREN OF MEN! Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory.
> ~ Bahá’u’lláh